Lockwood leaned forwards. ‘Great – it’s being talkative. Ask it what the mirror actually does, Luce.’ ‘I don’t want to ask this foul creature anything. Besides, there’s no way it would ever tell us.’ ‘Hold on,’ the ghost said. ‘Try asking nicely. A little bit of courtesy might help.’ I looked at it. ‘Please tell us what the mirror does.’ ‘Get lost! You haven’t been very polite today, so you can all go boil your heads.’
