[Hogwarts Between] At the Ministry of Magic (Cyrus, Eugene, Heath&Family)

[William Dean]

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Margaret Dean" <margdean at erols.com>
> To: "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
> Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] At the Ministry of Magic (Cyrus, Eugene, Heath&Family)
> Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:03:16 -0500
> 
> 
> Karen Klutzke wrote:
> >
> > On Dec 7, 2007 9:29 AM, Margaret Dean <margdean at erols.com> wrote:
> > > Karen Klutzke wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Dec 7, 2007 8:55 AM, Margaret Dean <margdean at erols.com> wrote:
> > > > > Karen Klutzke wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > "How many siblings do you have?" he asked Cyrus.
> > > > > > > > > > > "Just two, Gideon and Gerald. They're both mug... er,
> > > > > > > > > > > non-magical." Cyrus wasn't sure if the term "Muggle"
> > > > > > > > > > > would offend Collin.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Collin didn't seem to notice that Cyrus almost said a
> > > > > > > > > different word. "How did you find out that you were?"
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Just then the tall, skinny witch in the queue before them took
> > > > > > > > her wand back from the dumpy little wizard at the Security desk,
> > > > > > > > and stalked off toward the elevators.  The dumpy wizard cleared
> > > > > > > > his throat and piped, "Next?"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cyrus felt relieved that he had an excuse to break off the
> > > > > > > conversation.  He was none too fond of talking to strange adults,
> > > > > > > especially when there were a lot of people around.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Collin straightened up with a start and turned back around. He
> > > > > > adjusted the glasses on his nose again. "Oh! Sorry. My name is
> > > > > > Collin Johnson and I'm here to, um, register with the Ministry
> > > > > > of Magic."
> > > > >
> > > > > "Wand, please?"  The dumpy little wizard held out his hand.
> > > >
> > > > "Wand? I...um...don't have one. There was this letter..." Collin
> > > > patted down his pockets, looking for it. "Oh! Here it is."
> > > >
> > > > He pulled a folded piece of paper from his inside jacket pocket.
> > > >
> > > > "Arrived by an owl. Strangest thing," he commented as he handed the
> > > > page over. It stated that one Collin Johnson was now recognized as
> > > > a magic-aware Muggle as was requested to register himself at the
> > > > Ministry of Magic.
> > >
> > > The wizard at the desk took the letter from Collin and scanned
> > > it.  "Oh, yes, I see.  Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
> > > You'll need an escort, Mr. Johnson -- a registered witch or
> > > wizard."  He looked up at Collin, and then at Eugene.  "Is that
> > > you, Mr. Windermere?"
> > >
> > > "Me?" responded Eugene.  "The escort, you mean?  No, Mr. Johnson
> > > is here with his wife ... that is, she was here up till a few
> > > minutes ago; she had to go look for their son ... new Hogwarts
> > > student, you know.  I hope she doesn't have too much trouble
> > > finding him..."  He peered around, trying to spot Samantha and,
> > > hopefully, Heath.
> >
> > Collin searched around as well. "Oh! There she is, by that large
> > potted plant over there. And it looks like she's found Heath." The
> > relief in his voice was evident, then turned puzzled. "And found
> > something else..." He narrowed his eyes, trying to figure out what
> > Berry was.
> >
> > Then with a start Collin suddenly realized he was holding up the line.
> > He turned back to the wizard behind the desk. "That's my wife over
> > there, with our son, who's a witch. Not our son. I mean my wife is a
> > witch. Um..." Collin adjusted his glasses again, looking flustered.
> 
> Eugene meanwhile looked in the direction Collin indicated and
> said, "Oh yes, I see them.  That looks like a house-elf, with
> them," he explained to Collin.
> 
> Cyrus knew what a house-elf was.  His own family didn't have one,
> but his Uncle Rowan and Aunt Ravenna did.  Rowan Windermere, his
> father's older brother, was the Head of the Family and lived in
> the Windermere family's ancestral manor of Blackmare Castle.
> Eugene and Cyrus had visited there a few times.
> 
> Eugene patted his son's shoulder.  "Cyrus, why don't you run over
> there and tell Mrs. Johnson she's needed?"
> 
Cyrus was still getting over being flustered about Collin's questions, and now was flustered all over again. "Ok, dad," he said though. Cyrus was small enough to slip easily through the throng of witches and wizards to where Heath, Samantha, and the little house-elf were. "Um... your husband is at the desk now," he said to Samantha, and gave Heath a look that obviously meant, "What the heck did you do and why did you do it?"

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