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courtyard. It was dark by now of course, but in the distance I
could just make out the lights from Unverdown.
    “Your suitcases are next to your beds,” said
the Magisteer with no expression. “Bathrooms are along the hallway,
turn right, left and right again. Your form tutor will arrive
tomorrow morning to pick you up for classes. Goodnight.”
    We all sort of looked at each other nervously
as the door slammed shut. Hunter jumped on the nearest bed and lay
down, before we had even searched the beds for our bags. My bag was
on a bed was in the middle, facing the windows. Either side of me
was Dennis and Graham. Robin was opposite, with Jake, Hunter and
Simon in the other corners. The beds all sort of faced each other
and it was smaller than the one I had at home. But boy, when I got
on it… it was the comfiest bed I’d ever lay on! Must of been made
with clouds, or Unicorn feathers. Somehow the mattress seemed to
take all the stress out of my body from this monumentally tiring
day. Either side of ours beds was a wardrobe, and a desk. I put all
my clothes away and stashed my bag under the bed. I lined my pens
and paper out on my writing desk. Then, we all sort of collected
together by the door to go and get washed. Bit sad really, but if
we got lost together it wouldn’t be as harrowing. I collected my
wash bag and off we went.
    We found it ok. The Bathroom was long, with
thirty sinks and mirrors all a line, with a large walk in shower
and toilet cubicles the other end. Past the long line of sinks were
these huge white steel bathtubs, with their equally huge metal
taps. Along the wall nearest them was a selection, in glass
decanters, of special bath foams, shampoos and soaps. They had some
for born-wizards and others for the Outsiders who were a bit
squeamish of spider soap and slug juice shampoo.
    Robin looked particular grossed out by the
selection in my wash bag. He nearly feinted when I started brushing
my teeth. Mind you, he began using this white minty stuff, it
stank! Hunter, oblivious, was already using some of the stuff in
the jars to wash his face. I don’t think he looked, because he was
using Worry-free Worm Juice Bubble Bath to wash his face. He
was a strange boy.
    I walked back to our dorm with Robin. The
girls’ dorm was on the other side of school, for this I was glad,
as I don’t think I could have stood trying to share a room with
Dawn.
    “What do you think of the place?” I said to
Robin, who looked shell shocked, with big bags under his eyes.
    “I didn’t know Magic existed until last week,
now I find myself in a Magic school… it kinda feels like some
strange dream.”
    As soon as my head hit that soft pillow I was
out like a light. Strange dreams flew round my head. Like they do
when you first go to a new and strange place. I was sure I kept
waking up, confused as to where I was. Someone was snoring awfully
loud. My bets were on Hunter.
    Then, at some god awful time in the night, I
had the fright of my life. I had just heard something. So I sat up
slowly and peered round in the darkness, snores reverberating
around the room. When suddenly, out of the blue this glowing white,
monstrous faced entity shot out from under my bad and stared at me.
His eyes were black, his mouth gaping wide, his skin crawling with
a thousand maggots.
    “AHHHH!” I screamed.
    The glowing white face screamed back at me,
it’s gaping mouth opening wider than a black hole. The others
woke.
    “What’s the matter?” said Robin half asleep.
I pointed up at the thing, which floated up near the ceiling, a
large pot in it’s arms. Robin took one look and dived beneath his
sheets, trembling. Simon and Jake began laughing.
    “Ha, ha,” said Jake. “Why ‘ar you gettching
sca’red of the work ghosts?”
    “Work ghosts?” I said, trying to stop my
bedsheets from trembling.
    “Yeah,” said Simon. “They do all the crappy
jobs in this place, didn’t you know that?”
    I didn’t say anything, but turned