A Squidly Surpirse - Wizarding Twins
The water splashed gently against the side of the boat, as it slowly crossed the lake, steered by an invisible force. With the view still obscured by trees, the twins and Liam turned their eyes to the surface of the water. It was a starry, windstill night and so the water was twinkling with the reflection of a thousand stars and a shiny full moon. Small fireflies were darting across the lake and added to the spectacle of lights. The scene was so serene that for a moment Abby feared, the whole thing might be a dream after all. The next thing however, occupied her thoughts entirely. The boats emerged from the small delta where they had started onto the bigger part of the lake and there it was: Hogwarts. Towering high over the lake was a castle with a hundred spires and at least a thousand illuminated windows. All of the kids gasped in unison and Hagrid chuckled, when he saw their excited, open mouthed faces. „Adrian, look! Isn’t that amazing?“ Abby rejoiced, grabbing her brother by the shoulder. But Adrian wasn’t looking at the castle at all, he was leaning over the side of the boat, toying with what looked like a tree branch swimming in the water. But as she watched him, she saw that it wasn’t a tree branch at all. It was… moving. Next thing she knew, Adrian had grabbed onto the thing and his feet were lifted off the boat into the air. Abby gasped and the boats came to a halt, as Hagrid raised his hand. Abby looked around for her brother. „Up here, Abby!“ She looked up. Several meters above them, Adrian, with a big smile on his face, was hanging on to a red column, which Abby now identified as the suction cup covered tentacles of a giant squid. “Nothing to worry about.” Hagrid called as some of the kids screamed in surprise. “He’s just been a bit lonely over the holidays.” And in fact Adrian didn’t seem to be in danger. His face still beaming, he tickled the tentacle and earned a gentle ruffle of his hair as a reward. „Stop, that tickles!“ he laughed, still not stopping either. Abby and Liam watched, half amused, half scared, as Hagrid’s boat came over to them. „Alright, let’s get you back into the boat.“ Hagrid said and reached out for Adrian. The squid, understanding him apparently, lowered his tentacle until Adrian found himself safely in Hagrid’s arms and then back in their boat. „He seems to like you.“ Hagrid chucked, apparently not at all phased by the fact that Adrian could have fallen into the lake and potentially drowned and he gave the squid a gentle pat on the tentacle, before it disappeared into the water again. Back in the boat Adrian wat greeted enthusiastically by Abby and Liam. „That was the coolest thing ever!“ Liam exclaimed, looking at him with awe. „I know right!“ Adrian smirked. Then he tilted his head slightly to look beyond their gleaming faces, frowned for a second and added “Ah, well, I guess the castle is alright, too.” The whole boat broke out in laughter and they continued their journey towards their new magical home.
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Merry Christmas everyone! I had this little vignette prepared for almost a year (or even longer even) and thought, what better day for a Harry Potter build to be uploaded than Christmas day? I hope you all enjoy the holidays with your loved ones, eat a lot of good food and get some cool presents.
A Squidly Surpirse - Wizarding Twins
The water splashed gently against the side of the boat, as it slowly crossed the lake, steered by an invisible force. With the view still obscured by trees, the twins and Liam turned their eyes to the surface of the water. It was a starry, windstill night and so the water was twinkling with the reflection of a thousand stars and a shiny full moon. Small fireflies were darting across the lake and added to the spectacle of lights. The scene was so serene that for a moment Abby feared, the whole thing might be a dream after all. The next thing however, occupied her thoughts entirely. The boats emerged from the small delta where they had started onto the bigger part of the lake and there it was: Hogwarts. Towering high over the lake was a castle with a hundred spires and at least a thousand illuminated windows. All of the kids gasped in unison and Hagrid chuckled, when he saw their excited, open mouthed faces. „Adrian, look! Isn’t that amazing?“ Abby rejoiced, grabbing her brother by the shoulder. But Adrian wasn’t looking at the castle at all, he was leaning over the side of the boat, toying with what looked like a tree branch swimming in the water. But as she watched him, she saw that it wasn’t a tree branch at all. It was… moving. Next thing she knew, Adrian had grabbed onto the thing and his feet were lifted off the boat into the air. Abby gasped and the boats came to a halt, as Hagrid raised his hand. Abby looked around for her brother. „Up here, Abby!“ She looked up. Several meters above them, Adrian, with a big smile on his face, was hanging on to a red column, which Abby now identified as the suction cup covered tentacles of a giant squid. “Nothing to worry about.” Hagrid called as some of the kids screamed in surprise. “He’s just been a bit lonely over the holidays.” And in fact Adrian didn’t seem to be in danger. His face still beaming, he tickled the tentacle and earned a gentle ruffle of his hair as a reward. „Stop, that tickles!“ he laughed, still not stopping either. Abby and Liam watched, half amused, half scared, as Hagrid’s boat came over to them. „Alright, let’s get you back into the boat.“ Hagrid said and reached out for Adrian. The squid, understanding him apparently, lowered his tentacle until Adrian found himself safely in Hagrid’s arms and then back in their boat. „He seems to like you.“ Hagrid chucked, apparently not at all phased by the fact that Adrian could have fallen into the lake and potentially drowned and he gave the squid a gentle pat on the tentacle, before it disappeared into the water again. Back in the boat Adrian wat greeted enthusiastically by Abby and Liam. „That was the coolest thing ever!“ Liam exclaimed, looking at him with awe. „I know right!“ Adrian smirked. Then he tilted his head slightly to look beyond their gleaming faces, frowned for a second and added “Ah, well, I guess the castle is alright, too.” The whole boat broke out in laughter and they continued their journey towards their new magical home.
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Merry Christmas everyone! I had this little vignette prepared for almost a year (or even longer even) and thought, what better day for a Harry Potter build to be uploaded than Christmas day? I hope you all enjoy the holidays with your loved ones, eat a lot of good food and get some cool presents.