[Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the First Years

Tue Sep 2 21:42:09 EDT 2008

On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Paloma McFei <inuyash8 at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- On Sat, 8/30/08, William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com> wrote:
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> > From: William Dean <wsdean at operamail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the First Years
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> > Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 10:00 AM
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> > > From: "Tashayar McCarthy"
> > <wow_its_tashayar at yahoo.com>
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> > > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers the
> > First Years
> > > Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:28:19 -0700 (PDT)
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> > > --- On Sat, 8/30/08, Zack Kunkel
> > <outcast.zeta at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: Zack Kunkel <outcast.zeta at gmail.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Hagrid Gathers
> > the First Years
> > > > To: "Hogwarts Between Game List"
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> > > > Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 10:16 AM
> > > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Margaret Dean
> > > > <margdean at erols.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > > >> > At one end of the
> > platform
> > > > stood a man with long, shaggy black
> > > > > > > >> > hair and beard.
> > Several sizes
> > > > larger than anyone else and draped
> > > > > > > >> > in a long overcoat,
> > he looked
> > > > just too big to be allowed; but
> > > > > > > >> > what could be seen
> > of his face
> > > > wore a broad grin, and his black
> > > > > > > >> > eyes twinkled.
> > Waving a hand
> > > > the size of a truck tire, he called
> > > > > > > >> > out, "Firs'
> > years! Firs' years this way!"
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Seluna and Koramori both
> > looked at
> > > > eachother with a strange
> > > > > > > >> expression. The man who
> > was yelling
> > > > for first years for Hogwarts
> > > > > > > >> was huge. They were only
> > about half
> > > > his height, That they could
> > > > > > > >> tell from far away. But
> > he seemed
> > > > friendly and they doubted that
> > > > > > > >> a magic school would send
> > someone
> > > > who could hurt them to bring in
> > > > > > > >> new kids. Seluna walked
> > over to the
> > > > man, carrying her suitcase
> > > > > > > >> behind her. Mori right
> > behind her
> > > > as well. She carried Lucky in
> > > > > > > >> her arms and looked up at
> > the man.
> > > > Her parents had never kept
> > > > > > > >> books on magical
> > creatures or fairy
> > > > tales in the house, but Seluna
> > > > > > > >> read about them at the
> > library and
> > > > at school. This man isn't big
> > > > > > > >> enough to be a giant, and
> > he
> > > > didn't look like an ogre, even though
> > > > > > > >> they were about his size,
> > so maybe
> > > > he wasn't a magical creature.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Paloma followed the mans
> > command and
> > > > went over to him and waited for
> > > > > > > > everyone else to get off the
> > train.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Gathering up his stuff Heath
> > squeezed off
> > > > the train. In retrospect he
> > > > > > > decided it was much like being
> > toothpaste
> > > > being squeezed out of it's
> > > > > > > bottle. After being jostled along
> > Heath
> > > > finally got a good look at
> > > > > > > Hogwarts Castle. Shocked by the
> > spectacle,
> > > > Heath made the mistake of
> > > > > > > standing still. Less than a second
> > later he
> > > > was shoved from behind
> > > > > > > into another kid who shoved him
> > into another
> > > > kid and so on much like a
> > > > > > > pinball bouncing off bumpers. This
> > went on
> > > > for a few more times until
> > > > > > > Heath was shoved into the legs of
> > the
> > > > biggest man Heath had ever seen.
> > > > > > > In fact, Heath's head just
> > barely
> > > > surpassed the man's pelvis. Looking
> > > > > > > up Heath saw that the man was
> > wearing a
> > > > heavy overcoat and had beard
> > > > > > > that would make a lion's mane
> > look tame.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Steady on, there, mate,"
> > said the big
> > > > man as Heath collided with
> > > > > > him, and he reached out a hand to keep
> > Heath from
> > > > falling over.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Raising his voice again, he called out,
> > > > "Just leave yer stuff on
> > > > > > the platform, it'll be taken up ter
> > the
> > > > school.  Firs' years,
> > > > > > this way!"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kadyn stumbled his way off the train,
> > his luggage
> > > > being repeatedly
> > > > > > battered back and forth. He chuckled
> > slightly, as
> > > > most of the first
> > > > > > years seemed to be in awe, at least to
> > him. He
> > > > waved to a friend of
> > > > > > his parents, who had just been passing
> > through
> > > > the station. He began
> > > > > > to move towards the groundskeeper, who
> > he had
> > > > seen once or twice
> > > > > > before out on the grounds of the
> > school,
> > > > >
> > > > > or occasionally dropping in to his
> > parents' shop
> > > > in Hogsmeade,
> > > > >
> > > > > > and quickly stopped and called back.
> > "Amber,
> > > > Cyrus, you coming?"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cyrus had grabbed his belongings and
> > been sucked
> > > > into the swirling
> > > > > > mass of people. With Kadyn's call,
> > he finally
> > > > managed to get his
> > > > > > bearings, and attempted to wade through
> > the crowd
> > > > to Kadyn and the
> > > > > > huge man standing behind him.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Amber grabbed her stuff and cat and
> > leaped into
> > > > the crowd. She was
> > > > > > bashed between kids, each time she hit
> > one she
> > > > let out a little
> > > > > > "ahh!" and the occasional
> > > > "Sorry." In all the moving, pushing
> > kids
> > > > > > she lost sight of Kadyn and Cyrus.
> > "Kad-
> > > > OOF!" she called as she
> > > > > > got shoved by a large passing child.
> > > > "Grr..." Then she heard Kadyn.
> > > > > > "Yes!" and ran over.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kadyn shook his head and chuckled a
> > little.
> > > > "I really hope our entire
> > > > > > year isn't like this train ride.
> > We'll go
> > > > home with a lot of bruises."
> > > > > > Kadyn then began to walk towards
> > Hagrid, and the
> > > > other gathering
> > > > > > first years.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Yea," replyed Amber then
> > notaced the
> > > > gigantic man looming over her
> > > > > > and the other first years, "Woa,
> > that's
> > > > one big man..."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kadyn nodded. "That's the
> > groundskeeper,
> > > > Hagrid. I've seen him
> > > > > > once or twice." Kadyn bent over
> > and
> > > > whispered something in
> > > > > > Amber's ear. "You might want
> > to avoid
> > > > angering a man that
> > > > > > big..."
> > > > >
> > > > > "Firs' years!" called the big
> > man again.
> > > >  "Any more firs' years?
> > > > > All righ', step this way.  Jus'
> > leave yer
> > > > stuff on the platform,
> > > > > they'll take it up ter the school for
> > yeh.  Hold
> > > > on to yer
> > > > > animals.  Down this path here.  Mind
> > yerselves,
> > > > it's pretty
> > > > > steep!"
> > > > >
> > > > > Hagrid led the straggling line of first-year
> > students
> > > > down a
> > > > > narrow, rocky path bordered by thick trees,
> > a looming
> > > > shadow on
> > > > > either side of them in the darkness.  Then
> > they
> > > > rounded a bend
> > > > > and there was the distant castle, twinkling
> > with
> > > > lights and
> > > > > mirrored on the waters of a dark, still
> > lake.
> > > > >
> > > > > A fleet of small boats was drawn up on the
> > lake shore,
> > > > and Hagrid
> > > > > herded the students into them.  "No
> > more than
> > > > four ter a boat,
> > > > > mind."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Kadyn held Hesetu gingerly, and slowly stepped
> > into a boat.
> > > > "Amber, Cy, I've
> > > > got one." Kadyn sat down firmly, and
> > attempted to stay
> > > > as still as possible,
> > > > as the slow rocking was making hi stomach a bit
> > uneasy.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Amber clambered onto the boat, making it shake a
> > little. Having a
> > > big catcage wasn't helping the movement either.
> > But no matter how
> > > the boat tipped it didn't flip. "Odd..."
> > whispered Amber to
> > > herself. Then she sat in the front facing the castle.
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > [OOC:  I'll pause here and let
> > characters sort
> > > > themselves into
> > > > > boats.]
> > > > >
> > Cyrus climbed into the boat with Kadyn and Amber, then
> > looked around to see if someone else would get in too.
>
> Paloma carefully steped into a boat and waited for Seluna and Mori to get
> in with her.
>  Seluna stepped into the boat with Paloma, Mori following behind her, and
> tried to see anything around her, it was getting dark.
>
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