Alex stared at the forbidden object in front of her. Professor Crumbs had it in the top drawer of his desk. The ancient wizard likely know what it meant- and what would happen if anyone got ahold of it.
It was a difficult task breaking into the headmaster's office. Magic far beyond anything taught at the school protected this sacred area. Of course, she could just slip it into the robe of her pocket, and leave. That was the thing about wizards- they always forgot the obvious solutions.
Alex was running out of time. Someone would discover her, and then she would have to explain her presence, then re-explain it under a truth spell, then try and get the wizard council to wrap their minds around the fact that one of the most dangerous individuals of all time was still able to plot against the free worlds.
So her best shot was to stick in her pocket and run. But she could not. This was Justin. Purely him. This was all his evil, his strategies against her, his notations on her weeknesses. He used this to plot his assault of her.
Alex was terrified beyond belief. If anything went wrong in this plan, all her hard work over the years would collapse. Everything she had worked so hard for would fall apart. If it all went according to plan, it would still be one of the worst experiences of her life.