`` if she was here , then all you have to do is keep the vampires in check and she can do whatever magic she does with the humans . if there were rocks lurking beneath the surface , it was impossible to see in the gloom . hands shot up around the class and he pointed to a girl in the front row . and what could a boy hope to do against a beast ? i only take coffee in the morning and i prepare my own lunches and carry a lunch pail . 