<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>On 10/4/07, Paloma McFei <INUYASH8@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>><BR>><BR>> Brenda McCartney <BRENDA.MCCARTNEY@GMAIL.COM>wrote:<BR>> [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 wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Brenda McCartney 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 snobby tone. The<BR>> letter said...<BR><BR>HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY<BR><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><BR>Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore<BR>(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme<BR>Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)<BR><BR>Dear Miss Avery:<BR><BR>We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts<BR>School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all<BR>necessary books and equipment.<BR><BR>Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.<BR><BR>Yours sincerely,<BR><BR>Minerva McGonagall,<BR>Deputy Headmistress<BR><BR><BR>Along with the letter was a sheet that contained a list of
supplies,<BR>clothing and books that would be required for attendance at Hogwarts.<BR>Julie could recite the contents of the list nearly word for word,<BR>which she did as Paloma read through it.<BR></div> <div>mom,thats just sad that you memorized everything in the letter.<BR>_______________________________________________<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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