The night of wishes [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library] : or The Satanarchaeolidealcohellish Notion Potion

It's 5pm on New Year's Eve in the Villa Nightmare, and as Shadow Sorcery Minister Beelzebub Preposteror's thumb-striking clock counts down each hour with an "Ouch!", Minister Preposteror draws closer to missing his midnight deadline for fulfilling his annual quota of evil deeds and being "foreclosed." Up against a tight deadline and threats from His Hellish Excellency, the Minister of Pitch Darkness himself, Preposteror has all but given up when the arrival of an unexpected visitor promises hope: his aunt, the witch Tyrannia Vampirella, who proposes that they work together to brew the Notion Potion, a powerful formula that will grant all their evil wishes. The Night of Wishes , from The Neverending Story author Michael Ende, anticipates the world of Harry Potter: a world in which magic is not only very real, and wielded by both forces good and evil, but also bureaucratized, with its practitioners fitting into a tightly regulated hierarchical system. Ort der Handlung ist die Villa Alptraum des Geheimen Zauberrats Beelzebub Irrwitzer, der durch einen Vertrag mit dem Teufel ungeheure Zauberkräfte hat. Seinen Teil der Abmachung hat er nicht erfüllen können: Diese Auflagen reichen vom Ausrotten von zehn Tierarten über das Vergiften von Flüssen und Meeren bis hin zu Klimakatastrophen. Am Silvesterabend erscheint daher Maledictus Made als Abgesandter des Herrn Ministers der Äußeren Finsternis höchstselbst, um Irrwitzer ein letztes Ultimatum bis zum Jahreswechsel zu stellen, da er ihn anderenfalls pfänden muss. Irrwitzer erhält unerwartete Hilfe von seiner Tante Tyrannja Vamperl, einer nicht minder bösen Geldhexe, die ebenfalls von Maledictus Made unter Druck gesetzt wurde. Gemeinsam bereiten die beiden den unaussprechlichen Wunschpunsch zu, der ihnen dazu verhelfen soll, ihre bösen Taten doch noch rechtzeitig zu verrichten. Gegenspieler der beiden sind Tante Tyrannjas Rabe Jakob Krakel, ein zerzauster Vogel von ungehobelter Herkunft und Irrwitzers kleiner dicker Kater Maurizio di Mauro, der aus einem alten neapolitanischen Rittergeschlecht zu stammen vorgibt. Beide wurden vom Hohen Rat der Tiere als Spione zu den Magiern geschickt, um weiteres Ungemach zu verhindern. Und so werden sie sofort aktiv, als sie vom Wunschpunsch erfahren. Unter Einsatz ihres Lebens versuchen sie, Unheil von der Welt abzuwenden. Ob ihnen das gelingen wird? This thrilling New Year's Eve tale of sorcery and suspense is like a “goofy Paradise Lost for middle schoolers” (New York Times Book Review). Comic fantasy, clever wordplay, and slapstick shenanigans from the bestselling children's author of The Neverending Story and Momo! It's New Year's Eve at the Villa Nightmare but Beelzebub Preposteror is in no mood for celebration. As the Shadow Sorcery Minister, Preposteror has a duty to perform a certain number of evil deeds in service to the Minister of Pitch Darkness. But this year, to his horror, he's nowhere near meeting that quota. Preposteror has all but given up when who should make an unexpected visit but his aunt, the witch Tyrannia Vampirella. She has come with a diabolical proposal that just might be the solution to Preposterer's dilemma: together they will brew the fabled Notion Potion, “one of the most ancient and powerful evil spells in the universe,” and their every evil wish will be granted. The only thing that stands in their way is a most unlikely team—a cat named Mauricio di Mauro and a raven known as Jacob Scribble, who have just hours to thwart the plans of their sorcerer masters and save the world from destruction. From the author of The Neverending Story , a book that reminds us that “magic—be it good or bad—is no simple matter.” It's New Year’s Eve at the Villa Nightmare but Beelzebub Preposteror is in no mood for celebration. As the Shadow Sorcery Minister,Preposteror has a duty to perform a certain number of evil deeds in service to the Minister of Pitch Darkness. But this year, to his horror, he’s nowhere near meeting that quota. Preposteror has all but given up when who should make an unexpected visit but his aunt, the witch Tyrannia Vampirella. She has come with a diabolical proposal that just might be the solution to Preposterer’s dilemma: together they will brew the fabled Notion Potion, “one of the most ancient and powerful evil spells in the universe,” and their every evil wish will be granted. The only thing that stands in their way is a most unlikely team—a cat named Mauricio di Mauro and a raven known as Jacob Scribble, who have just hours to thwart the plans of their sorcerer masters and save the world from destruction. "It's 5pm on New Year's Eve in the Villa Nightmare, and as Shadow Sorcery Minister Beelzebub Preposteror's thumb-striking clock counts down each hour with an "Ouch!", Minister Preposteror draws closer to missing his midnight deadline forfulfilling his annual quota of evil deeds and being "foreclosed." Up against a tight deadline and threats from His Hellish Excellency, the Minister of Pitch Darkness himself, Preposteror has all but given up when the arrival of an unexpected visitor promises hope: his aunt, the witch Tyrannia Vampirella, who proposes that they work together to brew the Notion Potion, a powerful formula that will grant all their evil wishes. The Night of Wishes, from The Neverending Story author Michael Ende, anticipates the world of Harry Potter: a world in which magic is not only very real, and wielded by both forces good and evil, but also bureaucratized, with its practitioners fitting into a tightly regulated hierarchical system"-- Provided by publisher Pitch blackness had settled much earlier than usual over this, the last afternoon of the year.