[Hogwarts Between] First Year's Entrance

[Paloma McFei]

--- On Sat, 9/6/08, Margaret Dean <margdean at erols.com> wrote:

> From: Margaret Dean <margdean at erols.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] First Year's Entrance
> To: "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween at gamera.cc>
> Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008, 6:57 PM
> Patrick McCartney wrote:
> > 
> > > Hagrid held his lantern up high to signal where
> the students
> > > should gather.  He patiently waited without
> saying a word until
> > > everyone left their boats and gathered in front
> of him.
> > >
> > > He kept his lantern raised as he turned and lead
> the students
> > > up a passageway in the rocks.  The rocks on the
> floor of the
> > > passageway were worn smooth with hundreds of
> years of First
> > > Years' arrivals.
> > >
> > > They reached a flat grassy area with the walls of
> the Hogwarts
> > > castle rising into the air next to them.  Hagrid
> led them up a
> > > flight of wide stone steps.
> > >
> > > He stopped in front of huge oak doors and turned
> to view the
> > > progress of the students.  Once everyone was
> gathered at the
> > > top landing of the stairs he turned and gave
> three booming
> > > knocks on the oak doors.
> > >
> > > He then stood there and waited.
> > >
> > > Amber looked around as if she was missing
> something, then
> > > turned to Kadyn and whispered, "What are we
> supposed to
> > > do...?"
> > >
> > > Glad to be off the boat, Heath looked around. He
> couldn't see
> > > much besides other kids quietly whispering to
> each other and
> > > looking as confused as Heath was. Glad that he
> hadn't missed
> > > anything Heath thought reassuringly to himself,
> "If your as
> > > confused as everyone else, you probably
> haven't done something
> > > wrong."
> > >
> > > Cyrus looked upwards in fresh awe at the castle
> rising in front of
> > > him.
> > >
> > > Kadyn spoke up, to his friends as well as to the
> boy who had spoken
> > > to Amber. "I suppose we wait... Not much
> else we can do..."
> > 
> > The students did not wait long.  The door opened and a
> tall, black
> > haired witch walked out.  She wore a flowing emerald
> green robe.  Her
> > face was stern with no sign of levity.  She stood
> there lookout out
> > over the flock of students.
> 
> "Here's the First Years, Professor
> McGonagall," said Hagrid.
> 
> "Very good, Hagrid," said the tall witch.  She
> swept her gaze
> over the group of eleven-year-olds and then said,
> "Follow me,
> please."

Paloma turned to Seluna and Mori and wispered in confusion, "Who is this lady?"