Wuffles made his way across from his basket to the bed. The night was warm, and God had kicked his blanket off so that he was covered only by his nightshirt ( Read more... )

Rincewind saw Draco tense as he heard footfalls behind him, and the boy swung around nervously. The new DADA professor smiled at his student ( Read more... )

Constable Swires sat on Detritus’ shoulder, polishing his own helmet with a piece of cloth ( Read more... )

Coffin Henry cleared his throat ( Read more... )

Cutwell wasn’t with them when they reappeared. Keli seemed distressed as she looked around, but Mort and Isobel appeared far to absorbed in staring at their fingernails to notice that anything was amiss. It wasn’t until the wizard reappeared that they seemed to notice he had gone.

“Where have you been?!” the princess hissed ( Read more... )

Dee bowed to Albrecht Albrechtson, who eyed the leather robes he wore before nodding once, satisfied.

“What can I do for you sir?”

“I will see the King.”

“The intended king is otherwise engaged. If there is anything I can help you with ( Read more... )

Ponder Stibbons, Reader in Invisible Writings at Unseen University, ate quickly. He kept his eyes on his food (a wise thing to do when the Dean was around, in any case), but he could feel the accusing glares of the older wizards prickling the top of his head like a cheap hat.

The Archancellor had- he shuddered- been taking an interest again. He'd ( Read more... )

"Then it's arranged ( Read more... )

Lu Tze swept the dust into a dust pan and wandered out from between of wands to empty it into a bin. The broom in his hand was as effective as a wizarding cloak at rendering him invisible, and wasn't as much bother ( Read more... )

Mrs Norris chased the rat through the corridors of Hogwarts, avoiding the various suits of armour, trick steps and idiotic students with the ease of long practice. She darted forward ( Read more... )