[Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the First Years

[Zack Kunkel]

On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Margaret Dean <margdean at erols.com> wrote:

> > > >> > 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.
> > >
> > > > 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,
>
> or occasionally dropping in to his parents' shop in Hogsmeade,
>
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > "Yea," replyed Amber then notaced the gigantic man looming 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..."
>
> "Firs' years!" called the big man again.  "Any more firs' years?
> All righ', step this way.  Jus' leave yer stuff on the platform,
> they'll take it up ter the school for yeh.  Hold on to yer
> animals.  Down this path here.  Mind yerselves, it's pretty
> steep!"
>
> Hagrid led the straggling line of first-year students down a
> narrow, rocky path bordered by thick trees, a looming shadow on
> either side of them in the darkness.  Then they rounded a bend
> and there was the distant castle, twinkling with lights and
> mirrored on the waters of a dark, still lake.
>
> A fleet of small boats was drawn up on the lake shore, and Hagrid
> herded the students into them.  "No more than four ter a boat,
> mind."


Kadyn held Hesetu gingerly, and slowly stepped into a boat. "Amber, Cy, I've
got one." Kadyn sat down firmly, and attempted to stay as still as possible,
as the slow rocking was making hi stomach a bit uneasy.

>
>
> [OOC:  I'll pause here and let characters sort themselves into
> boats.]
>
>
> --Margaret Dean
>  <margdean at erols.com>
>
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