Book 1 - James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing

16. Disaster of the Merlin Staff
The next morning, James, Ralph, and Zane entered the Great Hall for breakfast and headed
purposefully toward the far end of the Gryffindor table.
know.”
“Are you sure about this?” Ralph asked as they crossed the Hall. “We can’t go back after this, you
James pressed his lips together, but didn’t answer. They crowded in with Noah, Ted, and the rest of
the Gremlins, all of whom were seated conspicuously in a tight knot.
“Ah, the very man,” Ted announced as James squeezed between him and Sabrina. “We were just
taking bets on why you asked all of us to meet you for breakfast. Noah thinks you want to officially join the
ranks of the Gremlins, in which case we’ve prepared a series of grueling challenges for you to complete. My
favorite is the one where you don Sabrina’s old Yule gown and run through the school singing the Hogwarts
tribute as loud as you can. There’s plenty more, although Damien’s challenges tend to involve too many slugs
and mustard for my taste.”
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