Harry Potter Dolls

Harry Potter Lucius Malfoy Death Eater Tonner Doll Once a Death Eater, always a Death Eater! Meet Draco's father, Lucius Malfoy. Stunning Harry Potter Tonner Doll of Jason Isaacs as Lucius. This servant to the Dark Lord is a limited edition. If he were any more lifelike, you'd have to run for your life! Once a Death Eater, always a Death Eater! Once you meet Draco's father Lucius, you know that the apple didn't fall very far from the tree. Sculpted in the likeness of actor Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Draco's malicious father in Harry Potter makes his much anticipated debut in this striking Tonner Doll. The servant to the Dark Lord is wearing a meticulously crafted reproduction of his Death Eater costume, including an intricate faux-leather shirt, finely tailored trousers, faux-leather belt with "silver" clasp, and embroidered robe. Socks, faux-leather boots, and a resin Death Eater mask are also included, as is a display stand. Lucius stands about 17-inches tall and features 14 points of articulation. If he were any more lifelike, you'd have to run for your life! Limited edition of just 1,000 pieces. $249.99

Harry Potter: Lucius Malfoy Death Eater Doll by the Tonner Doll Company The Lucius Malfoy Death Eater doll by Tonner captures Draco's malicious father in exquisite detail. The servant to the Dark Lord comes wearing a meticulously crafted reproduction of his Death Eater costume, including an intricate faux leather shirt, finely tailored trousers, faux leather belt with "silver" clasp, and embroidered robe. Socks, faux leather boots, and resin Death Eater mask also included; includes display stand. Doll stands 17 inches tall. $249.95

Harry Potter Luna Lovegood at Hogwarts Doll by the Tonner Doll Company Luna Lovegood, one of Hogwarts' newest and most mysterious students, is captured in exquisite detail in this doll by the Tonner company. Sweet and ethereal, Luna's shy appeal is noticed by her fellow students as she joins the Ravenclaw House. This highly detailed doll features her Ravenclaw school outfit including her white cotton shirt, pleated wool skirt, button-down cardigan, blue and grey striped tie, and faux leather Mary Jane shoes. The doll has 14 points of articulation, and features a stunning likeness to the actress Evanna Lynch, who portrays Luna in the film. Her Ravenclaw robe, wand and cheery earrings complete her ensemble - not to mention her special charm necklace that helps to ward off Nargels. Luna stands 17 inches tall and comes with a display stand. $159.99

Harry Potter Prof. Dumbledore (Richard Harris) Tonner Doll Dumbledore! Limited edition Tonner Doll of Richard Harris as Professor Albus Dumbledore. From the Hogwarts headmaster's first Harry Potter movie appearances. Astonishing detail. 19-inches tall. 14 points of articulation. A truly magical collector's doll! Sculpted in the likeness of the late Richard Harris as Professor Albus Dumbledore, this intricately detailed Tonner Doll stands about 19-inches tall, features 14 points of articulation (neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, chest, hips, knees, and ankles), is crafted of high-quality vinyl and hard plastic, and features high-end details that include rooted saran hair and a hand-painted face. Hogwarts' headmaster comes dressed in an authentic reproduction of one his signature costumes from the film. It includes an under robe in brocade, outer robe in jacquard trimmed in metallic brocade, velvet hat, and boots. Display stand included. Wigged, with applied beard and molded mustache with hand-painted facial features. This truly magical collector's doll is a limited edition of 500 pieces. $249.99

Alfred 00-33251 Movie Music Hits Sheet Music Playlist alfred music publishing is the world s largest educational music publisher. alfred produces educational, reference, pop, and performance materials for teachers, students, professionals, and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument, style, and difficulty level. play the music from hollywood?s biggest blockbusters! this book contains sheet music to more than 40 movie hits, from orchestral themes like ?august rush rhapsody? and ?dark knight overture? to pop ballads like ?over the rainbow? and ?the wind beneath my wings.?titles: adelieland (from happy feet) * against all odds (against all odds) * ahsoka's triumphant theme (star wars: the clone wars) * as time goes by (casablanca) * ashokan farewell (the civil war) * at last (cadillac records) * august rush rhapsody (august rush) * battle of the heroes (star wars episode iii: revenge of the sith) * believe (the polar express) * billy's theme (the departed) * dancing queen (mamma mia! ) * dark knight overture (the dark knight) * decode (twilight) * endless love (endless love) * evergreen (a star is born) * everything i do (i do it for you) (robin hood: prince of thieves) * falling slowly (once) * gonna fly now (rocky) * hard to say i'm sorry (summer lovers) * harry's wondrous world (harry potter and the sorcerer's stone) * hedwig's theme (harry potter and the sorcerer's stone) * how deep is your love (saturday night fever) * i sing for you (camp) * theme from ice castles (ice castles) * if you want me (once) * in dreams (lord of the rings) (lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring) * into the west (lord of the rings) (lord of the rings: the return of the king) * the james bond theme (dr. no) * the notebook (main title) (the notebook) * out here on my own (fame) * over the rainbow (the wizard of oz) * the piano duet (corpse bride) * the pink panther (the pink panther) * porcelain doll (beverly hills chihuahua) * raiders march (raiders of the lost ark) * the rose (the rose) * sex and the city (main title theme) (sex and the city) * star wars main title (star wars episode iv: a new hope) * a theme from summer place (a summer place) * superman theme (superman) * thank you for the music (mamma mia!) * there you'll be (pearl harbor) * victor's piano solo (corpse bride) * way back into love (music and lyrics) * when your mind's made up (once) * the wind beneath my wings (beaches) * the wrestler (the wrestler) * you light up my life (you light up my life). $34.25

Movie Music Hits Sheet Music Playlist (Paperback) Play the music from HollywoodB`s biggest blockbusters! More than 40 movie hits, from orchestral themes like B?August Rush RhapsodyB? and B?Dark Knight OvertureB? to pop ballads like B?Over the RainbowB? and B?The Wind Beneath My Wings.B?Titles: Adelieland (Happy Feet) * Against All Odds (Against All Odds) * Ahsoka`s Triumphant Theme (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) * As Time Goes By (Casablanca) * Ashokan Farewell (The Civil War) * At Last (Cadillac Records) * August Rush Rhapsody (August Rush) * Battle of the Heroes (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) * Believe (The Polar Express) * Billy`s Theme (The Departed) * Dancing Queen (Mamma Mia!) * Dark Knight Overture (The Dark Knight) * Decode (Twilight) * Endless Love (Endless Love) * Evergreen (A Star Is Born) * Everything I Do (I Do It for You) (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) * Falling Slowly (Once) * Gonna Fly Now (Rocky) * Hard to Say I`m Sorry (Summer Lovers) * Harry`s Wondrous World (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer`s Stone) * Hedwig`s Theme (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer`s Stone) * How Deep Is Your Love (Saturday Night Fever) * I Sing for You (Camp) * Theme from Ice Castles (Ice Castles) * If You Want Me (Once) * In Dreams (Lord of the Rings) (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) * Into the West (Lord of the Rings) (Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) * The James Bond Theme (Dr. No) * The Notebook (Main Title) (The Notebook) * Out Here on My Own (Fame) * Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) * The Piano Duet (Corpse Bride) * The Pink Panther (The Pink Panther) * Porcelain Doll (Beverly Hills Chihuahua) * Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark) * The Rose (The Rose) * Sex and the City (Main Title Theme) (Sex and the City) * Star Wars Main T $14.78

Movie Music Hits Sheet Music Playlist (Paperback) Play the music from HollywoodB`s biggest blockbusters! More than 40 movie hits, from orchestral themes like B?August Rush RhapsodyB? and B?Dark Knight OvertureB? to pop ballads like B?Over the RainbowB? and B?The Wind Beneath My Wings.B?Titles: Adelieland (Happy Feet) * Against All Odds (Against All Odds) * Ahsoka`s Triumphant Theme (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) * As Time Goes By (Casablanca) * Ashokan Farewell (The Civil War) * At Last (Cadillac Records) * August Rush Rhapsody (August Rush) * Battle of the Heroes (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) * Believe (The Polar Express) * Billy`s Theme (The Departed) * Dancing Queen (Mamma Mia!) * Dark Knight Overture (The Dark Knight) * Decode (Twilight) * Endless Love (Endless Love) * Evergreen (A Star Is Born) * Everything I Do (I Do It for You) (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) * Falling Slowly (Once) * Gonna Fly Now (Rocky) * Hard to Say I`m Sorry (Summer Lovers) * Harry`s Wondrous World (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer`s Stone) * Hedwig`s Theme (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer`s Stone) * How Deep Is Your Love (Saturday Night Fever) * I Sing for You (Camp) * Theme from Ice Castles (Ice Castles) * If You Want Me (Once) * In Dreams (Lord of the Rings) (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) * Into the West (Lord of the Rings) (Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) * The James Bond Theme (Dr. No) * The Notebook (Main Title) (The Notebook) * Out Here on My Own (Fame) * Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) * The Piano Duet (Corpse Bride) * The Pink Panther (The Pink Panther) * Porcelain Doll (Beverly Hills Chihuahua) * Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark) * The Rose (The Rose) * Sex and the City (Main Title Theme) (Sex and the City) * Star Wars Main T $18.87

Harry Potter Ginny Weasley at Hogwarts Tonner Doll Romance blossoms as Ginny comes into her own! Tonner Doll of actress Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter. Wonderfully detailed likeness. Cotton shirt, pleated skirt, knit sweater, wand, and more. You'll love her as much as Harry does! Romance blossoms between Harry and Ron's determined and protective little sister as the youngest member of the Weasley family comes into her own. Sculpted in a wonderful likeness of actress Bonnie Wright as Ginny, this Ginny Weasley at Hogwarts Tonner Doll comes dressed in her Hogwarts uniform that includes a cotton Oxford shirt, pleated skirt, knit tights, faux-leather slip-on shoes, custom-knit sweater, striped tie, robe with Hogwarts emblem… and her wand, of course. Ginny stands about 17-inches tall, features 14 points of articulation, and is limited to only 1,000 pieces. You'll love her as much as Harry does! Display stand included. $159.99

Harry Potter Bellatrix Lestrange Tonner Doll Talk about a wicked witch! Actress Helena Bonham-Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange from the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie. This Tonner Doll stands 17-inches tall, with 14 points of articulation. Limited edition of 1,000 pieces. She's an extraordinary find for collectors! Talk about a wicked witch! This magnificent Bellatrix Lestrange Tonner Doll stands 17-inches tall. She features a new face sculpt of an authorized likeness of actress Helena Bonham-Carter from the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie, plus 14 points of articulation (neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, bust line, hips, knees, and ankles). With hand-painted face details and rooted saran hair, Lestrange comes dressed in her film costume that includes a faux-leather corset, necklace, hosiery, wand, and display stand. She may be wicked, but boy, is she an extraordinary find for collectors! Limited edition of 1,000 pieces. $189.99

Harry Potter at Hogwarts Tonner Doll Be careful, Harry! Hogwarts is a place of great learning, but also of danger and mystery... especially if you have a magical cult of fanatics out for your blood. Harry Potter has to put up with a lot in pursuit of his education, but the stresses and distractions of his life are nowhere to be seen in this wonderfully clad, hand-painted collectible doll. Standing 16-inches tall, this ultra-realistic figure sports a white shirt and tie with a knit sweater and flannel pants, all under a distinctive school robe that features the Hogwarts crest. Harry also comes with glasses, wand, socks, shoes, and a custom stand. Take care that you don't let this very special item slip through your fingers! Limited edition of 5,000 pieces. $139.99

Harry Potter Luna Lovegood at Hogwarts Tonner Doll A Luna a day keeps the Nargels away! Luna Lovegood arrives at Hogwarts as a Tonner Doll. From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Features a hand-painted face and rooted, saran hair. 17-inches tall. 14 points of articulation. Sensational detail. Add this odd, but charming, girl to your Harry Potter collection! She's an odd, but charming, girl. One of Ravenclaw's most unusual students joins the ranks of this sensationally detailed Harry Potter doll series. From Tonner Dolls, Luna Lovegood at Hogwarts stands 17-inches tall. She features a face sculpt of an authorized likeness of actress Evanna Lynch from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and 14 points of articulation: neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, bust line, hips, knees, and ankles. She's perfect for doll and Harry Potter collectors alike! Display stand included. With hand-painted face details and rooted, saran hair, Luna Lovegood comes dressed in her school uniform that includes a white cotton shirt, pleated wool skirt, button-down cardigan, blue-and-grey striped tie, grey tights, and faux-leather Mary Janes. Her Ravenclaw robe, wand, and cheery earrings complete the ensemble-- not to mention her special charm necklace that helps to ward off Nargels! $159.99

Harry Potter Ron Weasley at Hogwarts Doll by the Tonner Doll Company This Ron Weasley at Hogwarts doll by Tonner Doll Company, is something you'll treasure for years to come. This doll features remarkably engineered jointing with 14 points of articulation, offering unlimited posing and play possibilities. Crafted of hard plastic and high-quality vinyl, with hand-painted face detail, this is a doll to be played with and enjoyed. The costuming, taken directly from the film The Goblet of Fire, reflects Tonner's attention to detail and use of high-quality fabrics. From the sweater Ron wears at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to his flowing school robe, the authenticity makes this a true collector's doll in every sense of the word. Limited Edition 5000 pcs. Includes wand, socks, shoes and custom stand. $124.99

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Hermione1981 Joined: 19 July 2008 Posts: 27 Location: USA	Posted: Wednesday 24 February 2010 05 40 23 pm    Post subject: Re: The fight to keep all Hogwart students and staffs safe! in topic:The fight to keep all Hogwart students and staffs safe! Hermione1981 wrote: this is the vision of the story banner I was trying to post in the past above, but the time limt of editon cut me off. [img]http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n281/shannonrosewiley/Harry%20Potter/Harry%20Potter%20two/ThefighttokeepallHogwartstudents-5.jpg[/img][img]http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n281/shannonrosewiley/Harry%20Potter/Harry%20Potter%20two/ThefighttokeepallHogwartstudents-7.jpg[/img] The pictures I used to make the pictures for my story banner are in there original form in my photobucket accounnt, under the show the actress or actor was on or in pictures of Actor or Actress I plan on use for fan fiction story banner or in Lifelike Babies dolls and Toddlers, they are dolls and not real babies.
Ms. Elsewhere Joined: 13 January 2008 Posts: 881 Location: In role play game of course!	Posted: Monday 28 September 2009 09 52 17 am    Post subject: Re: The Dark Lord's Daughter in topic:The Dark Lord's Daughter Okay, here is a new entry, starting again from the last post and without the fight bit. hope u like! xx Harry peered at Geneveve. "How were you able to stand on the platform, in broad daylight without your skin..." Harry paused as he remembered her demonstrating what would happen if she went outside. She had brought him over to a window in her house. Every single one of them were covered with thick curtains. She pulled the curtain aside, allowing the sunlight to touch the skin on her arm. The skin began to blister and burn. Harry had grabbed her defensively, pushing the curtain back into its place. She had cried, and Harry had said over and over how sorry he was. He had held her there, only 10 years old, and felt for the first time pity for someone other than himself. "There is a potion my mother organised for me. She has connections in the wizard world. " she sat down next to Harry. "So, I guess you're wondering why you've been brought here?" she smiled, tapping her wand on the floor. Harry, in spite of the shock of the reunion, took this opportunity. He grabbed the wand out of her hand and pointed it at Geneveve's face. Geneveve frowned. "Put it down, Harry." she said calmly. "Stupify!" Harry yelled, but the wand did nothing. He had winced, expecting Geneveve to be knocked over, and then while she was distracted he was going to blast the chains off his ankles. But the wand didn't work, not at all. He stared at Geneveve. She stood up, grabbing the wand from his hands. "I'm not a witch, Harry. This is a trick wand, from that .... Weasley store in Diagon Alley." She called Lumos again, and the wand shone brightly. "But that's about all it can do. It would do that even if I said .. chicken." She walked over to the table and set it down, and the glowing died down. She walked over to Harry now, and looked down at him. "You don't trust me, I understand." she said sweetly. Then she brought her boot up and kicked him in the face. He fell over, his vision impared by the blow. He rolled onto his back, holding his face, fighting nausea and the need to pass out. He felt her step over him and she was suddenly speaking into his ear. Her voice was new, and cruel. "But try to harm me again, and you WILL regret it." He could hear her reaching for something and he tried to roll away from her. She reached out and grabbed his hair, forcing him back. She held his face and Harry yelled as her fingers pushed on the gash her boot had made. She pulled the stopper out of a vial with her teeth and poured a peppery liquid down his throat. He coughed and sputtered, and finally she let him go. He rolled onto his front, gasping and choking. "What did you give me?!" he rasped. He blinked several times, the room was so blurry. He could see her boots there in front of him, and he winced, unable to judge how close she was. He reached out and tried to grab her, but she stepped back. She was so silent, Harry felt like it was all a dream. He sat up, holding his head. The room was spinning, and he was sure it was a muggle drug she had given him. He was unable to counter it magically, with or without his wand. So he put his fingers down his throat. "Oh no you don't." her voice rang out and echoed several times. Geneveve sat down and grabbed his hands, stopping him from forcing himself to vomit. He was weak; she was holding him easily. She was holding him now, his arms across his chest, and his back against her chest. He stared at the roof now, his senses filled with the smell of lavender, he could see her hair in his perifial vision. He started to shutter. He had never experienced such a terrifying moment in his life. Then her face appeared. She smiled. "Sleep." she said simply, distantly. Harry obeyed, and layed still. Geneveve layed his head down gently and stood up. She went to her table and wet a cloth. She sat down and started sponging the wound she had made on Harry's head. He was deeply asleep, but he would be hurting when he woke up. She smiled down at him, stroking his hair. She kissed his forhead, right on his scar. "I'm sorry I had to hurt you. " she whispered. "But you're my only way out..." Just then the sound of a lock unlatching came from behind her, and she stood up abruptly. The room filled with natural light, and Geneveve shielded her eyes. "Mother!" she shrieked. "Close the door!" "I'm not your mother." the voice said quietly, and the door closed again, keeping the visitor in the room. He stepped into the artificial light and Geneveve stepped back, not recognising him. "My name is Draco Malfoy. I'm so glad to make your aquaintance. The Dark Lord's daughter. It would seem he has considered everything." The man extended his hand. Geneveve stepped forward hesitantly, but did not shake his hand. "I know of their plans, Geneveve. For your daughter." "What do you know?" she snapped. "More than you, I'm sure." Draco smiled. Geneveve frowned. "Why are you here, Mr. Malfoy?" Geneveve inquired. "I wanted to see for myself." He pushed past and knelt down beside Harry. Draco took one look at Harry and then glanced back at Geneveve. "He is badly hurt. This will not do. May I?" he asked, taking out his wand. "I guess..." Geneveve shrugged. Draco passed his wand over Harry and his wounds started to heal. "What is this poison you gave him? His imune system is not responding as quickly as it should to this spell." Draco asked over his shoulder. "I..." Geneveve started to say, and then she stopped. "I think you should know, if you say you know so much. They were the ones who gave it to me... the ones who let you in here." Draco paused. He thought about the people upstairs, all stupified and lying on the floor. His name and reputation had got him in the door, but as soon as their guard was down, he had managed to curse them. He had seen the abduction and had followed them there. Draco worked undercover for the ministry, in a department that was unknown even to the aurors. Draco was actually the coordinator of this particualr department, and he acknowledged the stupid position he was in. He should have put one of his other opperatives in, but there was no time. He stood up. "Of course. " he said cooly. "Give me the vial." he put his hand out. Geneveve looked around and found the empty vial. "It's empty." she said, and passed it to him. He sniffed it, and then tapped his tongue on the top, and spat it out. "Yes, I know what must be done." he concluded, and before Geneveve could respond, he shot a spell at her that made her collapse like a rag doll on the floor. Draco turned his attention back to Harry. He pulled out of his cloak a vial of purple liquid. He squeezed Harry's mouth, forcing it open, and poured the liquid inside. He plugged Harry's nose and the liquid drained down his throat. Harry sat up violently, choking. "Ahh!" he yelled, and Draco grabbed his mouth, forcing him to be quiet. Harry looked at Draco and then pulled his hand away. "Malfoy? What are you doing here?" he hissed. "We need to go, now!" Draco whispered, pointing at Geneveve and at the ceiling. "There are 10 upstairs, all about to wake up. Wizards, and from the look of them, reformed Death Eaters." "I see." Harry looked over at Geneveve. "Is she...?" "She sleeps. Let's go!" Draco stood up and went back to the door. He opened it, wand at the ready, and made his way up the stairs. Harry looked over at Geneveve again, hesitated and then fled from the room.
Ms. Elsewhere Joined: 13 January 2008 Posts: 881 Location: In role play game of course!	Posted: Monday 28 September 2009 07 47 55 am    Post subject: Re: RPG: The Six Wizards in topic:RPG: The Six Wizards Inu noticed the others had gathered in the kitchen as he and Buta approached the house. The old man Buta had brought with him was bound and unconcious; he had passed out from whatever painful curse Buta had him under. He lay across Inu's arms limp as a rag doll. Inu stepped into the outside light of the house and as soon as he did, the front door flew open and Ouki dashed out and practically lept off the balcony, missing the stairs. "Inu, what is it?" she shouted. With one hand she pulled her very long hair out of her face as the wind whipped it around. With the other hand she drew her wand. "Who is this... oh!" she stopped and stood still. "Buta! What has happened here?" Buta approached her and gave her a crooked smile. She looked from Buta to Inu, and then to the face of the man in Inu's arms. "There is much to explain, I'm sure, Ouki." Inu sighed. Ouki looked at Inu's face and brought her hand up to his cheek, her eyes wide with shock. "Is that... a black eye?!" Ouki felt herself begin to laugh, and brought her hand up to her mouth. It was too late to hide it though. "Did this old man.. hit you?" she scoffed. "No." Inu smiled. "Buta got a punch in." and now Inu's smile was crooked. Ouki stared at him and then glanced at Buta. He was also beaten looking, but oddly not as bad as Inu. How strange that he was able to inflict an injury deep enough to cause brusing on a werewolf! "Come inside. " she ordered. On the front porch Damien, Yuta and Yuki stood waiting.
DucksRMagical Joined: 28 December 2006 Posts: 2535 Location: Going through LeakyCon withdrawal	Posted: Sunday 27 September 2009 09 22 15 am    Post subject: Re: In Moonlight's Shadow in topic:In Moonlight's Shadow Here's the last chapter! I'm working on a sequel, but it'll be a while before I'm able to post it. I hope you guys enjoyed this. Please let me know your opinions of the whole thing! Chapter 63: Understanding Three nights before the July full moon I decided that I was not going to put up with being kicked out of the house for it. Having to leave my house once a month for the full moon was something that had been driving me mad for years, but I had been going along with whatever Mum and Dad said because they had so much else to worry about. Now we had moved and we no longer had to worry about Ralph Lubar and his ridiculous laws. Mum and Dad were happy and as stress-free as two parents with a werewolf child could be. It seemed like the perfect time to suggest that I no longer leave the house for full moons. I spent an entire afternoon coming up with a list of reasons as to why I should stay home. I knew the answer would be no unless I had good reasons. Reason number one. I was nearly sixteen. A year after that I would be seventeen and no longer underage. So, I would be of age in one year and three months. That was practically an adult. In some cultures, I would be considered an adult. Reason number two. I was going to become a Healer. Healers had to deal with this sort of thing all the time. I needed to get used to it. Reason number three. What else were they going to do? Flying me to Australia to stay with Richard and Cinda every month was going to get expensive, not to mention really inconvenient since they didn't like me flying alone. Getting portkeys through the Ministry was completely out of the question since my parents wanted nothing to do with the Australian Ministry anymore. Getting a room at the Hog's Head wasn't going to happen either, judging by how Mum reacted the last time. Reason number four was the most convincing, in my opinion. In two years, Matt would be at Hogwarts, without Mum or Dad there with him. I would be there. It would be me going with him the Shrieking Shack before every full moon (well, with Madam Pomfrey as well). Me who would be there when he woke up the next day. Me, the only person at Hogwarts he would know. I had to be completely used to seeing him right before and right after transformations by then if I was going to be able to comfort him. It wouldn't do him any good if I was bawling my eyes out every full moon. I had looked at a calendar and saw that there were about seven or eight full moons that I would be home for before Matt's first year. If I started now, I would be used to them before that. The night before the full moon, Mum and Dad still hadn't said anything about what I was doing. I waited until Matt had gone to bed (which wasn't a long wait; he went to bed at seven) and grabbed my list and went down to the living room to talk to them. “Mum, Dad,” I stood in front of the couch they were sitting on. They had been whispering about something, but I didn't care that I interrupted them. “Amy,” Dad said, “We have something we need to talk to you about.” “Let me go first,” I said, “I need to talk to you about something.” Mum and Dad exchanged glances. “All right,” Dad replied. “I would like to propose that I get to stay home tomorrow night,” I began, “And before you say no, I have a list of reasons why.” Mum and Dad looked kind of amused, but Dad gestured for me to go on. “Reason number one,” I continued, “I am nearly of age. I will be of age in one year and three months. I'm practically an adult.” “Practically being the key word,” Dad sighed. “Reason number two,” I ignored him, “It will save you a lot of money and time. I can't be flying to Australia every full moon I not at school.” “We can't put a price on your safety,” Mum pointed out. “Reason number three,” I said, even though Mum had had a good point, “I am going to become a Healer. I will have to deal with this sort of thing. I need to get used to it.” “Plenty of witches and wizards become perfectly talented Healers without having lycanthropic brothers,” Dad said. Another good point, I thought. Now to drop the big one. “Reason number four. In just two years' time, Matt will be at Hogwarts. You will not be, but I will. It'll be me who watches over him around full moons, gets him to the hospital wing in time, and possibly takes him to the Shrieking Shack-” “Madam Pomfrey-” Dad interrupted. “He doesn't know Madam Pomfrey well,” I cut him off, “He's going to want me there. You know he will. He'll want me there when he wakes up the next morning. And what good will I do if I'm completely shocked by how injured he is? How will it help him if I'm sitting in the hospital wing bawling my eyes out next to his bed?” I folded the parchment and put it in my pocket. There was nothing else I could do. I had made my point. Mum and Dad looked at each other. Mum looked shocked and Dad had that tired look about him that was only brought about by full moons. “She has a point,” Dad said quietly, “I'm not really sure how we missed this.” “I don't know either,” Mum sighed, “You know she's going to be there when he wakes up at Hogwarts. She'll be at the Shrieking Shack before Madam Pomfrey, you know she will be.” “I know,” Dad sighed. I stood there not knowing what to do. They were talking about me like I wasn't there. Usually this sort of thing drove me mad, but I was happy they hadn't gone to talk about it in private. It was a good sign. “I guess,” Dad began, “That it's just a matter of whether we want her to be here for the full moon for the first time while we're here with her, or whether we want her to do it alone at Hogwarts.” “It isn't the same, though,” Mum said, “Matt'll be in the Shrieking Shack while he's transformed and Amy'll be in the castle. Here, they'd be in the same house.” “I know,” Dad said quietly, “We knew this day was going to come.” “We did,” Mum agreed. “I guess, I think we should,” Dad said. I silently begged Mum to agree. I was over the first hurdle, the shorter one. I knew Dad would give in first. “All right,” Mum sighed, “If you think it's ok, I agree. But just this one. We're not making promises about future full moons.” “Thank you,” I said quietly, happy that they agreed, but I was suddenly nervous at the same time. “But,” Dad said, “I have some conditions that you have to agree to. Number one, you must do anything I tell you. If I say to run out of the house, you run out of the house. No questions. I don't care if it's two in the morning and you're half asleep, if I wake you up and tell you to leave, you leave. You find Ellie and tell her to Apparate you someplace. No waiting for Mum and I. Anything I say, you do. If I tell you to jump up and down while reciting the ingredients for the Polyjuice Potion, you do it. Number two, you stay out of the basement while the moon is full. No potion brewing. Number three, you have your wand on you at all times,” Dad took a deep breath, “And if, something were to happen,” he paused again and lowered his voice, “You use whatever spell comes to mind. Forget the underage magic laws.” That last one jarred me a little, but I nodded. “Ok, I agree.” “Good,” Dad softened his voice, “Now I am not really sure you realize how hard this will be. I'm warning you that we don't soundproof the actual safe room. We soundproof the house. I have to listen so we know when he's transformed back and it's safe to go in the room. You'll be hearing it all night. I can put a muffling charm on your room if you'd like.” “No,” I shook my head, “I don't need one.” “And,” Dad paused again, “The next morning, it's up to you if you want to see him right after. You don't have to.” “I have to,” I disagreed, “I just do.” “All right,” Dad sighed, “I just hope you understand what you're getting into. There are reasons besides physical safety that we don't normally let you stay for full moons.” ****** The closest I had ever come to seeing Matt right after a full moon was seeing him in the hospital after he transformed in that Ministry center, and that wasn't a normal full moon. Never had I seen him directly after a full moon, though. However, I was nervous. I tried to hide it from Mum and Dad, but I think they could tell. It was strange. All the times I had begged Mum and Dad to let me stay and they had declined, I didn't think I would be nervous about staying. It was only now that it was actually happening that I was nervous. I wasn't regretting my decision, though. I was determined to do this. It wasn't that I didn't know what would happen. I knew full well what was going to happen. I had read numerous books on werewolves and their transformations. For the past three and a half years, I had been trying to pretend that maybe Matt's full moons were different. That was stupid, really, since his full moons were obviously bad. But since I hadn't seen one with my own two eyes, I could still try and pretend. I was nervous because I knew there would be no denying it after the following morning. Mum and Dad told Matt late the morning of the full moon that I would be staying home. He either didn't really comprehend what they were saying (he was pretty tired at the time) or didn't care. My parents seemed more stressed about this full moon than they had for one in months, and I knew the reason was me. I even felt sort of guilty about it, but quickly shrugged that off. This was something I had to do. I didn't go out to the bush that day. In fact, I stayed inside the entire day. Somehow it didn't seem right for me to go explore while Matt was laid up on the couch. It was weird how things changed. A year and a half ago, I would have been out in the bush the entire day. Instead, I stayed in the living room, where Matt was, and read while he slept. Dad went into work for a few hours, but returned hours before the moon was going to rise. Mum stayed in the living room with us, getting up every so often to bring Matt potions or water. “Do either of you want anything to eat?” Dad asked shortly after he came home. It was dinner time, but I wasn't hungry in the slightest. “No, thanks,” Mum said and I shook my head. The remaining hours until the moon rose ticked by. The house was so quiet that I could actually hear every tick of the clock. I set my book down, no longer able to read. “It's time,” Dad said quietly a few minutes later. I looked outside and saw that the sky was dark. Night had fallen. The moon would soon rise. Dad rose from his chair and walked over to where Matt was curled up next to Mum. Mum gently shook Matt awake and he immediately started crying. “Shush,” Mum soothed, “It's time to go down to the basement.” “I don't want to,” Matt mumbled in between sobs. “I know,” Dad said as he picked Matt up. Mum and Dad started walking towards the basement door. Matt was in Dad's arms, his head on Dad's shoulder. He was awake and I could see the tears rolling down his face. It nearly made me want to cry. Neither of them said whether I was allowed to go down to the basement with them, so I got up and followed. I half expected them to tell me I had to stay upstairs, but they didn't say a word. Dad opened the door to the safe room with a wave of his wand. I hadn't seen the place since Dad first put it in. It was slightly smaller than the one in Australia, but other than that it looked the same. Padded walls on every side and no windows. Dad set Matt down on the floor, but he kept his arms wrapped around Dad's neck. “We'll see you in the morning,” Dad said as he unwrapped Matt's arms from his neck, “I promise. I love you.” “We'll be here as soon as the moon sets,” Mum said as she bent down to give Matt a hug, “I love you so much.” I had been lingering in the doorway, but as soon as Mum let go of Matt, I walked over to him. I bent down and gave him a hug. He was trembling harder than I had ever seen him tremble before. He was really warm, too, like he had a fever. “I love you,” I whispered and then stood up. I followed Mum out of the room and then waited for Dad. Dad walked slowly out of the room and shut the door behind him. He pulled out his wand and performed a variety of intricate spells on the door. After he was done, we followed him up the stairs. “Do you have your wand, Amy?” he asked quietly. “Yes,” I nodded. I followed my parents to the kitchen. They sat down at the table and didn't say a word. I did the same. “Ten minutes,” Dad said. I counted every second in that ten minutes. 600 seconds went by. Then I glanced out the window and saw the moon peeking out over the horizon. Then I heard it. A horrible, awful, high-pitched shriek coming from the basement. My heart skipped a beat. It felt like somebody had punched me in the gut. Then came another, and another, until there were no pauses in between the shrieks. I looked up at my parents. Mum looked like she was ready to cry and Dad's face was hard. Then the shrieking stopped and there was silence. I breathed slowly to try and stop my racing heart, but then there was a loud howl. And another. And another. Mum and Dad hadn't moved an inch. I sat completely still as well, at a complete loss for words. I understood why Mum and Dad were being so quiet. There was nothing to day. ****** I stared out the window at the moon. The round orb of light that had been one of the only constant things in my life, all our lives, this past year and a half. I had been fascinated with the moon and stars for as long as I could remember. The night sky was one of my favorite things and I could stargaze for hours. The moon was so beautiful, in every phase, and the twinkling stars just accented that beauty. Now, as I stood in my kitchen, listening to the howls of my little brother, I did not see that beauty. For the first time in my life, I stared at the moon and hated it. I hated it for everything it did to Matt, everything it had done to my family. ****** There are so many different ways that time passes. The way it seems to fly by when you're doing something fun, the way it seems to go backwards when you're sitting in History of Magic, the way it seems to go by fast when you're dreading something and when that thing comes, it slows down. As I sat in the kitchen during the full moon, I realized that none of those ways fit this situation. I was certainly not doing anything fun and I wasn't bored either. I wasn't dreading anything; the thing I had been dreading already arrived, Matt's transformation. The actual transformation had been relatively quick. Five, ten minutes tops. It felt like longer, but the clock told me otherwise. I'm sure to Matt it felt like hours. Now, time was creeping by. This was possibly due to the fact that I could still hear every second ticking by on the clock. Every second brought us closer to morning, but time seemed to have stopped anyway. It soon became clear to me that Mum and Dad did not even try to go to bed during full moons. Neither of them made any move to go upstairs. They only left the kitchen to use the toilet or get a drink. I decided that I wasn't going to bed either. Originally, I had thought I would go up to my room when my parents went up to theirs, but they weren't going to. “Amy, do you think that you'd like to get some sleep?” Dad asked, breaking the silence for the first time, around two in the morning. “No,” I said. I wasn't even tired anymore. I had been tired around midnight, but it had gone away. There was no way I would be able to sleep. Dad didn't bring it up again. The room descended into silence once again, only broken by the occasional howl coming from the basement. Mum fell asleep slumped over the table around four in the morning. Dad followed suit shortly thereafter. I was still wide awake. ****** I watched the moon set through the den window. I had had to switch rooms to watch it. As the moon set, the howling slowed and then stopped. The house was completely silent. I walked back into the kitchen. Mum and Dad were still sound asleep. I had no idea what time they normally went to go get Matt, but I thought they went as soon as the moon set. “Mum,” I whispered, “Dad.” Mum woke up first. She looked up sleepily and then jumped out of her chair when she saw that the sun was up. Dad quickly followed. Neither of them said a word as they ran out of the kitchen and down to the basement. My heart started beating faster as I followed them. I really had no idea what Matt was going to look like. I made myself keep walking, though. There was no way I was going to stay upstairs. Mum and Dad paused in front of the transformation room and listened for a few minutes. It was absolutely silent. Eerily silent. Dad waved his wand in front of the door and then slowly pushed it open. I took a deep breath and then squeezed under Dad's arm to get into the room first. Mum and Dad didn't stop me. I stopped two feet into the room. I just couldn't go any further. What I had felt when I first heard Matt screaming the previous night was nothing to what I was feeling now. I didn't think I'd ever breath normally again. There was one thing that I could compare to what Matt looked like now, and that was what he looked like when he was attacked. If I didn't know any better, I would say he had gotten attacked by another werewolf the previous night. My brother was sprawled out on the floor looking as limp as a rag doll. His hair was all matted together with blood. But that was nothing compared to everything else. There was so much blood throughout the room that I was amazed he had any blood left in him. His whole body was covered in deep cuts and I was pretty sure his arm was broken. I was vaguely aware of my parents rushing past me. Both of them bent down next to Matt and started waving their wands around him. Then Dad picked him up and they walked out of the room. I followed. Matt was completely unconscious. He looked like he did when he was in the coma. What if he was in another one? Dad laid Matt down on his bed and Mum left the room. She returned a little while later with a bunch of potions. I stood in the doorway while my parents continued performing all the healing spells and gave him potions. Matt looked a little better once they finished. All the severe cuts were bandaged, as was his arm. But he was still asleep. Or unconscious. Mum was sitting next to his bed ruffling his hair while looking at him sadly. Dad pocketed his wand and then turned to me. “Amy,” he said quietly. I walked over him and he wrapped me in a tight hug. I burst into tears and let Dad comfort me like I was five years old again. It was just so unfair that Matt had to go through this once a month. I had truly not understood everything until then. I had had to see it for myself. We had moved in order to give Matt a better life. That was something I had come to terms with months ago, and even came to enjoy. But what I hadn't completely understood was that everything hadn't been solved by moving. Sure, Matt was going to be able to go to school and hopefully make friends. But he would never live an entirely normal life. His life was still going to revolve around the moon. No matter where we moved, he would still have to transform once a month. Once a month he was still going to get really ill. Unless someone fixed that Wolfsbane potion. “D-Dad,” I pulled away, “Mum.” Mum turned away from Matt and looked at me. Neither of them said anything, like they were waiting for me to continue. “I-I'm going to come up with a new version of Wolfsbane,” I said, “You know, if Sterling doesn't. It's the real reason why I want to be a Healer.” “Oh, Amy,” Mum got up from her chair and gave me a hug. She let go of me and I could see tears in her eyes. “If there is anyone who could do that, it's you.” “I'll do it,” I assured her, “He doesn't deserve this.” “I'm sure you can,” Dad said. “I can. As soon as I'm done with Healer training, I'm going to start,” I told them. I sat down in between my parents on the floor in Matt's room. None of us said anything else, but we didn't need to. They hadn't said anything about whether I was going to be allowed to stay home for future full moons, but I had a feeling they would. Something had changed between us. It wasn't anything sudden, either. It was more like something that had happened over the past year or since we had moved. I just got the feeling that my parents saw me more of an adult now than a child, and staying home during the full moon had seemed to reinforce that idea. I didn't even have to ask them about it. I just knew. I knew that I would no longer be going to Richard and Cinda's on full moons. I knew that my parents were going to tell me everything about the full moons that happened while I was at school. I knew there were going to be less hushed conversations taking place between them behind closed doors. The bed gave a slight creak and I looked up. Matt was slowly opening his eyes. He couldn't sit up very easily, but he slightly lifted his head up and looked at us. “Amy?” he croaked. I smiled at him despite my teary eyes and got up and sat down on the side of his bed. He wrapped his bandaged arms around me and I gently hugged him back. He didn't say anything else, but leaned his head up against my chest. It felt like foreshadowing of his first year of Hogwarts that was only two years away. I looked up and saw Mum and Dad. Dad had his arm around Mum and was smiling. Mum was smiling as well and there were silent tears running down her face. They were tears of joy, though. That I could tell. It was one of those happy family moments that often seemed so distant in my family. I only hoped that within a few decades' time, we could have this type of moment without Matt being sick and injured from a full moon.
Ms. Elsewhere Joined: 13 January 2008 Posts: 881 Location: In role play game of course!	Posted: Wednesday 2 September 2009 06 48 01 am    Post subject: Re: RPG: The Six Wizards in topic:RPG: The Six Wizards "shuddap!" Ouki scoffed, straightening her hair and throwing on her cloak. She decided to cheat a little. "Preshando!" she said, and her hair pressed out sleek and straight over her shoulders and down her back. She looked like a porcelin doll with deep, black hair. Her pale eyes looked back at her, confindent and beautiful. She stared back at them. Something had changed there. Something was definately not the same Ouki that Inu had known before. She wondered if he would still want her, if she was enough like him to be worthy enough to stay with him. She was obsessed, she knew that. Even with their last meeting being a violent one, she lived for Inu like a chld did for her father. Even if he raised his hand to her, Ouki would always be his. Inu's hold on her was still that strong. Ouki felt her breathing increase. She turned and looked at Damien, and her heart swelled. The feeling Damien evoked in her was so much different; it was like nothing else. Not even killing made her feel this way. She felt literally torn apart by the difference in emotions. "Let's go." she said quietly, brushing past Damien and out of the room.