After only a few minutes of reading into her book, Patchouli noticed that the young imp was staring at her, wide awake and wide eyed. He still had the blanket wrapped around him, and was seemingly pleading at Patchouli.
Shutting her book, Patchouli questioned "Oh, you're up. Something bothering you?"
The white haired boy nodded rapidly, his motions almost making it look like his head would snap off. Walking away from Patchouli and towards one of her many bookcases, he then pointed silently next to it. Setting her book down, Patchouli trudged along the floor, making her way to the bookcase. When she got there, Patchouli was met with an unusual sight.
Following the finger of her new familiar, she saw several books from the cases floating in the air, hovering for a short while before descending into a bag on the floor. The bag looked pretty full, with several books already inside. Patchouli soon felt a tug on her gown, only to see the imp holding up a book. Glancing at the book's title, it read "The Invisible Man."
"Huh? Why are you showing me thi-" Patchouli stopped herself in mid sentence, understanding why the Imp showed her the book. Hovering quickly towards the closest bathroom, she came back with a fresh cup of water. With it, she walked over to the bag of books and the steady stream of literature entering the bag. As Patchouli approached, she noticed the floating book freeze into place, and the bag on the floor begin to move, as if being tugged away.
"Just as he thought, this isn't magic, it's just someone using an invisibility spell or potion." Patchouli thought as she chased the supposed invisible figure. "I won't be surprised if it's who I think it is....."
With the cup of water in hand, she threw the liquid in front of her, supposedly at the invisible person. Much to her and the Imp's pleasure, who was currently waving his hands around in joy, the liquid hit something and formed the shape of a person. As the water overrided the effects of the invisibility, a familiar figure began to materialise in front of Patchouli and the Imp. This figure was no other than...