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

[William Dean]

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brandon Klutzke" <cinrus at gmail.com>
> To: "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
> Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] At the Ministry of Magic (Cyrus, Eugene,	Heath&Family)
> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:42:01 -0400
> 
> 
> On 10/22/07, William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Margaret Dean" <margdean at erols.com>
> > > To: "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
> > > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] At the Ministry of Magic 
> > (Cyrus, Eugene, Heath&Family)
> > > Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:57:53 -0400
> > >
> > >
> > > Brandon Klutzke wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On 10/19/07, William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > > From: "Karen Klutzke" <kklutzke at gmail.com>
> > >
> > > > > > > > > > "Dad," whispered Cyrus. "Shut up! You're embarrassing me!"
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Heath's mother laughed. "Eugene Windermere! It's Samantha
> > > > > > > > > > > Johnson now. It's so good to see you again!" 
> > She drew Cyrus's
> > > > > > > > > > > father into a quick hug, then turned to her 
> > family. "Eugene,
> > > > > > > > > > > this is my husband Collin and our son Heath. Heath just
> > > > > > > > > > > received his owl post inviting him to Hogwarts!"
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Collin adjusted his glasses and extended his hand. "A
> > > > > > > > > > > pleasure to meet you, Eugene."
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > "Likewise, I'm sure," Eugene replied, shaking Collin's hand.
> > > > > > > > > > "And this is my son Cyrus.  We're on our way to 
> > Diagon Alley to
> > > > > > > > > > pick up his school supplies, but something came 
> > up at the office
> > > > > > > > > > and..."  He shrugged apologetically.  "Nothing 
> > serious, I don't
> > > > > > > > > > think, but in Ludicrous Patents you never know quite what to
> > > > > > > > > > expect.  Say hello, Cyrus," he prompted his son.
> > > > > > > > > > "Hi," said Cyrus, almost whispering. He was a short, thin kid
> > > > > > > with ears that stuck out slightly. He also seemed to be extremely
> > > > > > > shy, and somewhat embarrassed to be standing next to his outgoing
> > > > > > > father.
> > > > > > > > > > "Uh, hi." said Heath rather at a loss for words.
> > > > Although not very shy
> > > > > > > Heath suddenly had a wave of self conscience sweep over 
> > him. This was
> > > > > > > the first time he had actually met wizards or witches and they just
> > > > > > > happen to be old, but not informed, friends. It's one thing to walk
> > > > > > > into a room from a fireplace it's another to do that 
> > AND meet wizards
> > > > > > > one right after another. "Great. Just great, and I 
> > suppose that this
> > > > > > > new guy is also my mom's ex-boyfriend." thought Heath. This part of
> > > > > > > Heath's mind was then quickly subdued, gagged, and dragged off. The
> > > > > > > last thing Heath needed to worry about was his mom's 
> > past social life.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Samantha caught Collin's eye and the parents exchanged an 
> > amused look.
> > > > > > She turned back to Eugene and Cyrus. "Cyrus, hello. So, is this your
> > > > > > first year at Hogwarts too? You look about Heath's age."
> > > > > > "Erm, yeah, I'm eleven," sadi Cyrus, who up until then appeared to
> > > > > have been studiously attempting not to exist.
> > > >
> > > > "I uh, got to go the bathroom." says Heath, while gesturing at Cyrus
> > > > to play along. "Can anyone tell me where one is?"
> > >
> > > "Right over there," said Eugene, pointing.  Sure enough, there
> > > were a pair of doors with stylized silhouettes of a wizard and a
> > > witch over them.  Unfortunately, since both figures were wearing
> > > robes, it was a little difficult to tell them apart.
> > >
> > "I need to go to the bathroom too, dad." said Cyrus. He 
> > eventually decided that the bathroom on the left was the Men's, 
> > and was relieved to discover that he was correct.
> >
> >
> [OOC: Nice bathrooms.]
> 
> Walking into the bathroom Heath looked around nervously half expecting
> some witch to let out a cry of alarm and strike him with some jinx.
> His fears quickly evaporated when he saw a wizard standing at a urinal
> that looked like a dragon's yawning mouth. Coming to the Ministry of
> Magic really was like stepping into another world, a really, really
> weird one. "So," asks Heath, "how could you tell the bathrooms apart?"
> 
"Lucky guesswork," said Cyrus, who seemed to be quite releived to be away from the parents. He looked around. "Not too bad a place in here. I was half expecting chamberpots."

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