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

[Brandon Klutzke]

On 10/14/07, Karen Klutzke <kklutzke at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >         Cyrus looked at the green flames with no small amount of
> > > trepidation. While he had seen his father use the Floo Network many
> > > times, he had never tried it himself. "Well, here goes," Cyrus
> > > muttered to himself as he stepped into the roaring fire. "M-Ministry
> > > of Magic, Main Entrance", he shouted. Suddenly, Cyrus was spinning
> > > like a top, green flames licking around him as he whizzed from one
> > > fireplace to the next, getting small glimpses of each parlor beyond.
> > > After what felt like an eternity, Cyrus fell dizzily onto a dark wood
> > > floor.
> >
> > It was so highly polished that Cyrus could practically see his
> > reflection in it, but he did not have much time to study it
> > before his father was pulling him to his feet and dusting him
> > off.
> >
> > "There, that wasn't so bad, was it?"
> >
> > The gilded fireplace they'd emerged from was only one of a row of
> > fireplaces set into one wall of a long and lofty hall.  Eugene
> > pulled Cyrus out of the way just before he could be bumped into
> > by a short, fat wizard in purple robes who stepped out of the
> > fireplace behind him.  Across the hall was another row of
> > fireplaces into which people were disappearing.  The ceiling, far
> > above their heads, was peacock-blue, and inlaid with glittering
> > golden traceries that seemed constantly in motion.
> >
> > "I'll need to sign you in as a visitor," said Eugene.  "Over
> > there, past the fountain."  He began to lead Cyrus toward one end
> > of the hall.
>
> They saw a family already standing in line: father, mother, and a son
> who looked to be about Cyrus's age. The mother appeared friendly,
> looking around and happily making eye contact with people and flashing
> a winning smile. The father looked more like the proverbial fish out
> of water, his eyes flitting around nervously at all the new sights. He
> kept taking his glasses off and polishing the lenses on a
> handkerchief.
>
> [OOC: I'll let Heath describe himself and his reactions to the
> Ministry building.]
>
[OOC: Thank you, sorry this is so late.]

The boy on the other hand kept looking from one thing to the next, but
when he looked at something it was with a stare so intense it was like
he was trying to melt the object with heat vision, which he obviously
lacked.

Ever since Heath's mom threw floo powder on the fire the laws of
science went out the window. Normally Heath would rebel at something
this confusing, but he was prepared. He left everything that made
sense back at home. He had read plenty of fantasy novels and expected
a new world. Sure enough when he stepped out the flames it was like
some one told the laws of physics to shut up and sit down. He had
expected more castles and dragons, but it looked just like any other
government building, granted that he just stepped out of one of a long
line of fire places to get there, light seemed to come from nowhere,
and the ceiling was always shifting. "Well obviously you aren't going
to be in a castle." reasoned the logical part of Heath's mind. "Even
the wizards have to keep up with the times." Logic paused and thought
that that had to be the most crazy thing it had ever said and started
to worry about Sanity. Sanity on the other hand was just fine, almost
like it knew this sort of stuff existed.
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