[Hogwarts Between] Exploring the Train

[Patrick McCartney]

> Paloma stood up and said, "Well,
> I'm going to
> explore and try to see
> what is going on." Paloma slid opened
> the door
> and walked out into
> the
> hallway and slid the door shut behind her.
>
>
> Directly ahead of her was one of the many windows
> runing
> along the side
> of the train carriage.  It looked out onto rocky
> highlands.
>  It was
> easy to see that the train was not yet moving.
>
> On both sides of her was an empty hallway.  It
> seemed
> everyone took the
> advice of the amplified voice and was staying in
> their
> cabin.
>
> The cabin Paloma just exited was close to the
> train
> carriage door on
> her left.  In that direction was the rear of the
> train.
>
> To her right, through the small window in the
> train
> carriage door,
> there looked like there was movement, but no way
> to be
> sure.
>
> Paloma walked towards the window where she thought she
> saw movement, she
> tip-toed sideways against the wall until she got to
> the window, then she
> slowly peeked out the window.
>
>
> "What are you doing?" Seluna asked, poping
> up
> behind her. *sees the startled
> look on her face* "What. Did you realy think that
> I
> would let you be out her
> alone with something supernatural going on?"
>
> Paloma opened the door and walked into the hallway.
> 
> The hallway before her looked exactly like the hallway she
> just left.
> 
> Paloma walked firther down the hallway.

Still, no one moved on the train's hallway.  Out the side windows the
scenery was still.  Behind the closed cabin doors she could hear the
muffled voices of students.