Vindictus ran towards the Staff Table as if he were a kid competing in a race. Well, he was a big kid at heart. "I WIN!" he exclaimed and grabbed a plate. His eyes fell upon a platter of sandwiches and he snatched the biggest one he could find. Max took a big bite and began chewing. "Ooo know, nuffin' tapes bettah than a ham sammich," he said with a full mouth. He finished chewing and swallowed. Silence followed for the next few minutes as he ate. Well, there was almost silence. As he was chewing, kept on saying 'mmmmm.'

"Hmm. I wanna see what this orb looks like in a room full of light," Vindictus said as he licked his fingers and then wiped them off on his robes. Then he stuck his right hand inside his robe pocket.

Nothing.

Suddenly, the Deputy Headmaster began to frantically search all of his robe pockets.

Uh oh. It was GONE.

Be cool, Max. Be cool.

"Erm. Did any of you guys, uh, happen to see, um, an orb laying on the, uh, ground anywhere?"