[Hogwarts Between] Wondering Around the Ministry of Magic (Heath)

[Brandon Klutzke]

On Nov 5, 2007 8:01 AM, Karen Klutzke <kklutzke at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/4/07, Brandon Klutzke <cinrus at gmail.com> wrote:
> > "Left, right, left, left, straight.... no. Was it right, left, right
> > straight straight, left?" mumbled Heath. Five minutes just wondering
> > around this place had gotten him completely lost. Heath should have
> > known better than to go wandering around by himself. A normal
> > building, sure, but this was a MAGICAL building, a big difference. In
> > fact Heath was now sure that the inside of the Ministry of Magic was
> > bigger on the inside than the outside, and that three lefts don't make
> > a right. How in the world did any one find their way around here magic
> > or not? Heath had tried every trick he could think of, back tracking,
> > following just one wall (which just took him around in a circle), and
> > even asking directions. When doing the latter the people always
> > ignored him, gave him a disapproving look before ignoring him, or ran
> > by him to fast for him to catch their attention. Heath was just
> > getting more and more lost. He wasn't even sure if he was still on the
> > same floor as the floo powder lobby. He knew he didn't take any
> > stairs, ramps, or elevators, but that wasn't very reassuring right
> > now.
>
> "Are you lost?" a very high, squeaky voice asked politely. When Heath
> turned to look, he had to look down. Behind him was a very short
> creature, barely coming to Heath's waist in height. She--for it was
> apparently a 'she' by clues of the shapeless pink dress and matching
> painted pink nails on hands and bare feet--gazed up at him
> questioningly with huge, luminous dark eyes that would be the envy of
> any anime character. Her pointed ears twitched.
>
"Uh..." replied Heath at a loss for words. What was that thing? Heath
had a feeling he was talking to a hobbit, but those would have been
larger, in more ways than one. Gaining his composure Heath replied,
"I...uh.. yes. I need to get back to the uh," what would you call the
place that he entered the Ministry? A lobby....full of fireplaces.
Better than nothing, "lobby with all the fireplaces. Where everyone
who uses floo powder appears. Do you know the place?"