AoS in poem form

Bartimaeus and Ptolemy;
The closest friends you’d ever met.
Their love was quite platonic
Though the phrase hadn’t been coined yet.

They lived in Alexandria,
Among its royalty.
But neither one had realised
Just what would come to be.

They were ambushed in the market place;
Barty fought with all his might.
Even so, they were driven back,
It was a losing fight.

They both hid inside a temple,
Just Bart and Ptolemy.
Then right before the djinn broke in
Bartimaeus was set free.

It was quite a miserable tale
Of master and his ‘slave’
For while Bart survived that day
Ptolemy went to his grave.

Bart carried on his legacy.
Wore his form whenever he could.
He was fairly undisturbed until
An escapade with Underwood.

A pale-skinned boy summoned him,
Someone we know as Nat.
Barty discovered his true name;
Things couldn’t get worse than that.

But things did get a whole lot worse;
They spiralled out of control.
When Nat stole Simon’s amulet
His actions took their toll.

Lovelace came to claim it back
And offed the Underwoods.
Barty managed to save Nat
And then everything was good.

(Not quite!)

Nat was desperate for revenge
And Barty for his life.
His existence was bound to a tin
Filled with rosemary and strife.
Nat blackmailed Bart to help him out
And foil Lovelace’s plan.
They sneaked into Heddleham Hall
In Squalls and Son’s van.

Bart avoided Faquarl like the plague
And fought the mercenary instead.
Nat politely declined an apprenticeship
And made sure the guests were fed.

Eventually the two ‘friends’ met
And raced into the hall.
They were just in time to see Simon
Reveal Parliament’s downfall.

Lovelace had built a giant pentacle
And acquired a Summoning Horn.
Bart and Nat were powerless;
The Stricture’s threads could not be torn.

As the magicians admired the chandelier
The Persian carpet was rolled back.
While they were all distracted
Simon proceeded with his attack.

Ramuthra came from the Other Place
And disrupted each of the planes.
Bart and Nat were then set free
Their efforts no more in vain.

With cunning tricks and witty chat
Our heroes saved the day.
They did it all with unique style,
Now there’s not much left to say.

Their story had touched thousands;
The protagonists must live on!
And then in 2005 was born…
…Bartiforums.com! =D