Ernest Bartholomew Tweeny

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colour = white
name = Ernest Bartholomew Tweeny


caption = Concept art for Ernie Tweeny
first = "The Revenge of the Shadow King"
last = "The Fall of the Templar"
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nickname = Ernie
alias = Agent Thunderbolt
species = Changeling
gender = Male
age = 11
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creator = Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis

"Ernest Bartholomew Tweeny" is a character in Derek Benz's and J.S. Lewis's Grey Griffins book series.Ernie is also a member of the Order of the Grey Griffins, lead by Max Sumner consisting of Max and Ernie, Natilia, and Harley.Ernie and the other characters of the series have been said to be stereotypical. [ [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6320846.html?q=The+Revenge+of+the+Shadow+King School Library Journal's Review of the Revenge of the Shadow King] "Retrieved 5/27/08] [ [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6537040.html?q=The+Fall+of+the+Templar School Library Journal's Review of The Fall of the Templar] "Retrieved 5/27/08] [ [http://www.bordersstores.com//search/title_detail.jsp?id=55157118&ref=list+harrypotteralts Children's Literature's review of The Revenge of the Shadow King] "Retrieved 5/27/08"] Ernie is a changeling, after being put into a magical coma, the only way Max could save Ernie from certain death was by forcing him to dring fairy blood. Because he drunk the blood, he started to receive strange powers. And every time he used those powers, he got closer and closer to becoming a fairy. [The Fall of the Templar book three of the Grey Griffins book series]

Ernie's Part in The Revenge of the Shadow King

In "The Revenge of the Shadow King", Ernie is introduced as a short and awkward boy. He is the youngest and the shortest of the Grey Griffins. [The Revenge of the Shadow King pages 6-7] [ [http://greygriffins.com/glossary.html Grey Griffins glossary] "Retrieved on 5/28/08"] [The Revenge of the Shadow King Book One of the Grey Griffins book series] The Grey Griffins play a magical card game called Round Table. During a game of Round Table, Harley accidentally plays the Oberon Shadow King card, accidentally releasing him into the world [The Revenge of the Shadow King Book One of the Grey Griffins book series] . On the same day, Max's grandfather in killed in a horrible accident [The Revenge of the Shadow King Book One of the Grey Griffins book series] .The Griffins learn that Grayson has released Oberon's Gate into the world and that if they didn't close it it time, Oberon would be released into the world and would kill the human race with his army of fairies [The Revenge of the Shadow King Book One of the Grey Griffins book series] . Eventually the Griffins save the world by defeating Morgan la Fey and the minions Oberon. [The Revenge of the Shadow King Book One of the Grey Griffins book series]

Ernie's Part in The Rise of the Black Wolf

In "The Rise of the Black Wolf", Ernie and the rest of the Grey Griffins go to Scotland for Christmas and spend their time enjoying the luxury of Lord Sumners castle. But then the castle is attacked by an ancient society named the Black Wolf Society. Then Grayson discovers that if he doesn't find the Spear of Ragnorok, his father will be killed [The Rise of the Black Wolf book two of the Grey Griffins book series] . The Griffins foolhardily collected the three pieces of the spear and brings it to Morgan la Fey's headquarters. There, Morgan steals the spear and Max discovers that his father was behind the entire scheme and then Lord Sumners put Ernie into a magical coma at the conclusion of the book. [The Rise of the Black Wolf book two of the Grey Griffins book series] Because of Ernie's coma, Max vows that he will kill his father. At the conclusion of the book Ernie is in a life threatening state and slowly begins to die.

Ernie's Part in the Fall of The Templar

In "The Fall of the Templar", Ernie falls deeper and deeper into his magical coma spending the beginning of the book in the emergency room. [The Fall of the Templar book three of the Grey Griffins book series] Ernie nearly passes away in the hospital, but before he died, Grayson was summoned by Sprig to save Ernest. Using the "Codex", summons a bottle of fairly blood. As Ernest drinks the potion, his improvement is instantaneous. His recovery is miraculous and he begins to receive special powers, and every time he uses those powers he becomes more and more of a fairy, revealing that he had been transformed into a changeling. [The Fall of the Templar book three of the Grey Griffins book series] Meanwhile, Olaf Iverson the Griffin's mentor in the game of Round Table, is to Malta to be present at a Templar Grand Council meeting. There, the Society of the Black wolfs bomb the meeting killing the leaders of the Templar Knights. The Griffins discover that Lord Sumner will stab the World Tree and receive ultimate power and then kill the dragon that guards it. Therefore, the T.H.O.R. secret agency, The Griffins, and the baron and his daughter Brooke travel to the Underworld to find the eye of Odin and stop Lord Sumner. [The Fall of the Templar book three of the Grey Griffins book series] At the conclusion of the book, Lord Sumners receives ultimate powers and fights the dragon and loses, but before he died his gargoyle took him off and possibly saved him. Then Athena a T.H.O.R. secret agent betrays the Griffins and steals the Spear of Ragnorak revealing that she works for Count Dracula and The Order of the Dragon. [The Fall of the Templar book three of the Grey Griffins book series]

References

External links

* [http://www.greygriffins.com Official website of the Grey Griffins Books]
* [http://www.scholastic.com Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.]