On Fri, 19 Jul 2002 10:16:24 -0400, Starshadw at aol.com wrote: >I really loved The Night in Lonesome October until the last page > and a half when I realized he wasn't going to go through with it. > Then I got mad. Grrrrrrrr Go through with it? Not sure what you mean. Jack is obviously the only survivor present of all of the previous outcomes - we know he has always been there, and the only recognitions seem to be by reputation. Without the wands being switched he is possibly strong enough to win anyway. As it is he gets a lot of help from the Count and the Wolfman, and his only effective adversary is - - himself, wielding the wrong wand. Richard