[Hogwarts Between] Exploring the Train

[Paloma McFei]

--- On Fri, 7/25/08, Patrick McCartney <hogsmeade at squaredbee.com> wrote:

> From: Patrick McCartney <hogsmeade at squaredbee.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Exploring the Train
> To: inuyash8 at yahoo.com, "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
> Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 11:51 AM
> > > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Patrick McCartney
> > > <hogsmeade at squaredbee.com
> > > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > >  > 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.
> >
> > > "..."Seluna just follows her.
> > >  
> > Paloma kept walking down the hallway.
> 
> Ahead of her was the next door at the end of the train car.
>  She
> thought she could hear a rhythmic thumping through the
> door, but it was
> so faint she could't be sure.  It may have been her
> heart beating so
> loud from the excitement.

Paloma ran quietly down the hallway to the door and peeked through the window.