[Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the First Years

[Tashayar McCarthy]

--- On Sat, 8/30/08, Zack Kunkel <outcast.zeta at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 10:16 AM
> 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.
> 

Amber clambered onto the boat, making it shake a little. Having a big catcage wasn't helping the movement either. But no matter how the boat tipped it didn't flip. "Odd..." whispered Amber to herself. Then she sat in the front facing the castle.

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