Excellent. Good. One down, and no one had been maimed. Hamish decided to remain cautiously optimistic about the entire situation.

“A mummy sounds as good an answer as any,” Hamish agreed. “Better, in fact.”

What surprised the wizard, though, was Mr. Wood’s astute question. It was sharp enough that the professor did not begrudge the lad for ‘wasting’ the query that they had earned.