When Matthew's work was too untidy he was sent to see the Headmaster and something strange happened. The Headmaster picked up a slim silver pencil and lightly tapped Matthew on the sleeve. Then, for a squelch of a second he hadn't been Matthew. For the middle of a moment he had felt surrounded by a hard something. For a tenth of a tick he'd been tiny - and then he was normal. What was going on? Could the Headmaster work magic? Matthew is determined to find out!