[Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the First Years

Fri Aug 29 10:14:15 EDT 2008

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 6:57 AM, Tashayar McCarthy <
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> From: Zack Kunkel <outcast.zeta at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the First Years
> To: "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
> Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 9:57 PM
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> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Tashayar McCarthy <
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> --- On Thu, 8/28/08, William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com> wrote:
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> > From: William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com>
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> > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the First Years
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> > Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 3:32 PM
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> > From: "Zack Kunkel"
> > To: "Hogwarts Between Game List"
> > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the First
> > Years
> > Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:13:24 -0400
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> > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Margaret Dean
> > <margdean at erols.com>
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> > Brandon Klutzke wrote:
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> > > >> > > > Another whistle blast
> > sounded. The wheels screeched
> > as the
> > > >> > > > train's brakes slowed
> > the train. Outside the windows
> > the
> > > >> > > > movement of the scenery
> > slowed almost to a stop.
> > Those
> > > >> > > > lucky enough to have a
> > view out of some windows could
> > > >> > > > glimpse the highest tower
> > of Hogwarts through the
> > > >> > > > tops of the trees.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > The Hogwarts train station
> > suddenly filled the windows
> > on
> > > >> > > > one side of the train.
> > The features of the platform
> > slowly
> > > >> > > > moved from left to right.
> > Finally, with a final
> > screech
> > > >> > > > and a jolt, the movement
> > of the station stopped.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > A final blast announced
> > that the Hogwarts Express had
> > > >> > > > arrived.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Paloma found a door and slowly
> > walked down the stairs
> > once the
> > > >> > > train stoped, she looked around
> > to see what the train
> > station
> > > >> > > looked like.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > At one end of the platform stood a
> > man with long, shaggy
> > black
> > > >> > hair and beard. Several sizes
> > larger than anyone else and
> > draped
> > > >> > in a long overcoat, he looked just
> > too big to be allowed;
> > but
> > > >> > what could be seen of his face wore
> > a broad grin, and his
> > black
> > > >> > eyes twinkled. Waving a hand the
> > size of a truck tire, he
> > called
> > > >> > out, "Firs' years!
> > Firs' years this way!"
> > > >>
> > > >> Seluna and Koramori both looked at
> > eachother with a strange
> > > >> expression. The man who was yelling for
> > first years for
> > Hogwarts
> > > >> was huge. They were only about half his
> > height, That they
> > could
> > > >> tell from far away. But he seemed
> > friendly and they doubted
> > that
> > > >> a magic school would send someone who
> > could hurt them to
> > bring in
> > > >> new kids. Seluna walked over to the man,
> > carrying her
> > suitcase
> > > >> behind her. Mori right behind her as
> > well. She carried Lucky
> > in
> > > >> her arms and looked up at the man. Her
> > parents had never
> > kept
> > > >> books on magical creatures or fairy tales
> > in the house, but
> > Seluna
> > > >> read about them at the library and at
> > school. This man isn't
> > big
> > > >> enough to be a giant, and he didn't
> > look like an ogre, even
> > though
> > > >> they were about his size, so maybe he
> > wasn't a magical
> > creature.
> > > >
> > > > [OOC: sorry Iforgot to say that Paloma got
> > her robs on and
> > grabed
> > > > what ever she needed and Luna (her cat) then
> > went out to the
> > station]
> > > > Paloma followed the mans command and went
> > over to him and
> > waited for
> > > > everyone else to get off the train.
> > >
> > > Gathering up his stuff Heath squeezed off the
> > train. In
> > retrospect he
> > > decided it was much like being toothpaste being
> > squeezed out of
> > it's
> > > bottle. After being jostled along Heath finally
> > got a good look
> > at
> > > Hogwarts Castle. Shocked by the spectacle, Heath
> > made the
> > mistake of
> > > standing still. Less than a second later he was
> > shoved from
> > behind
> > > into another kid who shoved him into another kid
> > and so on much
> > like a
> > > pinball bouncing off bumpers. This went on for a
> > few more times
> > until
> > > Heath was shoved into the legs of the biggest man
> > Heath had
> > ever seen.
> > > In fact, Heath's head just barely surpassed
> > the man's pelvis.
> > Looking
> > > up Heath saw that the man was wearing a heavy
> > overcoat and had
> > beard
> > > that would make a lion's mane look tame.
> >
> > "Steady on, there, mate," said the big man as
> > Heath collided with
> > him, and he reached out a hand to keep Heath from
> > falling over.
> >
> > Raising his voice again, he called out, "Just
> > leave yer stuff on
> > the platform, it'll be taken up ter the school.
> > Firs' years,
> > this way!"
> >
> > Kadyn stumbled his way off the train, his luggage, being
> > repeatedly
> > battered back and forth. He chuckled slightly, as most of
> > the first
> > years seemed to be in awe, at least to him. He waved to a
> > friend of
> > his parents, who had just been passing through the
> > station. He began
> > to move towards the groundskeeper, who he had seen once
> > or twice
> > before out on the grounds of the school, and quickly
> > stopped and
> > called back. "Amber, Cyrus, you coming?" Cyrus
> > had grabbed his
> > belongings and been sucked into the swirling mass of
> > people. With
> > Kadyn's call, he finally managed to get his bearings,
> > and attempted
> > to wade through the crowd to Kadyn and the huge man
> > standing behind
> > him.
> >
> >
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> Amber grabbed her stuff and cat and leaped into the crowd. She was bashed
> between kids, each time she hit one she let out a little "ahh!" and the
> occasional "Sorry." In all the moving, pushing kids she lost sight of Kadyn
> and Cyrus."Kad- OOF!" she called as she got shoved by a large passing child.
> "Grr..." Then she heard Kadyn. "Yes!" and ran over.
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> Kadyn shook his head and chuckled a little. "I really hope our entire year
> isn't like this train ride. We'll go home with a lot of bruises." Kadyn then
> began to walk towards Hagrid, and the other gathering first years.
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> "Yea," replyed Amber then notaced the gigantc man loming over her and the
> other first years, "Woa, that's one big man..."

Kadyn nodded. "That's the groundskeeper, Hagrid. I've seen him once or
twice." Kadyn bent over and whispered something in Amber's ear. "You might
want to avoid angering a man that big..."

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