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

“Come on!” Ralph called, running up the steps. “I want to show Ted and the rest of the Gremlins
I’ve got my wand back! Tabitha Corsica can keep her stupid broom.”
The three boys scrambled up the moving staircases, followed more sedately by Merlin and the newly
reborn Dennis Dolohov.
“Will he be okay with that thing?” Dennis asked Merlin, frowning a little.
Merlin merely smiled and clacked his staff on the steps as he climbed. Unnoticed, a jet of lime green
sparks shot from the tip, swirling and glowing like fireflies in their wake.
21. the Gift of the Green Box
The last weeks of the school year spun out before James like a blur, remarkably free of deathly peril
and adventure, but packed nonetheless with the lesser stresses of schoolwork and final essays and wand
practicals, all of which were relatively welcome in the wake of the Hall of Elders’ Crossing. To no one’s great
surprise, Hufflepuff was awarded the House Cup, being the only house to avoid major point deductions for
involvement in the various Merlin conspiracy skullduggeries. The broomstick caper alone had cost Ravenclaw
and Gryffindor fifty points each.
On the morning of the last day of school, James was stuffing his books and extra school robes into his
trunk when Noah pounded up the stairs calling for him.
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