Alexander was very anxious. He walked around Professor Knudlac's office.“Alexander, you spotted your honour. How will you become the best now?” the boy said aloud.Elizabeth and Johnny were with him in Professor Knudlac's office, sitting on the chair saying nothing. Johnny looked at Alexander’s squirming. Everything the latter did, his chaotic walk here and there, his words said loudly, and his professor-like reproaches for the worst mistakes, made Johnny increasingly scared.Elizabeth was happy because Abigail was healthy. She looked at the many display cases with splendid cups won over the centuries by students of Elmbridge School of Magic. The shelves were full of cups of all sizes and all kinds. Gold pyramids, sapphire and red diamond igloo, tower-shaped, silver, larger or smaller, all stood imposing there, proudly presenting, with labels written in gold, how hard they were obtained.Elizabeth managed to see behind Knudlac's desk a
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