Millie felt sick to her stomach. Her head hurt. Her hands were wet and her mouth was dry.

She must be sickening for something.

Maybe Nigel had poisoned her?

No. It was nerves. They had a match. Q.E.D. She was playing against her brother. Double Q.E.D., then. Millie was playing and Lizzie was watching, and Nigle was going to be on the bench and she had to catch the Snitch. Shaking her head she walked toward the front door of the Castle with her broom on her shoulder, When she stepped out and the world disappeared, she looked around in open-mouthed wonder.

“Oh, brother,” Said Millie Skrumpkin. “How am I supposed to find the Snitch in this?”