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

[Margaret Dean]

Zack Kunkel wrote:
> 
> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Tashayar McCarthy
> <wow_its_tashayar at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>      Zack Kunkel <outcast.zeta at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>           On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 3:52 PM, William
>           Dean <wsdean at operamail.com> wrote:
> 
>                > ----- Original Message -----
>                > From: "Margaret Dean"

> > > 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..."

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.


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>