"Spooky! Spooky, my darling boy, it is me! Ho ho ho!" Jerome did his best Santa impression as the door was unlocked for them and then he led Jerome into Jonathan's cell, still holding him close. "Here we go. Jervis Tetch, meet the fearsome Professor Crane."

He presented Jonathan and then added. "Asterisk: He's not actually a professor, he's just a nerd like you. Look at all those books he's got, one more boring than the other. Bunch of eggheads."