[Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and Amber on the train
Zack Kunkel
outcast.zeta at gmail.com
Tue Jul 15 20:18:43 EDT 2008
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 12:38 PM, William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com> wrote:
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> ----- 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: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:05:45 -0400
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> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Tashayar McCarthy <
> wow_its_tashayar at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> --- On Mon, 7/14/08, William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com> wrote:
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>> > 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:
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>> >
>> > --- 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.
>
>
> Kadyn shook his head nochalantly. "You're both just nervous about going to
> Hogwarts, and it's getting you both highstrung. Kadyn thought about the
> large ,magnificent castle, just outside Hogsmeade. "I've seen Hogwarts
> before. It's incredible..."
>
>>
>> "Tell us about it," Cyrus urged. "My dad never told me a whole lot."
>>
> "Well..." Kadyn racked his brain for mental images of Hogwarts. "Picture
the most magnificent medevial castle you can think of. Now give it a
slightly different look, not scary, not threatening, just... As if it had
been built for a higher power." Kadyn smiled. "Or to teach it. Every stone
wall shines with an incredible glow. The grounds, they are full of the
greenest grass you will ever see, practically year round."
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