In the Beginning
Why was it that Harvey was suffering from in the beginning of the story?
What is boredom?
Why did the boys decide to go back to the Holiday House.
They wanted their stolen years back from the vampire king.
Who Cares.
Wendell
What was so amazing about the house the first few days he arrived? How was it different from his own home?
Every day had all 4 seasons and 4 Holidays.
How did Marr die?
Harvey no longer wanted to be anything but himself, he reached out and held her hand and asked her what she dreams of, her magic flowed back into her and she became nothing, which is what she dreamt of.
Who came to visit Harvey as he was sitting in his room? Describe what he looked like.
Who is Rictus? Who is thin, with yellowish skin, a suit, and a lavish smile?
What happened to Lulu before Harvey and Wendell left the Holiday House? What did she give Harvey?
She turned into a giant fish, she gave him 3 animals from the sunken ark.
What a miraculous kid you are!
Rictus
What terrible trick did Wendell play on Harvey on the first Halloween Night at the Holiday House? Describe what he did and how it looked.
Wendell hung a fake hangman from a tree. He dissappeared on Harvey and the dummy fell out in front of Harvey scaring him half to death. The hangman had a pumpkin for a head and was hanging from a noose.
How did Jive die?
He at the poisinous food and turned to dust.
What was strange about the wall that Harvey had to get through to reach the Holiday House.
It was shimmering, and not really a wall at all, it had no door.
How does Harvey get his revenge on Wendell for the hangman trick?
He's transformed into a vampire, swoops down and pretends to be getting ready to eat Wendell.
Time passes and the beattle and worm find there way into everything.
Mrs. Griffin
Describe the lake at the Holiday House.
Dark, dreary, slime and scum all over the rocks, smelly, surrounded by flies, ugly fish as big as a child with bulbous eyes, deep water, chilly.
How did Carna die?
Describe what it looked like when Harvey arrived at the Holdiday House.
What is green grass, blue sky, 4 story house with many windows a porch and a weather vane on the roof.
Why does Wendell want to leave the Holiday House all of a sudden? Why can't he get out?
Because of the vampire that attacked him, the wall keeps sending him back.
No, I've been here for so long, I've got everthing I've ever wanted.
Lulu
Describe Lulu's room.
Huge, dolls everywhere, boxes with glass balls in them, boxes with 100s of smaller boxes inside of them, a huge dollhouse replica of the Holdiay House that stood over 5 feet tall, with lizards everwhere inside.
How did Rictus die?
Mr. Hood grabbed him by his throat and tore his head off.
He heard a boy laughing and yelling gotcha ya, he wanted to see who this person was so he entered the house.
Describe what happened the first time the boys left the Holiday House. What did they discover when they got home?
They held hands through the mist and followed Blue Cat, Carna came after them and started dying in the real world without its magic, when they got home their parents were very old, Harvey had been gone for 31 days at the Holiday House which turned out to be 31 years in the real world.
A game? No, no, boy. It's more than that. It's an education. If you don't pounce soon, you're going to lose him.
Jive
Describe the setting of the first Christmas in the Holiday House.
A tree that reached the ceiling with a star on top, lights on the tree lit up the entire house, the smell of chocolate in the air, christmas carols being played in the background, Mrs. Griffin sitting by the fire with her cat on her lap purring, gifts under the tree, snowing outside, nighttime, clear sky with stars shining everywhere, fresh coat of snow on the ground, Wendell building a snowman.
How did Mr. Hood die?
Harvey depleated all his magic until he was extremely weak, turning into a semi-human form, Harvey tore his coat off, exposing his voided heart, Harvey tossed the coat into the vortex and Mr. Hood went in after it, going down into the vortex.