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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Tashayar McCarthy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wow_its_tashayar@yahoo.com">wow_its_tashayar@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>> ><br>> > > > "Tell us about it," Cyrus urged.<br>> > > > "My dad never told me a whole lot."<br>> > > ><br>> > > > "Well..." Kadyn racked his brain for mental<br>
> > > > images of Hogwarts. "Picture<br>> > > > the most magnificent medevial castle you can think of. Now<br>> > > > give it a<br>> > > > slightly different look, not scary, not threatening,<br>
> > > > just... As if it had<br>> > > > been built for a higher power." Kadyn smiled. "Or<br>> > > > to teach it. Every stone<br>> > > > wall shines with an incredible glow. The grounds, they are<br>
> > > > full of the<br>> > > > greenest grass you will ever see, practically year<br>> > > > round."<br>> > > ><br>> > > > "Wow... that must be amazing!" replied Amber about the castle.<br>
> > ><br>> > > [OOC: All threads sync with this event. ]<br>> > ><br>> > > A shill whistle blew. There was a jolt in the floor. The low rumble<br>> > > indicated that the train had started moving.<br>
> > ><br>> > > Outside the window, the scenery began to move.<br>> > > <br>> > > "Look at that! nothing to worry about, its all fine..." Kadyn took<br>> > > the last sip from his bottle, and then went back to watching the<br>
> > > view. His expression changed suddenly, and he thought back. "I think<br>> > > we need to change into robes before we get there. and the scenery is<br>> > > getting familiar so... we need to do it soon..."<br>
> > > <br>> > > <br>> > > Amber stayed quiet. Something still felt wrong. She glanced out the<br>> > > window at the still unfamiliar ground outside then looked into the<br>> > > hallway.<br>
> ><br>> > The only motion in the empty hallway was the scenery moving by in the<br>> > side windows.<br>> ><br>> Cyrus reached into his bag and pulled out his robes.<br>> <br>> Kadyn grabbed his out as well, and quickly pulled them on over his<br>
> normal clothes. "I guess I'll have to wait to really change until<br>> later... considering..." Kadyn motioned towards Amber. "Doesn't<br>> matter."<br>><br>><br>> Amber smiled and shrugged. "Sorry."<br>
> "No, no, it's fine. It's not like you can change either.<br>> Don't worry about it..." Kadyn tugged at the robe, which was a<br>> smidge to big for him. "Told dad we should have had them custom<br>
> made at Diagon Alley..." Kadyn peeked out the window, and noticed<br>> some more familiar land. "Hogsmeade station is just up ahead."<br>><br>> <br>> <br>> Amber ran to the window and pressed her cheek against the window to<br>
> try to see the frount of the train.<br>><br></div></div>"I've heard that Hogsmeade is the only all-wizarding town in Britain," said Cyrus. "Is that true?"</blockquote>
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<div>Kadyn shrugged. "I think so... at least I don't know any others. But it's not really as impressive as it seems. Growing up there was probably about as normal as life for any of you was, with a couple of twists here and there. You see, my parents are both muggle born wizards, and mainly like to do things the hard way. Occasionally they'll use magic, but life was simple, for a while.</div>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><span></span><br><br>"For a while?" Amber asked, "What happened?"</blockquote></div></div>
</div></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table>"Magic made everything more complicated..." Kadyn glanced out the window, and stared into space for a time. He blinked, and then shook his head. "No offense, but the details aren't really any of your buisiness."<br>
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