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

[Margaret Dean]

[OOC:  Fixing crosspost]

William Dean wrote:
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Margaret Dean" <margdean at erols.com>
> > To: "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
> > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and Amber on the train
> > Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 16:41:36 -0400
> >
> >
> > 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..."

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.