Michael Gerber

Chapter One A BIRTHDAY, AND A BOOK Bariy Trotter had always had awful birthdays. By thirty-eight, it had become a perverse point of pride with him, like the grottiness of his attire had been during his teens, or merciless sarcasm in his twenties. 'You want a present, boy?' his Uncle Vermon used...

Chapter One THE TROUBLE WITH MUDDLES The Hogwash School for Wizards was the most famous school in the wizarding world, and Bariy Trotter was its most famous student. His mere presence made sure that each year, twenty candidates applied for every open spot, no matter how rapacious Hogwash's...