[Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and Amber on the train

[Tashayar McCarthy]

--- On Mon, 7/14/08, William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com> wrote:

> From: William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and Amber on the train
> To: "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
> Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 12:14 PM
> ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Zack Kunkel"
>   To: wow_its_tashayar at yahoo.com, "Hogwarts Between
> Game List"
>   Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and Amber
> on the train
>   Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:46:29 -0400
> 
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> 
>   On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 7:57 PM, Tashayar McCarthy
> <wow_its_tashayar at yahoo.com>
>   wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     --- On Sat, 7/12/08, Zack Kunkel
> <outcast.zeta at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>     > From: Zack Kunkel <outcast.zeta at gmail.com>
>     > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and
> Amber on the
>     train
>     > To: "Hogwarts Between Game List"
> <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
>     > Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 7:20 PM
>     > On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Patrick McCartney
>     > <hogsmeade at squaredbee.com>
>     > wrote:
>     >
>     > >  > Amber sat in the cabin chair and
> listened to the
>     > > > boys talk. Amber
>     > > > could onlyhear short bits of the
> boy's story.
>     > > > "Funny... Mates...
>     > > > Levitation... Dead" Atthe word
>     > > > "dead" Amber shot up and
> looked out
>     > > > the window with Kadyn.
>     > > >
>     > > > "What's wrong with you?"
> Kadyn
>     > > > looked at Amber, then went back to
>     > > > his seat. "Seems as though
> something's
>     > > > gone wrong with the train.
>     > > > It seems to have gone dead."
>     > > >
>     > > > "Ohhh..." said Amber, the
> events
>     > > > clicked in her head. "What do you
>     > > > think happened?"
>     > > >
>     > > > "I dunno," said Cyrus. He
> sounded
>     > > > worried.
>     > > > "This has never happened before,
>     > > > that I've ever heard of."
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > > "Maybe it's a new way of doing
> things,
>     > > > because of
>     > > > the down fall of...
>     > > > You-Know-Who..." Kadyn trembled
> slightly.
>     > > > "They
>     > > > might just have it for
>     > > > security reasons, or something."
>     > > >
>     > > > "Maybe." said Cyrus.
>     > > >
>     > > > "I do know You-Know-Who." said
> Amber,
>     > > > "He's an evil guy. My
>     > > > parents
>     > > > told me about him before they
> left."
>     > > >
>     > > > "My dad's told me about
>     > > > You-Know-Who."
>     > > > Cyrus shuddered. "He sounds
>     > > > really
>     > > > evil."
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > > "He's as dark as they come,
> that's
>     > > > for
>     > > > sure. So it probably is just
>     > > > some
>     > > > security measure, a stop half way there
> to make
>     > > > sure
>     > > > there aren't any
>     > > > stowaways." Kadyn smiled in spite
> of
>     > > > himself,
>     > > > because he only half
>     > > > believed
>     > > > what he was saying.
>     > > >
>     > > > Just as Kadyn finished, three soft taps
> came from
>     > > > the
>     > > > closed
>     > > > compartment door.
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > > Amber jumped. She wasn't expecting
> that. Her
>     > > > head turned to the
>     > > > door.
>     > > >
>     > > > It was difficult to see anything outside
> of the
>     > > > dingy cabin
>     > > > window.
>     > > > All Amber could see was the shadow of
> someone
>     > > > standing outside,
>     > > > just to
>     > > > the left staying out of view.
>     > > >
>     > > > "Should be open the door?"
> whispered
>     > > > Cyrus. His voice trembled
>     > > > slightly.
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > > Kadyn sighed. "Of course! They did
> say
>     > > > someone would be coming around
>     > > > to
>     > > > check on us." Kadyn shook his head,
> and
>     > > > opened the door to the
>     > > > compartment.
>     > > >
>     > > > Standing on the other side of the door
> was a
>     > > > stout man
>     > > > standing a few
>     > > > inches short of six feet tall.  He had a
> round
>     > > > head
>     > > > with hair cut very
>     > > > short and even all around.  His
> sideburns were
>     > > > shaved
>     > > > above and around
>     > > > his ears.  He wore glasses that were
> round and
>     > > > thick.
>     > > > His nose seemed
>     > > > rather large for his face, and his ears
> stuck
>     > > > out.  A
>     > > > straight
>     > > > expression was on his face showing that
> he was
>     > > > calm,
>     > > > concerned, and
>     > > > patient.
>     > > >
>     > > > "I was wonderin' if y'all
> are
>     > > > a'needin' any help."
>     > > >
>     > > > He spoke in a slow deep kindly drawl
> which gave
>     > > > the
>     > > > feeling of laziness
>     > > > but, more strongly, a sense that he had
> a serious
>     > > > distaste for fooling
>     > > > around.
>     > > >
>     > > > "No, I think I'm alright. What
> about you
>     > > > two?" Kadyn looked to his to
>     > > > friends.
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > > Amber raised her hand slightly but
> started
>     > > > talking anyway, "Can you
>     > > > tell us why the train stopped?"
>     > > >
>     > > > The man looked directly at her through
> his
>     > glasses.
>     > > >
>     > > > "Set back some," he drawled,
>     > "Magic
>     > > > keeps it going, so I reckon
>     > > > somethin' happened there."
>     > > >
>     > > > Kadyn nodded, slightly worried now that
> something
>     > > > actually had gone wrong,
>     > > > and that it wasn't just a security
> measure.
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > > "So," said Amber, "What
> do you
>     > mean by
>     > > > that?"
>     > > >
>     > > > The corners of his mouth bent upwards
> giving a
>     > slight
>     > > > smile.
>     > > >
>     > > > "I apologize," he responded,
> "for
>     > > > talking like country folk."
>     > > >
>     > > > "The spell that keeps the train
>     > a'goin'
>     > > > was interrupted.  I've
>     > > > been
>     > > > told that it's needin' a refesh,
> but that
>     > plow
>     > > > don't scour.  It's
>     > > > the
>     > > > reason the train was late."
>     > > >
>     > > > "So, is anyone needin' any
> help?"
>     > > >
>     > > > "No, I don't think so,"
> said Cyrus.
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > > "I think we're okay..."
> Kadyn
>     > looked
>     > > > around. "Thank you."
>     > > >
>     > > > "Good," the man said as he
> looked at
>     > Kadyn,
>     > > > "I'll be moving on, then."
>     > > >
>     > > > As he started to walk away they could
> see that he
>     > was
>     > > > loosely wearing
>     > > > his robes.  Beneath he was wearing a red
> plaid
>     > shirt, blue
>     > > > overalls,
>     > > > and large brown boots.
>     > > >
>     > > > The boots gave muffled clunks as he
> walked down
>     > the hall
>     > > > and knocked on
>     > > > the next cabin door.  There was a quick
> yelp
>     > heard through
>     > > > the cabin
>     > > > wall.
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > > Amber jumped again. "What? What
>     > happened?" She shouted out after the
>     > > > man.
>     > >
>     > > The man turned and looked back to where he
> had come
>     > from.
>     > >
>     > > "You kids are so edgy!"
>     > >
>     > > He turned back to wait for the person he had
> startled
>     > to open the cabin
>     > > door.
>     >
>     >
>     > Kadyn laughed, agreeing with what the man had said
> in
>     > regards to Amber.
>     >
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     Amber side-glanced to Kadyn but smiled slightly at what
> she did.
> 
>     "He's right, you know. You panic way to
> fast." Kadyn chuckled a
>     little, then smiled at her.
> 
>     "Uh, I have to admit, I'm a bit nervous
> too," said Cyrus. "I wish
>     he'd told us what was wrong."
> 
"Yea," said Amber, nodding a little too vigorously then needed.