[Hogwarts Between] Entering Diagon Alley - Amber & Kadyn

[Brenda McCartney]

>
> On 10/17/07, Tara Kunkel <tara.kunkel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Amber's grandfather Phil seemed almost as excited at she was as he led
> > > her through the streets of London toward what was to be her first real
> > > encounter with the wizarding world. He chattered on about how it was
> > > when he took Jason, Amber's father, to find the elusive Diagon Alley.
> > > He was quite confident in his ability to find the place again - until
> > > he got into the vicinity. Then he began to doubt himself. He slowed
> > > his pace, muttering, "That blasted door is down this way somewhere. I
> > > think."
> >
> > > "What!? You don't remember?" screamed Amber so loud, people seemed to
> avoid
> > > them as they swept by. She had gotten real exited after all the
> wounderful
> > > things her grandfather had told her just two minutes before. "What did
> the
> > > place look like?"

"Well... there was a black door... or was it blue?" Phil said
hesitantly, looking up and down the street.

> > A few yards away, a woman turned to look in their direction. She
> > gestured to her family to wait for a moment then walked towards Amber
> > and her grandfather. "Can I help you with something?" she asked
> > tentatively. The woman looked a bit odd standing there in a bright
> > purple mini-dress that had a pattern of tiny green and orange
> > elephants covering it and white knee-high boots but she smiled kindly
> > at the pair.
> >
> > The man she was smiled as well then gave a shrug that was clearly
> > directed towards his son. "He looks familiar," he whispered to Kadyn.
> > "The gentleman I mean. I think they may be headed to the same place we
> > are."

[OOC:  It's possible there's a strong family resemblance between Phil
and his son, Jason McFuller, who also attended Hogwarts.  Maybe
Kadyn's father knew Jason from school.  Would that work for you,
Tasha?]


> Kadyn looked at them, and he was almost as sure as his parents. "You look a
> little lost." He looks towards the girl. "But i think i know where your
> going. Not that I know how to get there but..." He grinned. "I'm sure we can
> find our way."

Phil smiled at the lady gratefully, recognizing the unusual garb from
his dealings with witches a generation before.  "That would be mighty
kind of you, miss.  We're looking for a little place called the Leaky
Cauldron.  S'posed to be the entrance to..."  He lowered his voice to
what he considered a whisper, but which was still loud enough for
everyone to hear.  "...Diagon Alley."