This is Zeke's first year at wizard school. His classrooms are in Wizard Jornak's castle, his teacher. He has to learn how to use his wand properly but all his wand does is blow up everything or does not work at all. It's a very small wand, only 4 inches long, but it packs a whollop.
During his journey through school, Zeke learns there is a crystal possibly hidden in the ancient labs where the dragons were created. These 3 buildings are held sacred by the dragons, but the crystal has to be retrieved so the evil Pampertil won't get it. If he does, then his strength will grow and he will be able to take over all the magic lands.
But the buildings must be destroyed. The dragons have decreed it, rather than allow anyone not a dragon enter them. Can Zeke talk them into letting him in to get the crystal? Or will his jealous enemy, Toma, go into them anyway and likely cause a war?