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glasses started slipping. He tried placing his thumb on his nose to push his glasses back, only the gum stuck to his nose. This was becoming a little bit embarrassing. Edwina could not stop giggling.
    â€˜We are approaching the Isle of No-Where-Else,’ Mr Fumblefingers said, ‘so make sure your seatbelts are fastened, ready for landing; it could get a little rough on the way down.’
    Professor Goodspell looked up as she heard the humming of the Hum Bug Helicopter. She tucked her long, black, curly hair firmly under her black hat and as she did, her gold star on her forehead began to shine. This gold star is granted only to the head professor of Professor Frogsley’s School of Computer Magic.
    Professor Goodspell was glad this was the last of the students to arrive as she remembered back to when the witches would arrive by broomstick – thank goodness for modern-day transport.
    The Hum Bug Helicopter blades stopped and Professor Goodspell walked over to the helicopter where she opened the door. ‘You are the last two on my students list, so you must be Edwina Pilkington, the famous little girl who defeated the Gargoyles of Darkness; and you, my red-headed little friend, must be Zackary Ernest Hemmingway the Third, the new computer whiz. I am pleased to have you both here at Professor Frogsley’s school ,’ Professor Goodspell said as she held out her hand to greet them. ‘Now, come along. You both must be very tired after such a long journey.’
    Edwina and Zack looked up and saw an old Egyptian temple surrounded by lots of sand and a pathway lined with palm trees. Professor Goodspell took Edwina and Zack along the pathway to a massive , cave-like entrance guarded by two wolf-like dogs.
    Through the cave-like entrance went Professor Goodspell, Edwina and Zack towards some narrow, winding stone steps that were well lit with hundreds of candles. Step by step took them deeper and deeper under the old temple.
    â€˜This is the centre of the witches world of computers where you will both spend the next three weeks learning the witches computer system,’ Professor Goodspell said. ‘On your left, you will see a large stone clock which keeps the correct witchery time, so there is no excuse for being late for class.’
    Edwina and Zack could not take their eyes off the unusual old stone clock, for it was in the shape of a large pyramid with a strange looking black cat who just happened to have two tails and, to top it all off, he was sitting right in the middle of the clock. The cat was using his two tails as hands.
    â€˜What are you looking at?’ purred the black cat as he stroked his long, white whiskers. ‘My name is Mr Theodophlis. I am the Keeper of the Witchery Time, and I get very angry when new students stare at my two tails.’
    â€˜I’m sorry, Mr Theodophlis, I didn’t mean to stare, it’s just that …’
    â€˜Stop it, stop it, don’t make excuses, you are all the same. I’m too busy to listen to dribble. I have a very important job to do and it’s time I got back to work. You know the old saying: time waits for no one,’ said Mr Theodophlis as he moved his tail onto five witchery hours.
    At the same time as the clock struck five, there was a squeak , squeak , squeaking sound as Miss Prudence Pugwort, who is a robot, slowly squeaked her way into the classroom holding onto a small tin of oil.
    â€˜I’d like you to meet Miss Prudence Pugwort,’ Professor Goodspell said. ‘Miss Prudence Pugwort is in charge of new arrivals and administration. Any questions you may have, just ask her. Now, if you are both finished looking at the clock, the robot will show you to your rooms.
    Edwina and Zack soon forgot about the clock as they looked at Miss Prudence Pugwort who was a very unusual looking robot, for she was made of rusty springs that bounced up and down each time she moved and her head looked like a square tin can.