Kadyn mumbled something under his breath. "That doesn't mean I won't be visiting Hogsmeade..."<br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/26/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Kris Kunkel</b> <<a href="mailto:kris.kunkel@gmail.com">kris.kunkel@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">> > > > Kadyn had been hiding his excitement all day. He had been patiently<br>> waiting<br>
> > > > the owl, passing time slowly. Anyone except his family would have not<br>> have<br>> > > > even guessed he was getting it. But now that he was here, he could no<br>> longer<br>> > > > hide it. He tore the letter from the beak, broke into a smile and
<br>> opened the<br>> > > > letter. Slowly, his smile was fading. He looked around the room at his<br>> > > > family, and announced "My trunk is gonna be really heavy with all<br>> these
<br>> > > > books...". He broke into another Grin.<br>> ><br>> > > Ryan chuckled. "Merlin forbid you would have to do any hard labor like<br>> > > lifting it!" he joked as he crossed the room to take a look at the
<br>> > > list his son was holding. He creased his brow considering. "Well, I'm<br>> > > sure we could find a couple of these here in the village book shoppe,<br>> > > but not all of them without searching."
<br>> > ><br>> > > Turning to his wife, he sighed dramatically, the laughter still in his<br>> > > eyes, but hidden from Kadyn. "I *suppose* we'll have to make that trip<br>> > > to Flourish and Blotts I've been dreading." He winked at her, knowing
<br>> > > how much Kadyn was looking forward to Diagon Alley and then riding the<br>> > > Hogwarts Express from King's Cross.<br>> ><br>> > > "That is if you're still interested in going, Kay?" his father asked.
<br>> ><br>> > "We could always send for the books by post," Harriet suggests. "That<br>> > way you could skip the crowded train ride and just walk on up to<br>> > school when the time comes." She sounds quite serious but spare a
<br>> > mischievous glance at her husband.<br>><br>> "No mom. I want to go to Diagon Alley and I want to take the train. Most<br>> students don't live in Hogsmeade and i want to fit in." He spoke with a
<br>> strange sort of seriousness. "Nobody would want to be friends with the weird<br>> kid who didn't take the train." He grinned at his parents. "Though most of<br>> our regulars from past Hogsmeade days will know me, I don't want people to
<br>> know I live here. I'll have to buy my lady friends drinks here and I don't<br>> want them to know i get them for free!<br><br>Ryan chuckled. "A bit ahead of yourself there aren't you, Kadyn? Not
<br>at school yet and you're already bringing the ladies back?" He walks<br>over and tossles his son's hair. "Because we all know that you're not<br>allowed to make the trips to the village until your third year."
<br><br>Turning to his wife he smiles. "He must get it from you. I was never<br>girl crazy at school." It's obvious that he's having trouble keeping a<br>straight face.<br><br>-----------------------------------------------
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