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ashfig · 09-19-2012, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DecemberMoon

Eliza was glad that Cora didn’t already know much about Muggle post. It gave her something to talk about. Something that seemed to make Cora happy! “Oh yes! They have one!” she bubbled over, eager to tell Cora more. “It’s really a lot like ours, except instead of owls they have other Muggles deliver it.” She thought she should clarify, “Well, not just any old Muggle. They have to work at the Post Office….er…like the Communication branch at the Ministry,” she explained. “Anyway so they write the addresses of where they want it to go, and the Muggle called the Post Man, or Woman, knows how to get there and they put it in a little metal box at the Muggle’s home!” She hoped how she explained it had made sense. “And of course there are telephones too, but not many magical families have those either.” She hoped that knowing all of this Muggle technology wouldn’t make her seem like an inferior witch. She’d just grown up with is was all.

“Oh gosh, I didn’t realize that Kneazles could be aggressive.” She worried that maybe she shouldn’t get one until Cora said she thought a Kneazle would like her personally. “Someone like me? Do Kneazles like little bookworms?” she joked. “I guess I would have to teach it to be nice to everyone first thing. I wouldn’t want it to hurt anyone.” She took her sketchpad out and wrote down the tips that Cora had mentioned.

She put her sketchpad away and listened to Cora talk about Quidditch. “Ah I see. I don’t think I’d be aggressive enough either. But I don’t know, maybe if I get a little better at flying I could try. It’d be really scary though…” she said. “That’s cool that you learned early. My parents wanted me to but I kept running into things,” she laughed. “I did just go to my first flying lesson and I really enjoyed it!” Eliza’s face lit up as she recalled the experience to Cora. “At first I was afraid, but then…oh wow, then I was really flying! The breeze was so nice and the way my robes whipped in the wind the faster I went…” she gestured with her hand in the air, mimicking her turning and winding around on the broom. “I loved it!” Settling herself back down she thought to ask, “Do you have a favorite professional Quidditch team? I don’t really know much about them, but I sort of tune in when my dad watches the games. Is our house team any good?”

Cora's mind was officially blown by what Eliza was saying. She assumed that muggles had some forms of communication, but it had never once occurred to Cora to figure them out. Coming from a pureblood family, Cora had never had any opportunity to learn. Not that her family was completely against muggles, but they kept to themselves.

Cora laughed. Cora practically dropped her books in surprise. "Other muggles carry the mail?" That sounded ridiculous. She pictured muggles running with letters in their hands. "How long does THAT take?" Cora giggled, but still found the topic completely fascinating. However they got all that organized was beyond her. She was so eager to learn more, and was about to ask more questions about it, when she heard something else new. "What's a te-le-phone?" Slightly embarrassed by her lack of knowledge, the Ravenclaw was kicking in again to fuel Cora's curiosity.

"I'm sure your Kneazle will be perfect. But it couldn't hurt to look them up a bit. And get one real young, so that they can be trained a bit easier." Cora could tell that Eliza hadn't known all this, and hoped she wasn't nervous now. "But don't worry, I'm sure yours will be pleasant. Any thought about names?" Cora added a reassuring smile.

Cora liked to listen to Eliza all excited about things. "I'm glad you enjoyed flying. It is wonderful, isn't it?" Cora thought about quidditch. "It would be pretty cool to watch you on the team someday. I would be your number one fan. But watching from the side is just as good." Cora loved flying, but not quidditch. Two very different things. She would watch, but hated whenever anyone got hurt. She was just NOT that competitive. "Oh, I don't really know much about the professional teams. My dad used to watch them, but now that he's, well, gone, our house is not quite a sports-loving one. Cora's face fell a bit about talking about her dad, fidgeting with a thread on her shirt. If Eliza pressed, she would talk about it. She never talked about him really, but it all happened a while ago, so she would be strong. Continuing, she added, "I will watch, on occasion, but I don't really have a team in mind. What about you?"

09-19-2012, 05:28 AM	#127 (permalink)
ashfig Firecrab Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: In the clouds Posts: 723 Hogwarts RPG Name: Cora Clearwater Fourth Year	MUGGLE POST?! :bugeyes: Quote: Originally Posted by DecemberMoon Eliza was glad that Cora didn’t already know much about Muggle post. It gave her something to talk about. Something that seemed to make Cora happy! “Oh yes! They have one!” she bubbled over, eager to tell Cora more. “It’s really a lot like ours, except instead of owls they have other Muggles deliver it.” She thought she should clarify, “Well, not just any old Muggle. They have to work at the Post Office….er…like the Communication branch at the Ministry,” she explained. “Anyway so they write the addresses of where they want it to go, and the Muggle called the Post Man, or Woman, knows how to get there and they put it in a little metal box at the Muggle’s home!” She hoped how she explained it had made sense. “And of course there are telephones too, but not many magical families have those either.” She hoped that knowing all of this Muggle technology wouldn’t make her seem like an inferior witch. She’d just grown up with is was all. “Oh gosh, I didn’t realize that Kneazles could be aggressive.” She worried that maybe she shouldn’t get one until Cora said she thought a Kneazle would like her personally. “Someone like me? Do Kneazles like little bookworms?” she joked. “I guess I would have to teach it to be nice to everyone first thing. I wouldn’t want it to hurt anyone.” She took her sketchpad out and wrote down the tips that Cora had mentioned. She put her sketchpad away and listened to Cora talk about Quidditch. “Ah I see. I don’t think I’d be aggressive enough either. But I don’t know, maybe if I get a little better at flying I could try. It’d be really scary though…” she said. “That’s cool that you learned early. My parents wanted me to but I kept running into things,” she laughed. “I did just go to my first flying lesson and I really enjoyed it!” Eliza’s face lit up as she recalled the experience to Cora. “At first I was afraid, but then…oh wow, then I was really flying! The breeze was so nice and the way my robes whipped in the wind the faster I went…” she gestured with her hand in the air, mimicking her turning and winding around on the broom. “I loved it!” Settling herself back down she thought to ask, “Do you have a favorite professional Quidditch team? I don’t really know much about them, but I sort of tune in when my dad watches the games. Is our house team any good?” Cora's mind was officially blown by what Eliza was saying. She assumed that muggles had some forms of communication, but it had never once occurred to Cora to figure them out. Coming from a pureblood family, Cora had never had any opportunity to learn. Not that her family was completely against muggles, but they kept to themselves. Cora laughed. Cora practically dropped her books in surprise. "Other muggles carry the mail?" That sounded ridiculous. She pictured muggles running with letters in their hands. "How long does THAT take?" Cora giggled, but still found the topic completely fascinating. However they got all that organized was beyond her. She was so eager to learn more, and was about to ask more questions about it, when she heard something else new. "What's a te-le-phone?" Slightly embarrassed by her lack of knowledge, the Ravenclaw was kicking in again to fuel Cora's curiosity. "I'm sure your Kneazle will be perfect. But it couldn't hurt to look them up a bit. And get one real young, so that they can be trained a bit easier." Cora could tell that Eliza hadn't known all this, and hoped she wasn't nervous now. "But don't worry, I'm sure yours will be pleasant. Any thought about names?" Cora added a reassuring smile. Cora liked to listen to Eliza all excited about things. "I'm glad you enjoyed flying. It is wonderful, isn't it?" Cora thought about quidditch. "It would be pretty cool to watch you on the team someday. I would be your number one fan. But watching from the side is just as good." Cora loved flying, but not quidditch. Two very different things. She would watch, but hated whenever anyone got hurt. She was just NOT that competitive. "Oh, I don't really know much about the professional teams. My dad used to watch them, but now that he's, well, gone, our house is not quite a sports-loving one. Cora's face fell a bit about talking about her dad, fidgeting with a thread on her shirt. If Eliza pressed, she would talk about it. She never talked about him really, but it all happened a while ago, so she would be strong. Continuing, she added, "I will watch, on occasion, but I don't really have a team in mind. What about you?" __________________ Rainbows. And butterflies.