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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 3:07 PM, William Dean <<a href="mailto:wsdean@operamail.com">wsdean@operamail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: "Zack Kunkel" <<a href="mailto:outcast.zeta@gmail.com">outcast.zeta@gmail.com</a>><br>> To: "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween@gamera.cc><br>
> Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and Amber on the train<br></div>
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<div class="Wj3C7c">> Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:56:33 -0400<br>><br>><br>> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 7:31 AM, Margaret Dean <<a href="mailto:margdean@erols.com">margdean@erols.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> > [OOC: Fixing crosspost]<br>
> ><br>> > William Dean wrote:<br>> > ><br>> > > > ----- Original Message -----<br>> > > > From: "Margaret Dean" <<a href="mailto:margdean@erols.com">margdean@erols.com</a>><br>
> > > > To: "Hogwarts Between Game List" <hogwartsbetween@gamera.cc><br>> > > > Subject: Re: [Hogwarts Between] Kadyn, Cyrus, and Amber on the train<br>> > > > Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 16:41:36 -0400<br>
> > > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > > Zack Kunkel wrote:<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Tashayar McCarthy<br>> > > > > <<a href="mailto:wow_its_tashayar@yahoo.com">wow_its_tashayar@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > > > ><br>> > > > > Zack Kunkel <<a href="mailto:outcast.zeta@gmail.com">outcast.zeta@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 3:52 PM, William<br>
> > > > > Dean <<a href="mailto:wsdean@operamail.com">wsdean@operamail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----<br>
> > > > > > From: "Margaret Dean"<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > > > While they were discussing money, there came a loud<br>> > > > > > > clattering noise in the corridor outside. The door of their<br>
> > > > > > > compartment slid open and a plump, kindly-looking witch peeked<br>> > > > > > > in.<br>> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > > "Anything off the trolley, ducks?" she asked the three children.<br>
> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > > "uhm... can you give me costs for "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor<br>> > > > > > > Beans", and chocolate frogs?" Kadyn had a fairly large<br>
> > > > > > > collection of Chocolate frog cards at home, but was still<br>> > > > > > > missing quite a few. He turned back to Amber and Cyrus. "Do<br>> > > > > > > either of you need anything?"<br>
> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > > "Yes." said Amber. She got up from her seat and looked at the<br>> > > > > > > trolley. Colorful wrappers overloaded the cart. Packages<br>
> > > > > > > marked 'Cauldron Cakes' and 'Peppermint Patties', 'Birdie Bots<br>> > > > > > > Every Flavoured Beans" and small cases of 'Chocolate Frogs'.<br>
> > > > > > > Amber ordered all mentioned, getting an extra frog for<br>> > > > > > > Kayden, a small payment for the lost tips.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > "Anything for you, love?" the witch asked Cyrus.<br>
> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > "Um, sure," said Cyrus. He purchased several Cauldron Cakes<br>> > > > > > and Chocolate frogs, and put down his book to eat.<br>> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > The treats were priced so as not to break the budgets of<br>> > > > > > schoolchildren, so they didn't deplete the children's spending<br>> > > > > > money too alarmingly. Most of Kadyn's Chocolate Frog cards<br>
> > > > > > turned out to be ones he had already, as usual, but there were<br>> > > > > > a couple of new ones. One of these was a witch with a mane of<br>> > > > > > black hair, wearing a blue velvet gown that matched her eyes.<br>
> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > "Winifred of West-Mere-Land," the text read, "also called the<br>> > > > > > Witch of the West-Mere-Land, was a well-known healer and<br>
> > > > > > Animagus of the 13th Century. Her animal form was a black mare.<br>> > > > > > The venerable wizarding family of Windermere claims her as an<br>> > > > > > ancestress."<br>
> > > > ><br>> > > > > "Blimey, I've never even heard of her before..." He turned the<br>> > > > > card over, seeing that the witch had disapeared. "I'll look<br>
> > > > > her up in a 'History of Magic' book, see if it says anything<br>> > > > > more." He opened a box of "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans" and<br>> > > > > dug in<br>
> > > > > his bags for his "History of Magic" book, and then swallowed what<br>> > > > > he thought was a cherry bean.<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > Amber looked at the card. Nothing. All there was was a dark<br>
> > > > > black background. "So, what's so special about this? It's just...<br>> > > > > blank."<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > "Well of course its blank, you can't expect her to wait around<br>
> > > > > all day? she's got places to go, just like any portrait." Kadyn<br>> > > > > popped another bean in his mouth, then spit it out. "ugh...<br>> > > > > jalapeno..."<br>
> ><br>> > Her eyes widened. She grabbed her suitcase and rummaged through<br>> > it, scattering clothes and nick-nacks all around the compartment,<br>> > until she reached a glossy piece of paper. Amber stared at her<br>
> > young face and the faces of two adults. One had long red hair<br>> > and green eyes, the other blond hair and glasses. They were<br>> > still. Amber sighed. She knew in the back of her mind they<br>
> > wouldn't move, they're a muggle picture. She put them back and<br>> > started to clean up her stuff.<br>> ><br>> > > > Just then the witch on the card popped into view again, as if<br>
> > > > coming to look out a window. She waved and smiled... but she<br>> > > > didn't seem to be looking at Amber or Kadyn. She seemed to be<br>> > > > waving in Cyrus' direction.<br>
> > ><br>> > > Cyrus happened to glance up at that moment. His face flushed scarlet<br>> > > when he saw the Chocolate Frog card, and he reached for his book again.<br>> ><br>><br>> "Do you know her, Cyrus? She certainly seems to know you..." Kadyn bit into<br>
> another Berties Bott's Bean, and gagged.<br>><br></div></div>"Umm... yeah. She's a distant ancestor of mine." said Cyrus.</blockquote>
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<div>"Ancestor?" Kadyn exclaimed. "Wow, all my family is Muggles." Kadyn knew that this was only mostly true, but he thought it was close enough.</div>
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