The Wizard's Reluctant Cat

Bartholomew was a cat. But he was not just any cat. He was a wizard's cat. That is a very important job. A wizard's cat helps with magic. A wizard's cat sits on big books and looks wise. A wizard's cat is clever and proud.

Bartholomew was very clever and very proud. He had soft gray fur. He had bright green eyes. He kept himself very clean. He liked things to be calm and neat and quiet.

But his life was not calm and neat and quiet. Not at all. Because Bartholomew worked for Bram.