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

Sat Jun 14 12:44:03 EDT 2008

On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Tashayar McCarthy <
wow_its_tashayar at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- On *Sat, 6/14/08, 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: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 10:26 AM
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>   ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zack Kunkel"
> To: "Hogwarts Between Game List"
> Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and Amber on the train
> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:10:35 -0400
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>   On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Tashayar McCarthy <
> wow_its_tashayar at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> *Zack Kunkel <outcast.zeta at gmail.com>* wrote:
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>>   On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 6:30 PM, William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Tashayar McCarthy" <wow_its_tashayar at yahoo.com>
>>> > To: "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
>>> > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and Amber on the train
>>>  > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:24:53 -0700 (PDT)
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>>> > Patrick McCartney <hogsmeade at squaredbee.com> wrote:
>>> > --- Zack Kunkel wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> > > From: Tashayar McCarthy Date: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:16 PM
>>> > > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and Amber on the train
>>> > > To: Hogwarts Between Game List *Patrick McCartney * wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > --- Tashayar McCarthy wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Zack Kunkel wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > > > On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Patrick McCartney
>>> > > > wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > > > While they were discussing money, there came a loud clattering
>>> > > noise
>>> > > > in
>>> > > > the corridor outside. The door of their compartment slid open and a
>>> > > > plump, kindly-looking witch peeked in.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Anything off the trolley, ducks?" she asked the three children.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "uhm... can you give me costs for "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor
>>> > > Beans",
>>> > > > and chocolate frogs?" Kadyn had a fairly large collection of
>>> > > > Chocolate
>>> > > > frog cards at home, but was still missing quite a few. He turned
>>> > > back
>>> > > > to Amber and Cyrus. "Do either of you need anything?"
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Yes." said Amber. She got up from her seat and looked at the
>>> > > > trolley.
>>> > > > Colorful wrappers overloaded the cart. Packages marked 'Cauldron
>>> > > > Cakes'
>>> > > > and 'Peppermint Patties', 'Birdie Bots Every Flavoured Beans" and
>>> > > > small
>>> > > > cases of 'Chocolate Frogs'. Amber ordered all mentioned, getting an
>>> > > > extra frog for Kayden, a small payment for the lost tips.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Anything for you, love?" the witch asked Cyrus.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Um, sure," said Cyrus. He purchased several Cauldron Cakes and
>>> > > > Chocolate frogs, and put down his book to eat.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > The treats were priced so as not to break the budgets of
>>> > > > schoolchildren, so they didn't deplete the children's spending
>>> > > money
>>> > > > too alarmingly. Most of Kadyn's Chocolate Frog cards turned out to
>>> > > > be
>>> > > > ones he had already, as usual, but there were a couple of new ones.
>>> > > > One of these was a witch with a mane of black hair, wearing a blue
>>> > > > velvet gown that matched her eyes.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Winifred of West-Mere-Land," the text read, "also called the Witch
>>> > > > of
>>> > > > the West-Mere-Land, was a well-known healer and Animagus of the
>>> > > 13th
>>> > > > Century. Her animal form was
>>> > > > a black mare. The venerable wizarding family of Windermere claims
>>> > > her
>>> > > > as an ancestress."
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Blimey, I've never even heard of her before..." He turned the card
>>> > > > over, seeing that the witch had disapeared. "I'll look her up in a
>>> > > > 'History of Magic' book, see if it says
>>> > > > anything more." He opened a box of "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor
>>> > > Beans"
>>> > > > and dug in
>>> > > > his bags for his "History of Magic" book, and then swallowed what
>>> > > he
>>> > > > thought was a cherry bean.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Amber looked at the card. Nothing. All there was was a dark black
>>> > > > background. "So, what's so special about this? It's just...blank."
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Well of course its blank, you can't expect her to wait around all
>>> > > > day?
>>> > > > she's got places to go, just like any portrait." Kadyn popped
>>> > > another
>>> > > > bean in his mouth, then spit it out.
>>> > > > "ugh...jalapeno..."
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Her eyes widened. She grabbed her suitcase and rummaged through it,
>>> > > > scattering clothes and nick-nacks all around the compartment, until
>>> > > > she
>>> > > > reached a glossy piece of paper. Amber stared at her young face and
>>> > > > the faces of two adults. One had long red
>>> > > > hair and green eyes, the other blond hair and glasses. They were
>>> > > > still.
>>> > > > Amber sighed. She knew in the back of her mind they wouldn't move,
>>> > > > they're a muggle picture. She put them back and started to clean up
>>> > > > her
>>> > > > stuff.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Just then the witch on the card popped into view again, as if
>>> > > coming
>>> > > > to
>>> > > > look out a window. She waved and smiled...but she didn't seem to be
>>> > > > looking at Amber or Kadyn. She
>>> > > > seemed to be waving in Cyrus' direction.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Cyrus happened to glance up at that moment. His face flushed
>>> > > scarlet
>>> > > > when he saw the Chocolate Frog card, and he reached for his book
>>> > > > again.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Do you know her, Cyrus? She certainly seems to know you..." Kadyn
>>> > > > bit
>>> > > > into
>>> > > > another Berties Bott's Bean, and gagged.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Umm... yeah. She's a distant ancestor of mine." said Cyrus.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Ancestor?" Kadyn exclaimed. "Wow, all my family is Muggles." Kadyn
>>> > > > knew that this was only mostly true, but he thought it was close
>>> > > > enough.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "My family is Muggles also. Well, my grandparents are." said Amber.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "My mum's a muggle," said Cyrus. "All my dad's family are
>>> > > purebloods
>>> > > > though. They were kind of angry with him for marrying a muggle."
>>> > > > Kadyn
>>> > > > shook his head. "My parents are both wizards. They are just both
>>> > > > muggle
>>> > > > born wizards."
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Purebloods are...?" asked Amber.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "They're wizards with no muggle blood," Cyrus replied. "A lot of
>>> > > the
>>> > > > older wizarding families pride themselves on being pureblooded."
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Kadyn nodded "Almost all purebloods are related though, due to
>>> > > their
>>> > > > being fewer of them then their were years ago."
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > > The cabin door suddenly slid open with a slap and was replaced by a
>>> > > > 14
>>> > > > year old girl. She was wearing her school robes and holding a blue
>>> > > > balloon by a string. The balloon kept floating in and out of the
>>> > > > doorway.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "Oh, excuse me. I am looking for my friend Dagobert, have you seen
>>> > > > him?"
>>> > > > "No, I don't think anyones been in here, besides the trolley
>>> > > > lady..." Kadyn shook his head. "Sorry."
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > > "What's he look like?" asked Amber, "Maybe if he shows up we can
>>> > > tell
>>> > > > him your looking for him."
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > She looked up trying to envision him in her mind. One foot went up
>>> > > onto its toes.
>>> > >
>>> > > "He has very dark straight hair, parted on the side. His eyes are a
>>> > > deep brown, and he has the cutest little bump on his right ear." She
>>> > > paused and then looked down at them. "Perhaps you have seen his
>>> > > younger brother, Childeric? He's about your age."
>>> > >
>>> > > Amber thought. She could have sworn she had seen him before. He was
>>> > > the boy
>>> > > she had fought with at the station. When she remembered her face went
>>> > > bright
>>> > > scarlet, "No, I don't think I've seen him before."
>>> > >
>>> > > Kadyn thought too. "hmm..." He thought that was who Amber had been
>>> > > fighting
>>> > > with, but he couldn't remember. He assumed Amber would have remebered
>>> > > if so,
>>> > > so he said nothing.
>>> >
>>> > "Thank you." She slid the door shut catching a part of the balloon,
>>> > making it look as if she had caught it on a nose. She slid the door
>>> > open and pulled the balloon free. As she re-closed the door they could
>>> > hear out in the hallway, "Sorry about that."
>>> >
>>>  Amber was so embarrassed that she had just met, what could have
>>> > been, the boy's girlfriend that she stole the book Cyrus had been
>>> > reading and turned to a random page hiding her face behind it.
>>> >
>>> Cyrus noticed this, but chose not to comment. He had been silently
>>> watching the interplay, eating his Cauldron Cakes. Having not seen Amber at
>>> the station, he was unsure why she was suddenly so embarressed.
>>
>>
>> Kadyn saw Amber blush, and tried to figure out why. After a sudden
>> revelation, he exclaimed "I was right! The boy she was looking for was that
>> boy you were fighting with, back on the platform!" Kadyn smiled, then began
>> to think of why she was blushing over this.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Amber shot Kadyn a dark glance then started to actually read the book
>>> Cyrus had been reading both to distract her mind and also to lose some
>>> redness of her face.
>>>
>> "What?" Kadyn frowned. "What did I say?" Kadyn shook his head. "Girls" he
> thought silently to himself. He looked at the book. " What are you reading?
> "Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them". Where did you pick that up,
> Cyrus?"
>
>>
>>> [OOC: What's in the book?]
>>>
>>  "Flourish and Blott's, in Diagon Alley." Cyrus replied.
>>
>> "Oh, I didn't actually get my books there. I got mine back from a local
>> shop back in Hogsmeade." Kadyn peeked over Amber's shoulder.
>>
>

>       "This is brilliant!" said Amber "It's called a 'Thestral'. It says,
>> 'you can only see them when you've looked into the face of death. From those
>> who've see this strange but terrible beast have said that it resembles a
>> bony horse with black bat wings.' Also there's a rectangle that looks like a
>> picture should be there. Is this one of those strange pictures where they
>> walk in?"
>>
> "No, you probably just can't see it because you haven't seen death." Kadyn
shrugged and looked over where the thestral should have been.

>
>>
>> [OOC: It is there but Amber can't see it. She hasn't seen death.]
>>
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