[Hogwarts Between] Crossing the Lake

[Paloma McFei]

--- On Wed, 9/3/08, Patrick McCartney <hogsmeade at squaredbee.com> wrote:

> From: Patrick McCartney <hogsmeade at squaredbee.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Crossing the Lake
> To: inuyash8 at yahoo.com, "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
> Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 5:37 PM
> > Outside of the wake caused by the boats, the water was
> > almost
> > completely still and flat.  Reflected in it were the
> > lights
> > from the
> > tall towers.  They shimmered here and there as small
> > ripples appeared
> > and went across the water's surface.
> >
> > All Paloma could do is look up at hogwarts and say,
> > "Wow..."
> > Seluna watched the oncoming castle, still wondering
> > why her life
> > was so
> > messed up at the moment. all the magic, and giants,
> > and strange
> > things that
> > were happening.
> >
> > Heath too stared at the majesty of Hogwarts, in
> > between moments
> > staring over the edge of his boat. It was as though
> > his stomach
> > couldn't decide if it wanted to throw out his
> > lunch or not. He only
> > felt a little nausous, but since the way his day had
> > been going it
> > never hurt to be to careful.
> > 
> > Their steady approach to the far shore was almost at
> an
> > end.  As Heath
> > looked down into the water, favoring his stomach, he
> > spotted what
> > looked like eyes -- human eyes -- staring up at him
> from
> > below the
> > surface.  The boat floated past them; but another pair
> of
> > eyes
> > followed, and this time he could just make out long
> hair
> > flowing around
> > them.  His boat slowly glided by.  The light from
> > Hagrid's torch, the
> > Hogwarts windows, and the crescent moon were not
> enough to
> > see much
> > more.
> > 
> > Paloma quickly broke her trance at hogwarts and stuck
> a couple of
> > fingers in the water, Paloma wanted to do that her
> whole life 
> >
> > [OOC: (and she did not look at the water so she did
> not see the
> eyes.) ]
> 
> [OOC:  Well, she was somewhere else, so she probably
> wouldn't. ]
> 
> Paloma's fingers made their own wake, unseen by anyone.
> 
> The water started to feel odd.  It seemed to be pressing
> firmer against
> the tips of her fingers.  It also felt bumpy -- and
> slimy!!!

"Eww!" Paloma shriked and quickly pulled her fingers out of the water and shook her hand in the air to try to get the water off.