![]() How's that for a devoted grandson? Shmoop's lucky if we remember to call our grandparents once a week. Why? Well, he loves his grandma so much that he only wants to live as long as she will, and she'll probably only live for another nine years too. "That's great! It's the best news I've ever had!" (21.27) "How long does a mouse-person live, Grandmamma?" When he finds out that he only has nine years to live, he doesn't even blink a mouse eye before he proclaims his happiness: Both as a human and a mouse-person, our narrator gives Grandmamma enough love and devotion to satisfy a whole hotel's worth of families. But instead of feeling lost and family-less when his parents die, he turns to his grandma, and she alone becomes his family. ![]() ![]() ![]() This guy has all the qualities it takes to be a successful bad-guy-getter, and he's humble to boot. As a seven-year-old, he defeats the entire witch population of England. Our nameless narrator certainly makes a name for himself. ![]()
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