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

[Karen Klutzke]

On Nov 8, 2007 7:34 PM, Brandon Klutzke <cinrus at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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?"

"Oh yes!" she answered brightly. "That is how Master and I came here."

"Berry?" a man's deep, sonorous voice called from around the corner.

"Oh! Master is calling! Come with me, and I will ask to guide you back
to the lobby with the fireplaces that smells of floo powder and
shoes!" Berry, for that was apparently her name, tugged on Heath's
pant leg.

[Is Heath following?]