The Thief of Always pgs 123-152

Summary:Wendell and Harvey have found the mist leading to the Holiday House in the beginning of this section. When they get to the house Wendell is sucked into the magic and completely forgetswht he came there; to find Mr. Hood (who is not dead, but somewhere in the house) and to desrtoy the 4 keepers of the house; Jive, Rictus, Carna, and Marr. When they walk in the house Rictus is waiting for them and he is very fakely happy. Wendell starts eating, but Harvey knows that it's all just dust transformed by magic. The last remaining cat of the house shows Harvey a hidden door that he never saw before and down the stairs there is a box. Inside the box is Mrs. Griffin; beaten and bruised. She tells Harvey that she was the first ever kid in the house and that Mr. Hood made a deal with her that she would never die if she stayed in the house. At this point Marr is making her way down the stairs and is telling Harvey that she will transform him. When she grabs him nothing happens because Harvey is content with being himself. The magic then backtracks into Marr and because she doesn't dream she turns into a puddle. Then while walking up the stairs Jive is waiting for him with some pie. Harvey thinks the pie is poisoned so Jive eats it to prove it isn't. The keepers can't have food from the house because it causes their stomachs to turn to dust so Jive is reduced to pile of ash and dirt. Now Harvey just has to take care of Carna and Rictus,  then he can find Mr. Hood and ask him to give him his old live back.
Important Quote: "Harvey could see by the glazed look in Wendell's eyes that the House was already working its' subductive magic." Pg 126. This sentence is found when Harvey and Wendell return to the House. This is important because it shows how evil the magic of the House really is. It sucked Wendell right into it's trap. This is also where the reader realizes that Harvey will have to complete the mission of getting his real life back by himself. This happens right before the climax of the story and really gives the story an unique twist before it gets really intense. Even though before Wendell got back to the house he knew that he had to remain focused and destroy the House, he still got sucked in by the evil magic of the House and to me that's really scary.
Connection: This section kind of reminds me of Lord of the Rings. In the Lord of the Rings Frodo and Sam have to go to Middle Earth to destroy the evil ring forever. Even though they know it's dangerous they go there to do good. That's exactly what Wendell and Harvey do in this section. Wendell also gets suduced by the magic of the house, like Frodo by the power of the ring. Harvey has to destroy the House to get his old life back just like Frodo has to destroy the ring. The House also represents Middle Earth; an evil area that you have to go to bring back good.