[Hogwarts Between] [HB] Owl Post - Heath

[Karen Klutzke]

> > > As Heath scanned through the list of items he stopped on one very
> > > peculiar one, the wand. Instantly Heath's curiosity was aroused. When
> > > he had pressed his mother for information on the wizardly world Heath
> > > asked the most about how the wand worked. Such a simple thing that
> > > allows extraordinary people to do extraordinary things. With out it
> > > wizards were just another ordinary person... for the most part.
> > > Heath's eyes glaze over as he remembers everything about the wand that
> > > his mom told him. Wands act almost as living things. They can be
> > > helpful or fickle. They seem to have their own personalities. They
> > > even choose their wielders! If only he knew how it worked...
> >
> > "I assume that's your invitation to Hogwarts?" Samantha smiled,
> > handing her son a slice of birthday cake.
> >
> > "So what are you thinking about, Heath?" Collin asked. "You look a
> > million miles away."
> >
> "Wha? Huh?" says Heath as he comes out of his trance. "Oh, uh, ya, um
> nothing. I just can't believe this is happening. One day I'm a not so
> ordinary human the next day I'm learning I'm getting ready for a
> school in magic." Heath trades the letter for the cake. As he hands
> over his letter to his mother he says, "Here Mom, I think you better
> look at this. I have no idea what any of this stuff is and I know dad
> wouldn't be much help, no offense dad. Some of them look like books,
> but the others... gloves, goggles, and how am I going to carry around
> a cauldron?" Heath knew he was getting over his head, but this school
> almost sounded dangerous. Cool.

Samantha took the letter and looked at it closely. She smiled. "The
list hasn't changed much since I went to school. We can pick all your
supplies up in Diagon Alley. Your cauldron is the traditional place to
hold all your stuff while we're shopping, and a little levitation
spell is all that's needed to maneuver it around."

She put the letter down on the table and gave her son a hug. "Your
father and I know it's a big adjustment, but we also know that you'll
do fine. You'll be great!" She kissed the top of his head--which she
could still do, but only barely--and smiled again. "So where's my
birthday cake?"

Collin laughed and handed her a piece. "So when are you planning to go
to this Diagon Alley place? And would that be a good time for me to
come with you and register?"

Heath's mother nodded. "The Ministry of Magic is not in the same
place, but perhaps you can take a day off work and we can spend it all
together before Heath goes off to school. Heath, would you like that?
Do you want to come with us to the Ministry?"