"Well, come on. We haven't got all day. We have a farm to safe and a whole forest of animals to feed. Let's get going." Uncle Stan never felt so happy in years.

Neither did his wife. Because thanks to Liam finding out about Workat's squirrel spies and Hedwig throwing them away, their tree house was blossoming and apples were growing. They were plenty of apples for her to harvest and they were ripe enough to eat.

The children were happy, too. Even though it was hard work, Liam had never thought that digging and pulling the puffapods out of the ground would be so much fun.

Neither did Jane-Ann. Despite all the dirt getting under her fingers, she was still enjoying it.

It was also the happiest day for Baby Suzy as well. It was the first time she could actually sit out in the sun with her family, instead of being coped up in her cradle in her dark bedroom.

But what made everyone the happiest was that Hedwig the owl had stay behind to help the family harvest. Her job was putting the crates in piles ready for delivery after Liam and Jane-Ann dug out the puffapods and Uncle Stan inspected them.

Jane-Ann asked Hedwig why she was helping them and Hedwig explained in sign language with her wings it was her way to repay their kindness for looking after her even when they had so little to give.

After a whole day of hard work, the harvest was complete.

"I haven't felt this good in years," said Uncle Stan.

"And I bet you haven't had an apple pie in years," his wife smiled as she held a delicious, hot-piping apple pie.

The kids smelled it and sighed in union. It was a nice change for them after years of disgusting porridge.

"There were plenty of apples to spare," their mother explained. "So I thought why not?"

"Come on," said Jane-Ann. "Let's eat!"

They cheered and started to go inside the tree. Then an anxious Hedwig got in their way.

"Hedwig, what are you doing?" Jane-Ann demanded.

The snowy owl pointed and Liam and his mice family turned around and saw a whole army of squirrels, bears, dragons and giant dark veins coming out the ground and wriggling like a pair of giant worms. In front of them was a fox wearing heavy metal armour. He approached Hedwig and the farmers.

"Is there a problem, Captain?" Uncle Stan demanded.

"Not a problem."

Hedwig and the farmers felt relived.

"Problems." The Captain got out a scroll. "According to this, you have broken several laws. You have grown puffapods without Workat's inspectors' approval and you have assaulted two of his finest warriors."

"First of all, our contract has not expired even by the inspectors' standards," said Uncle Stan. "And secondly, those spies were trying to put us behind schedule."

"But it's all thanks to Hedwig who sorted them out," said Liam.

"Oh, Liam," Jane-Ann sighed.

"What?" Then he realised that he spilled the beans about Hedwig.

The Captain looked at the white owl and smiled even more sinisterly. "Boy, Workat is going to give me a pay rise for bringing you in." Then he turned to his soldiers. "Take them all."

The soldiers started marching to the farmers, but they halted when magic wands were pointing at them.

"You got wands, idiots!" yelled the Captain. "Use them!"
Then they armed their wands.

"Two hundred against four," said Jane-Ann. "We don't stand a chance."

"We do," said Liam.

"What?"

"Hedwig."
Then a shadow flew over them and past as they saw the snowy owl charging for the army, whacking them with a huge log.

"If she survived all of Harry Potter's adventures," Liam said, "then what can't she survive?"

The Captain addressed his soldiers. "Hold your positions!" he yelled. He pointed to one half. "You men, focus on that snowy beast!" Then he turned to the rest. "You me, follow me." They marched to Liam and the mice.

"Stand your ground!" Uncle Stan ordered.

"Falcons!" The Captain pointed to them and about a dozen falcons flew towards to the farmers.

"Confringo!" yelled Liam.

Then the sky was soon full of burning falcons.

"Send in the bears!" yelled the Captain.

Seven strong bears charged for the farmers, but Jane-Ann waved her wand and the bears fell down, paws over the eyes.

"What spell did you do?" Liam asked.

"The Conjunctivitus Cruse," Jane-Ann replied.

Then she was lifted up. So was Liam and the rest of their family. It was the veins that were holding them up in the air. Soon they were being dragged to the Captain.

"Hedwig! HEDWIG!" Liam yelled.

"She can't help you now!" the Captain chuckled.

Liam looked left to see Hedwig was pinned down, surrounded by soldiers pointing their wands at her.

"Maybe that's what she can't survive, Liam," Jane-Ann cried out. Then looking at the wands pointing to the snowy owl gave her an idea. Despite being wrapped up tight by veins, she aimed her wand down below and whispered a spell.

Her plan had worked. The giant veins were nothing more than pieces of copper.

"Everyone, out! Jane-Ann ordered.

She jumped out and saw Liam free. Then he ran to catch Suzy.

Then screaming made Jane-Ann turn around to see a green lightning flash. She was horrified to see who it was that got hit.

"PAPA!" She quickly ran to her father and dropped down to her. He could barely breathe. He reached for her hand and she held it.

"Look after everyone," he whispered. "Promise me no harm will come to them."

"I promise."

Then no more breath came out of his mouth.

Then more screaming made Jane-Ann turn to face her mother falling. She ran to her and saw her not moving at all. Not even an inch. Jane-Ann felt her pulse and her breath. Nothing at all. She started to cry and didn't care wherever she got killed or not. But someone did care.

Jane-Ann was in the air and in an owl's foot. She turned left to see Liam and Suzie in the other. She looked up to see it was Hedwig who had picked her up and was flying off. Jane-Ann turned around as much as she could to see her home since she was born burn like a forest fire along with her own birthright parents. She closed her eyes and sobbed, feeling that her life was over.