[Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the First Years

[William Dean]

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> From: "Tashayar McCarthy" <wow_its_tashayar at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the First Years
> Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:28:19 -0700 (PDT)
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> --- On Sat, 8/30/08, Zack Kunkel <outcast.zeta at gmail.com> wrote:
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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: 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.]
> > >
Cyrus climbed into the boat with Kadyn and Amber, then looked around to see if someone else would get in too.

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