'Quiet ... I heard something," a boy whispered.

In the hallway of Elmbridge magic school, near Elizabeth's room, three children stood behind the famous curtain, where Alexander hid some time ago before they faced that ogre. There were three motionless shadows. One of them had a hand clamped over another's mouth. Anyone could get that the talking shadow was Johnny, the chatterbox, with Elizabeth's hand over his mouth.

Miss Harmony walked past them just as Johnny finally was ...