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Carry On, Book Report

Title of the Book: Carry On

Author: Rainbow Rowell

Copyright Date: 2015

Plot:

Simon Snow, our main character, was on his way back to Watford, A school for magicks, After some past events that happened on his last year. Last year He was kidnapped by the Insidious Humdrum, The greatest threat to the World of Mages, and was now tempted to go after him but was stopped by the mage.

He couldn't believe that the mage sent him back after knowing what the Humdrum looked like and he also couldn't believe that the Humdrum looked like him, an 11-year-old version of him.

When he got back to Watford, all had been bad except maybe for a few things. His Girlfriend, Agatha Wellbelove,dumped him and the mage wanted him to go away from Watford. He didn't agree with the Mage due to it being his last year in Watford.

Many weeks has passed and his nemesis and Roomate, Basilton Pitch or Baz (for short) hasn't comeback yet. Then a couple of nights later, the last headmistress of Watford, Natasha Pitch, came to visit his son but was angered when she saw Simon instead of Baz. Shehad no choice but to tell Simon that 'her killer still walks and Nicodemus knows' and left since the veil was lifting.

After the incident with Natasha Pitch's Ghost, a couple days after that Baz finally appears. He was kidnapped by Numpties, Troll-like beings that like heat and warmth, and was left inside a coffin for a couple months before his aunt Fiona finally found him. Ofcourse, he didn't want to tell others that he was kidnapped by Numpties no less.

Simon Snow wanted to talk to him about what happened between Agatha and Him (Baz) in the Wavering Woods last year and about what he heard from Baz's mother but Baz kept ignorring him. Turns out that Baz actually had feelings for Simon Snow and was angered by his liking to his enemy.

When Simon Snow caught Baz in the Mage's office he thought that Baz was plotting something but turns out he was actaully just asked to take something in the mage's office by his aunt. Simon Snow finally was able to ask Baz if they could talk about something, although Baz thought of Snow saying something else along the lines of "The truth is, Im desprately in love with you" but he knows that would never happen.

Baz agrees and finally they both talk. After Simon Told Baz about the incident with his mother, he wanted to do nothing else but try to bring justice to his mother. At night, Simon Promised Baz ((even though they were enemies)) that he'd help Baz find his Mother's Killer because he thought it was the right thing to do.

They Finally Start looking, along with Simon's Best friend, Penelope Bunce. They come up empty handed and was only left with minor clues as to who was Baz's Mother's killer.

After somedays, Simon and Penelope were at the cafeteria eating when suddenly they heard screaming. They asked a little girl what was wrong and she told them that the Humdrum sent a dragon to Watford.

Simon went out to kill it, too save the third years that were under the yew tree. He jumped and stabbed it on the neck and when he went for the final blow Baz stopped him. Baz jumped and lands on the other side of the moat. The dragon stops struggling against Simon and stops to stare at Baz as if it was amazed at him too.

Baz starts to chant a spell to drive the dragon back to where it came from but the dragon never did, instead it flew down on the ground near Baz and stared at him. Simon gets off the Dragon and comes over to Baz amazed at him too. He grabs Baz's shoulder and just pushed some of his magic to Baz. Baz felt a sudden great power come over him and finally summoned enough magic to make the dragon go away.

It was finally Christmas break and Simon was left to celebrate Christmas alone in Watford. He usually spent Christmas with Agatha's Family but since he and her weren't lovers anymore he didn't want to come along, although he was still welcome at the Wellbeloves.

Baz wanted Simon to come with him to Hampshire,where Baz lives, but Simon disagreed. The Grimms and the Pitches hated Simon Snow because he was the Mage's heir. Although Baz told him that they won't hurt him because he'd be invited as a guest and also because they needed to go and figure out who his mother's killer was.

Simon still disagreed and Baz finally left, but before leaving Baz told Simon that he had no real interest in Agatha and was just flirting with her to make Simon Jealous. He told him that because he thought Simon would've been happy to know and so that he can finally go back and have his 'happy ending' with Agatha again, but knowing this only made Simon angry.

Soon after that, Baz left and Simon was the only one left in Watford. He decided to go to Ebb, the school's Goatherd and a very powerful mage, for some investigating. After talking with Ebb, he now knows that Nicodemus was actually Ebb's twin brother, who turned into a vampire against them.

Knowing this, Simon quickly went back to his dorm to change into something warm and ran out. He ran and took a ride going to Hampshire and ran along the snow and dirt going to Baz's house. Baz was playing Violin when all of a sudden his maid interrupted him that a student from their school arrived.

He wasn't really expecting anyone at the moment and thought that maybe one of his friends had come by. He certainly didn't expect Simon Snow to be the one at his door, all dirty and muddy. It was a big surprise for the both of them, Baz was surprised because Simon Snow was here and Simon was surprised because .. Baz was wearing jeans.

Baz Cleaned Simon off with a spell and told him to remove his coat and boots and blushed when he saw that Simon was wearing silly short wool trousers and red stockings.

Simon told him of what he knew about Nicodemus and they after dinner, they went to go find Nicodemus. After finally finding Nicodemus they confronted him and said some stuff about their culprit but never sayig who, which angered Baz. Simon stopped him from killing Nicodemus and they left.

Baz furiously drove away and arrived at a forest. Baz stopped at the middle of the forest and exited the car, running away. Simon came out of the car and went after him. He tried to find baz and when he finally did he found him in a ring of fire. The trees near them started to burn and everything was just falling apart. Simon tried to save Baz since Baz was a vampire, he was flammable.

Simon refused to leave Baz alone and Baz thought of spelling Simon away. When He was about to tell Simon one last time to go away, Simon kissed him to make him shut up. I guess you can say that they were more than enemies OR friends now.

After the whole thing that happened in the forest, they came back to Baz's house ((or mansion i could say)) and did a bit more cuddling and snogging. The day after, Penelope and Agatha came over to have a meeting about what they knew about Baz's mother's killer, to which they finally found out that Baz was kidnapped during those couple months he was gone from school.

After their meeting Penelope and Agatha went to leave. They actually came to get Simon and Simon was having second thoughts. He looked back at Baz and saw him frown but then he saw Penelope and Agatha frown back at him too.

He agreed to come with them. Baz was a bit((a lot)) heartbroken when he heard Simon say he'd come along with them. Baz went back up to the library and sat down, holding his violin but not playing it. Baz Was trying to pretend that Simon didn't leave, he is pretending that he doesn't notice that Simon is not even there anymore.

His father came in a couple minutes later a nd told him that his schoolmates have left. They talked for a couple minutes before his dad finally left to prepare for dinner and told him to prepare for dinner.

He went back to his room to prepare and when he was about to finish, his maid suddenly barged in. He told her that he would ignore her unless she went back out and knocked and asked permission to enter so she did. She told him that one of his friends cam back and when he asked who his maid told him that it was "The Chosen One".

Baz ran out of the room and went to the door. He saw Simon all dirty and muddy again and on his doorstep. "Deja vu, Snow?" Baz joked. Snow rolled his eyes and asked if he was still able to come and join his family for dinner. Baz quickly invited him in and went to clean him up but Simon refused and told him if it was okay if he took a bath and changed instead. Baz thought that Simon Snow looked good in a grey suit.

Simon came back because he didn't want whatever happened between him and Baz to be gone unnoticed and he didn't want it to end and be forgotten so he came back.

When Night came, Simon and Baz were preparing for sleep but Baz told Simon that he needed to go hunt for blood and told Simon to go to sleep ahead of him so did. Simon awoke to the feeling of hunger but when he does fully wake up he realizes that it wasn't him that was humgry. He finally recognized the feeling and checked beside him. Baz wasn't there.

He quickly got up and ran out looking for Baz. The Humdrum was there. He looked around the forest and saw something, just not who he was looking for. The Humdrum was there looking at him and leaning on a tree.

The Humdrum greeted him and Simon says something to him about being able to talk. The Humdrum tells him that he can now do all sorts of things.

Simon asked him where Baz was and finally they heard a groaning. They both looked and there was Baz. He wasn't what he was expecting, he looked hurt and his mouth looked full((of teeth)). Baz warned him to stay away, that something was wrong with him that he was hungry, hungry for Simon, but Simon didn't want to leave Baz like this.

Simon refused to listen to Baz and came closer, Baz suddenly lost all control of himself and lunged at Simon. Simon suddenly pushed some of his magic into Baz and Baz suddenly stopped. The Humdrum looked surprised and asked when he knew he could do something like that but Simon was too busy checking on Baz.

The Humdrum finally left and Baz and Simon tried going back to Baz's house. Something felt.. really off when they got near the house. They heard screaming. Simon finally figured it out, they were inside a dead spot, a spot where magic vanishes or disappears all of a sudden.

Baz tells him to leave and so he does. Simon runs and during his running he suddenly thought of flying away but he didn't have his wand so he tried to do something, He decided to try and wish for it to happen, since it did happen once in the past, He just needed to really 'Want' it to happen.

He suddenly sprouted wings ((and a tail for some reason)) and flew away. He tried to come near Hampshire to check on Baz and his family but he couldn't because of the dead spot so he floated in the sky watching the forest he was just in burn to ashes. He flew and found himself landing in front of Penelope's House, which have Penelope and her family a fright ((they thought he had transformed himself into a demon)).

Simon passed out and Penelope and her mom and dad helped him inside and helped cure him. They did everything to make his wings and tail disappear but it wouldn't vanish, it was made out of magic.

Meanwhile, Nicodemus went to talk with his Twin sister ((even though it was forbidden)) but found out that the mage took her so he went to look for Her.

On Christmas morning, Simon woke up and Penelope was there to help him. He explained to her what happened in the woods that night and Penelope told him that the Humdrum opened up the biggest hole in Great Britain.

They thought Of having lunch but baz suddenly arrived and demanded that he needed to be inside Penelope's Father's Lab. Simon asked Penny to let him. Once there he explained about the dead spot and they finally discovered that everytime Simon Goes off or uses his magic the Humdrum grows more powerful.

Then Baz told them that the first time that Simon went off, Simon made a Simon-shaped hole and that became the Humdrum. Knowing this Simon wanted to tell the Mage immedietly but Baz told him that He promised to help Baz with finding the culprit but Simon thought otherwise so they ended up splitting up.

Baz went to talk with the numpties and almost died but Nicodemus was there to save him. Nicodemus told him that the Mage was his Mother's killer so they went to go find the mage. On the way, a normal with a dog walked by them and the dog started to talk, it was Penelope, she told them that Simon went to talk to the Mage. They took the dog and went to find Penny, driving away in Baz's car.

Meanwhile, Agatha went to Watford to tell the Mage of what Simon, Baz and, Penelope were plotting. When she got there, She saw tire tracks and figured that the Mage was at Watford. She went up to the mage's Office and saw the messy state the office was in. She went to lean near against the mage's window and there she saw the lights in the White Chapel.

Meanwhile, Simon was flying. Flying back To Watford.

Agatha went in the White Chapel and kept calling out to the mahe. She was then suddenly pinned down by the mage, a crazed and angry look on his face. He then blabbered some stuff and then suddenly, he made Agatha feel weak and then he dragged her away.

Meanwhile, Baz and the others were going as fast they can towards Watford.

Agatha was being dragged away by the Mage, she was terrified for her life. She never thought that she'd end up dying like this but as soon as she thought that there was no more hope, someone casted a spell that made the both of them drop to the ground, telling the mage to let her go.

Simon finally reaches the great lawn and sees light illuminate from the Chapel he watches as the chapel blaze with lights.

The Mage stands back up and casts a spell to let the intruder come out from their hiding place but the intruder casts a spell that shot fire in the Mage's Chest making him fall back. The fire casts a light and Agatha finally sees that the person who was trying to save her was no other than Ebb, the goatherd. Ebb told her to run away, so she did.

Ebb and the Mage battled but Ebb lost and was defeated by the mage. The mage ended up using Ebb instead for the Mage's Ritual and Ebb dies.

Simon finally walks towards the chapel and when he reaches the door, all the windows in the chapel explode. He thought of the mage and his wings took him to a trapdoor behind the chapel and flew in. He was now inside a ruined, round room.

He sees the mage, kneeling down and he also sees that there was someone lying on the floor. For a moment, he thought it was Baz but he knows that it isn't. He knows that Baz went to the Numpties.

The Mage starts to chant a spell and Simon steps forward. When he saw that the person underneath the mage was Ebb, he couldn't help but cry out.

He cried out to the mage to help her but the Mage said he couldn't anymore but he could help Simon. He finally breaks out the news that Simon wasn't actually the chosen one and Simon just froze.

He always knew that he really wasn't. That he was just a fraud all along. As quick as that came, The Insidious Humdrum appears and Simon wasn't afraid of it anymore.

Simon pushed all of his magic into the Humdrum. At first, the Humdrum hesitated but then he soon gave in and just took it. The Mage tried pulling them apart but it was too late. The Humdrum along with Simon Snow's magic was no more and the Humdrum just, vanished.

While that was happening, Baz and Penelope arrives at the scene and watches as Simon gives his magic to the Humdrum, and when that finishes Simon was just there, down on his knees looking really tired and feeling not so magickal anymore ((except that he still has wings and the tail)).

The mage kept shaking Simon and beating his wings screaming at him to give the magic to him. When Simon makes a move to push the mage, Baz quickly moved and went to them, making a move to bite the Mage by his neck with the intention to kill him but Simon stopped him.

The three of them twist and stumble and the Mage screams at Simon again to give it to him but Simon screams back at him, teling him that it was all gone.

Penelope tries to cast a spell but Simon cuts in and ended up killing the mage.

After that, they all sat there for who knows how long and finally Simon moves and covers the Mage's body with his jacket. Baz praises him for defeating the Humdrum and tries to comfort Simon.

After that, Penelope contacted her Mum and from there, things started to finish.

Penelope's mum became the new head Coven and the new headmistress of Watford. Penelope and Simon weren't framed for killing the Mage and Agatha ran away and never came back to Watford.

Baz was having his leaving ceremony and was top of their class so he had to give a speech. He told Simon not to come because he didn't want Simon to relive the trauma he went through. He was having a conversation with Mrs. Bunce but she wandered off.

Someone behind him talked about hoping that there'd be sandwiches but Baz ignored him and when they said something about cake, Baz turned around and was surprised to see Simon standing there on the other side of the table.

They end up dancing together with everyone staring at them. They had a bit of an emotional moment/fight while dancing because Simon was having doubts and Baz told him that he'd never change his mind on dating Simon Snow.

Then, as time passes, Baz was helping Simon and Penelope settle in, in their new flat. Simon was now going to University and Baz decided to continue his schooling in Watford. Even though Simon Snow wasn't The Chosen One, He was still having his Happy ending.

Setting;

Time: on the start of their last year in Watford to the last

Place: Watford

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Characters:

1.) Simon Snow - The protagonist of the story

2.) Baz Grimm-Pitch - One of the main characters who helps Simok through out the story

3.) Penelope Bunce- Simon's Bestfriend and one of the main characters who helps Simon Snow

4.) The Mage- The Antagonist of the story and is Simon Snow's Father

Commentary;

Overall, I think the book is really fun and full of adventure. It has a great mix of mystery, fantasy, thrill, and romance to it. I think that when you read Carry on, You'll be able to learn that even your enemies can become your friends and that you can be the hero of your own story, even if you ended up not being the chosen one and even if the world has made your life miserable, you just have to carry on.

Recommendation;

I really want to recommend this book to you if you love reading fantasy with action and romance. It can really excite you and could even make you feel on edge!. It's really good book and I really think you should read this.

Commentary on the author;

I really think that Rainbow Rowell has really outdone herself. She makes me feel as if I'm in a different world whenever I read her books and she inspires me to be just as imaginative and creative.