George Watson and the Pearl Wizard's Spell

'Suddenly the figure whipped out a smooth black ebony wand and from its end shot a blue streak of lightning. It hit the professor with tremendous power and instantly shrank his entire body to a centre point where a large pearl instantly formed about the size of a golf ball. At the same time, without a body to keep them up, his clothes dropped to the ground in a pile, soaked through with salty water. The beautiful pearl then dropped and landed right on top of the pile of clothes as a small puddle of salty water started to form under them. The dark hooded figure then raised its small hand slightly and the pearl flew across the room straight into it. With no time to spare it then spun round and in a blur, flew straight back down the spiral staircase.'That was how Professor Spindlecast was murdered, and it's the start of an unforgettable murder-mystery adventure for two very ordinary nine-year-old boys, George Watson and Peter Trout. Two boys who, when accompanying George's grandfather to the funeral of Professor Spindlecast, held in school's Crematorium, suddenly find themselves in a world of spells, potions, magic and mystical creatures at Willow Weeds School of Witchcraft and Sorcery.To quote Penelope Barrington: "Some of the best witches and wizards in the world have graduated from Willow Weeds "