"Good evening Madame Witch, may I mention your black gown and just got out of bed hairdo are very fetching.

Thank you for the gracious welcome. I am of course a little hungry but it is nothing a roasted eggplant and mozzarella pasta down the road can't handle. I do look forward to meeting the Houselings. Where should I start?"

"First is grandpa. He is sleeping soundly as he always does, after his delicious dinner tonight. Please try not to wake him. If you do scream as you go through the house, keep the volume down as he is a light sleeper and gets very testy if woken unnecessarily."

"Ssshhhhhh.... There he is at his chair, dear thing."