<BR><BR><B><I>Brenda McCartney <brenda.mccartney@gmail.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <div>[OOC: By the way, everyone. Marina's decided to keep trying after<BR>all. Hopefully, once she gets into the swing, her posting rate will<BR>pick up.]<BR><BR>On 10/1/07, Paloma McFei <INUYASH8@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>><BR>><BR>> Brenda McCartney <BRENDA.MCCARTNEY@GMAIL.COM>wrote:<BR>><BR>> Tap. Tap. Tap.<BR>><BR>> Julie Avery tapped her wand impatiently on the kitchen table. Her<BR>> breakfast remained uneaten. "Where is it?!" she grumbled to no one in<BR>> particular.<BR>><BR>> "Where is what, pumpkin?" her father Paul asked from his seat at the<BR>> head of the table. The old man winked at young Paloma across the<BR>> table when Julie turned to peer out the window yet again. He<BR>> obviously knew what his grown daughter was waiting for and
simply<BR>> wished to needle her.<BR>><BR>> "The OWL! You know very well what I'm waiting for. Paloma's OWL!<BR>> Today's the day. We got the notice at work yesterday to be prepare<BR>> for a long night. The house elves have been emptying the boxes and<BR>> stocking shelves all night," she said shrilly.<BR>><BR>> Finally, in a rush of wind, a large owl breezed in through the open<BR>> door and landed before Paloma, a parchment envelope held tightly in<BR>> its beak. Julie grabbed for it, but the owl hopped away from her,<BR>> insisting on giving the envelope to Paloma only.<BR>><BR>> "What is this for mom?" Paloma asked curiously.<BR><BR>Julie looked at her daughter incredulously. "Paloma. You CAN'T be<BR>serious. It's your Hogwarts letter! The Averys have attended<BR>Hogwarts from time immemorial. Naturally, you would have received a<BR>letter. Now, open it! Open it!" she ordered impatiently.<BR><BR>"OK, OK, I'll open the stupid
letter!" Paloma said in a snoby tone. The letter said...</div> <div>___________________________________<BR>HogwartsBetween mailing list<BR>HogwartsBetween@gamera.cc<BR>http://gamera.cc/mailman/listinfo/hogwartsbetween_gamera.cc<BR></div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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