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 Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:39 am
 The Kitchen
The Hogwarts kitchens are located directly below the Great Hall and are just the same size. They have high ceilings and a great brick fireplace at one end. Mounds of brass pots and pans are heaped around the walls. There are preparation tables directly below the four house tables in the Hall above, and when the time comes for the food to be served, it is magically transported through the ceiling of the kitchen onto the plates. The kitchens are staffed by over a hundred house-elves. To get to the kitchens, take the door to the right of the main staircase in the entrance hall. Follow the corridor until you come to a painting of a bowl of fruit. Tickle the pear and it giggles and becomes a door handle
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:57 am
Illuminatus and Luminita walked into the kitchen, and Illuminatus took in the huge amount of food the house-elves were preparing. He smiled and said, "What shall we have?"
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RowenaIsolde Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:38 am
Luminita looked as all the houselves rushed around. "Ummm..perhaps some pumpkin juice and a biscuit," she replied.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:12 pm
Illuminatus stroked his imaginary beard and said, "Dubliner Irish cheese, rosemary crackers, Scottish highland tea, crumpets, apple and dark chocolate. I'm starving." The friendly house-elves were delighted to serve the two students, and in under thirty seconds a large platter of food was rushing toward them, supported by four elves. "Thanks," said Illuminatus. "You are truly masters of the culinary arts." His compliment made the house-elves bow proudly, and he flashed a smile at Luminita. "Now you see why they love having me around?" he asked. "They feed on approval, I feed on food." he poured her some pumpkin juice and then buttered himself a crumpet.
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RowenaIsolde Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:39 pm
"Thank you," she said taking a sip of the pumpkin juice. "This is so much better than my father's cooking, he's terrible," chuckled Luminita. "How about a little entertainment?" she asked. Luminita pulled out her wand and pointed it in front of Illuminatus. "Sonotitia!" she whispered. A beautiful melody seemed to appear out of nowhere and music notes began shooting out of her wand. "You approve?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:26 pm
His ice-blue eyes twinkled. "Amazing! That could be really useful for me- I recently learned how to conjure musical instruments." He concentrated hard, pointing his wand in front of him. With a pop, a silver synthesizer keyboard appeared in front of him. He fingered a few of the keys approvingly, and then pounded out a jazz-rock instrumental, a bluesy tune with crashing chords that made his foot tap even as he was playing. Silvery notes and staff lines flickered around him as he lost himself in the music.
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RowenaIsolde Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:37 pm
Luminita's eyes widened. "What in Merlin's name is that?" she asked, a slight giggle in her voice.
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:31 pm
"Blues," he said with an ending flourish on a high note. "It's from a pair of Muggle actors called the Blues Brothers. Evanesco." He Vanished the keyboard, blushing slightly. "It might be an acquired taste for wizards," he added.
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RowenaIsolde Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:13 pm
"It must be," chuckled Luminita taking a good look at him.
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:48 pm
"What do you like to do? Do you play an instrument or a sport or something?" He asked, looking at Luminita. It was not lost on him that she was quite pretty, and he was trying valiantly not to blush. Esrath decided to save him from embarassment with a different kind of embarassment. He slid down over Illuminatus's eyes, holding his arms to his sides with his tail, and proceeded to gobble down everything he could reach on the platter, ignoring Illuminatus's mingled spells and expletives in various languages, which did little more than to set fire to his pants. He inclined his serpent-bound head to the ceiling as if asking, "Why me?"
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RowenaIsolde Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:43 pm
"Umm...I don't know, I'm too busy taking care of my sister during the summer to really accomplish anything personal. Since my mother died my father works like a madman," replied Luminita. "How about you?" she asked, taking note that Illuminatus was one of the more pleasant and handsome looking Slytherins. She'd been so used to Erasmus and his sharp face it was a relief to see something new.
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:21 pm
"I play tennis and rock keyboard. But I hardly have any friends back home, so it's not like I'm missing anything." He sighed, handsome face temporarily clouded by unpleasant memories. "How old is your sister?" he asked, casting about for a change of subject.
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RowenaIsolde Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:29 pm
"She's a 3rd year Gryffindor, like my mum was," replied Luminita, giving Illuminatus a small smile.
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:42 pm
He smiled. "Really? And you take care of her? You are even more amazing than I first thought- being willing to sacrifice your personal life for your sister is, well, extremely kind."
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