[Hogwarts Between] Seluna/Paloma - Meeting on the Street

[Fiona Trumitch]

On Feb 8, 2008 7:31 AM, Karen Klutzke <kklutzke at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Feb 7, 2008 12:17 PM, Fiona Trumitch <fjcute at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 2/5/08, Paloma McFei <inuyash8 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Karen Klutzke <kklutzke at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > A small, wizened man greeted them, his thick glasses making his
> > > eyes
> > > > > > > > look much bigger than they actually were. "Good afternoon and
> > > > welcome
> > > > > > > > to Ollivanders, makers of fine wands since 382 B.C. May I help
> > > you?"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Mori just stared at the shelves and their tiny boxes, and boxes, and
> > > > > > > boxes. She leaned over and whispered to Seluna, "Fire hazard much?"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Perhaps you are here to find your wands?" the old man asked. "My name
> > > > > > is Ollivander, and I can assist you in that regard."
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you. *to Mori* What kind of wand do you want?
> > > >
> > > > Mori turned an glared back at her father while she answered Seluna. "I
> > > > don't want a wand. I want something cool. Maybe I'll learn to cast
> > > > with Twiglets or something. You go first."
> > > >
> > > > "Mr. Olivander, this is my best friend, Seluna Nxbrner, *she* needs a
> > > > wand, as does Paloma."
> > > >
> > > > "I want a unique wand." Paloma said snobbishly.
> > >
> > > Ollivander looked at Mori and Seluna for a brief second, perhaps
> > > measuring them, then turned to answer Paloma. "Indeed?" he replied
> > > with a faint smile. "All our wands are unique, young miss. Though we
> > > only start with three different cores--phoenix feather, unicorn hair,
> > > or the heartstrings of dragons--the material of the wand and
> > > the...process...by which the wand is made, is quite unique.
> > >
> > > "Shall I measure you now?"
> > >
> > > "Umm... OK, I guess." Paloma answered hesitatingly.
>
> "Sure. What are Dragon Heartstrings anyway? It sounds cool."
>
> "One at a time, please. Miss Paloma first." Ollivander paused and
> turned back to Seluna and Mori. "But to reply to your statement, Miss
> Nxbrner, Dragon Heartstrings are the strongest sinews found in the
> core of a dragon's heart. Though the phoenix and unicorn will live to
> donate another feather or hair, the dragon does not survive.
> Understandably, they are rarer."
>
> He reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a tailor's measuring tape.
" That's so cruel. Killing dragons. It's like getting unicorn blood."
Seluna said, shivering. (shes an animal rights activast)