[Hogwarts Between] [HB] Owl Post - Heath

[Brandon Klutzke]

Heath gave his father a very serious look. "I know I can't tell any
one." he says, "I also know that this is where I belong. Something
just pulls me to magic. I've always felt a little out of place. Like I
had a part no one else had. I finally know what that part is and why I
never felt like I belonged. It's because I didn't, well not fully,
kinda like an odd ball." Heath smiles. "Now I can go somewhere where
everyone is an odd ball. This is something new and exciting, but don't
worry, I'll be careful." After that he hurries up stairs to write his
letter.

On 10/7/07, Karen Klutzke <kklutzke at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > 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?"
> > > > >
> > > > The Ministry of Magic? Now THERE was a place that sounded interesting.
> > > > Normally politics bored Heath to tears with all the petty fights for
> > > > power. It was almost like watching two kids fight over a toy, only the
> > > > kids where adults and the toy was a part of the world. Heath agreed
> > > > with government and laws, but politics was a different thing all
> > > > together. Surely they would have solved these petty feuds with magic
> > > > right? Right?
> > > >
> > > > As for Diagon Alley, that just sounded like a giant wizardly shopping
> > > > mall. Heath never understood why people loved to buy stuff. Its one
> > > > thing to buy something to use it, but just buying something because
> > > > you can sounded stupid. Shopping malls only encouraged this type of
> > > > senseless buying. On the other hand it was a giant WIZARDLY shopping
> > > > mall. There would bound to be interesting things to look at there. The
> > > > best part would be he wouldn't even have to buy them. Just looking at
> > > > the magical doohickies would be a treat.
> > > >
> > > > "Sure Mom, that sounds great! When do we leave?" replies Heath not
> > > > bothering to keep out the eagerness in his voice.
> > >
> > > "Let's see if it's all right with your father first," Samantha
> > > replied, laughing at Heath's enthusiasm. "Collin?"
> > >
> > > Heath's father adjusted the glasses on his nose and sat back in his
> > > chair, thinking. "I have a project at work due at the end of this
> > > week, but sometime after that should be fine."
> > >
> > > Samantha took a bit of her cake. "The Friday after next, then. That'll
> > > be the week before school starts and Daigon Alley should be hopping.
> > > You might even meet some other first-years, Heath. But first you need
> > > to reply to the invitation. And Collin, you also need to reply to your
> > > post. The owls have been waiting patiently."
> > >
> > > Well, patiently may not have been the most accurate description.
> > > Collin's owl was shuffling its feet, standing on one and then the
> > > other, and Heath's owl was eyeing Heath's slice of birthday cake with
> > > great interest.
> > >
> > Heath sighs at the aspect of having to wait to go to Diagon Alley or
> > the Ministry of Magic. "I'll start my letter after I finish my cake.
> > I'm afraid to leave it alone with that feathered feind over there."
> > says, Heath as he jestures to the owl eyeing his slice of cake. Heath
> > had a feeling that if he didn't keep an eye on his cake or that owl he
> > would be holding an owl on his plate instead of his cake.
>
> "Do owls even eat birthday cake?" Collin asked, starting in on his own
> piece. "Maybe if it was mouse-flavored?"
>
> "Eewww," Samantha replied, wrinkling her nose. "I think I'll eat my
> slice later and just go get paper and pen for you now."
>
> Heath's father chuckled and winked at his son. After Samantha had left
> the room, his expression turned serious and he said to Heath, "So this
> whole finding-out-I-can-do-magic thing is going to change your life.
> At eleven. How do you feel about that? I mean, well, you're going to
> go to a boarding school which means you're going to _live_ there, away
> from us. And your friends...they can't know about all this."
>
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