cause of the death of Sir Goodnight, the director before Director Drake. The Guardian- One of the only good creatures of the Nether, aside from Professor Xixclix. He gives off an aura poisonous to Nethercreatures, and protects the Anomaly with it. The Anomaly is a large portal to Earth, and comes out in the Bermuda Triangle - which is why ships and planes have disappeared in it. The aura of the guardian has soaked onto the ships in the BT graveyard (Bermuda Triangle graveyard), so the Headmaster has taken them and made the Nightmare Academy out of them. This means that the Nightmare Academy is protected from Nethercreatures. Humans are considered poisonous to him, as it can heavily weaken or kill him. Ranks Noobs- (Stands for "Newbie") The beginning rank for new academy students. The Noobs are usually given the junkiest weapons and smallest assignments. To find out whether the Noob is a Banisher or a Nethermancer, the student goes to the Trout of Truth and shout what they think they are. If the Trout finds their statement false he will eat the student then spit him/her out. If the statement is the truth it will not eat the student. Addys (Stands for "adequate") the second rank for academy students. Charlie and his friends take their tests for promotion to Addy after six months at the academy. Leets (Stands for "elite"). As said by the lady Headmaster: "Once students have demonstrated a significant amount of skill, you will be known as Leets, meaning 'elite. '" -The Headmaster Film adaptation A movie based on Nightmare Academy was planned to be released in 2008. The rights to the movie were bought by Universal Studios, and the release date may be changed in the future. The film was being written by David Reynolds. References Universal has purchased the film rights to the book and the producers will be Stephen Sommers and Bob Ducsay, who worked on movies such as The Mummy. External links Dean Lorey Official Website Harper Collins Nightmare Academy Website 2007 American novels American fantasy novels HarperCollins books