There was still another hour or so left before his next class, so Edric decided to spend his free time in the only company he could stand: books. Books didn't talk, books didn't ask questions, books didn't get in your way when you were trying to walk to class. To someone as asocial as Mr. Grouchboy, books were little pieces of heaven that had fallen from the sky.

Edric pulled out a book on the top 100 unsolved mysteries of the magical world, examined it for a few moments, then placed it back on the shelf.

Now the challenge was finding the right book that would make the upcoming hour worthwhile.