the stake twice; once during the reign of King John and another time in 1332. Miss Pedicure Miss Pedicure is a mummy who existed since time began. It was her blue statuette which was to be recovered from the British Museum during the tie-breaker challenge. Gregor - A alarmingly deformed hunchback who works as the school’s porter and handyman. Captain Bloodbath: The captain who ferries the parents over to Groosham Grange for Parents’ Day. After losing both of his hands in the first book, he now has a pair of metal ones that some students made for him out of aluminium in their metalwork class. Jeffrey A major character in the first book, he is only briefly mentioned in the beginning of the novel during the Sports Day race. Elements The Unholy Grail The Unholy Grail is a cup of immeasurable evil magical power given to the star pupil (i.e. the one who scores the most points and is at the top of the league table) every year at Groosham Grange. It contains red stones on the outer wall which are either rubies or carbuncles. It's kept hidden in a passageway below Skrull Island with a magical iron fence guarding it. Abandoned sequel In May 2021, Horowitz revealed some details to a fan on Twitter about the plot of the abandoned third Groosham Grange novel. Horowitz briefly explained that the novel would have essentially followed David as he travelled the world on his own, just as he had promised to Mr. Kilgraw at the end of Return to Groosham Grange. As of May 2021, Horowitz has no plans to revisit the series. References 2003 British novels British adventure novels British mystery novels Walker Books books