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Roger’s Magical, Mystical Questions:

1.Many local regions, especially rural areas where I live, have haunted houses. Have you ever spent the night in a house that was supposedly haunted? Anything ‘strange” happen? 

Actually I have stayed in a haunted house or so it was advertised but nothing out of the ordinary happened. It was a fun evening none the less with good friends and an ouija board. We even tried doing our own seance but the ghosts obviously had better things to do than hang out with us amateurs.

2. The Quidditch Cup (riding broomsticks while chasing a small ball) was a huge sporting event in the land of Hogwarts. What is the largest sporting event (or concert, etc.) that you have ever attended?

I would have to say it was either Michael Bublé in concert or Yo-Yo Ma both were in Newark, New Jersey and both were packed.

3. When you go for a swim, do you prefer an ocean, the seaside lakes, or a pool? 

I love walking in wet sand at the ocean and occasionally I do swim there. I enjoy swimming in a pool but I’m not thrilled when kids start splashing. I used to swim all the time in Maine in Lake Wesserunsett located in Madison, Maine. It’s spring fed and so refreshing. That’s my ultimate favorite place to swim. I swam there everyday from June 1st until October 1st when it became just too cold.

4. Ron Weasley received a horrid robe to wear as formal wear to the Christmas dance at Hogwarts. Tell about the most ‘ghastly’ fashion statement that you have ever made.

Back in the 90’s I don’t know if you remember the MC Hammer pants well I loved how loose and comfortable they were. I sewed six different really outlandish colors and wore them well into the early 2000’s well past the height of their peak and crash. I was a school bus driver and jeans were not comfortable to drive 8 hour days but those baggy elastic waist pants were.

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Muggle Questions (from Melanie):

1. What is the last song you sang along to?

Responding to Jim’s Sunday lyric post with monster, evil, cruel, etc. I was singing the Monster Mash as I wrote my post. That song always makes me smile.

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2. What was your scariest nightmare about?

I dreamed I was buried alive and could hear voices above me. I screamed but no one heard me. I tried to push the covering away and woke to find myself buried in the comforter.

3. What food do you crave most often?

I typically crave salty food and potato chips are my go to. If I don’t have chips in house, I make popcorn and coat it with salt.

4. What’s your grossest bug story?

When we were kids spending summers at my grandfathers house, my cousin who lived next door on a farm used to save the barn spiders to toss at us girls to make us scream. He slipped one in my sleeping bag one night when we were camping. I felt it crawling on my leg and sprung out of the bag. That was the night I finally fought back, I punched him so hard in the nose, he had two black eyes and a broken nose. That was the end of the practical jokes from him.

To this day, I still hate spiders. I see them and I begin squirming. They don’t even have to to touch me, to make me creepy crawly.

Today’s word is “hunter.”

FOWC with Fandango — Hunter

Impatient Medea©
Let me introduce myself, I’m Medea, the youngest of the coven. Sometimes, the village boys call me Temptress because of my looks. I don’t want to be desired by every guy and hated by every girl. Is it my fault, I’m beautiful. No, but does anyone really care. I don’t fit in the human world. Someday, I will show them, that my beauty is the least of their worries.

I know I am ready to begin my black magic training. I see things I cannot explain, I feel things before they happen. I’ve tried to talk to the elders but whenever I try to talk to one of them, they dismiss my thoughts or say that it is just coincidence. If only the elders would let me participate. I hated hiding behind the maple tree. It is so frustrating!

The night in question, I had planned to be here earlier but my chores took longer to finish, so by the time I arrived things were in the cauldron simmering. Did they engage a hunter? Did they already have everything on hand. How am I supposed to learn if they hide every detail.

I watched as the seven elders mumbled their spells while intently stirring the cauldron. Once the pot sizzled loudly, they gathered in a circle holding hands and began chanting together. A purple smoky haze swirled into the darkness and the woods filled with sounds I have never heard before. My head bobbled left and right.

What was that eerie howling in the distance?  I’ve heard coyotes and wolves howl before but this wasn’t them. Why did my skin feel like it has a thousand ants crawling all over me? It’s not like they knew I could see them. I didn’t tell anyone I was coming. Besides, they always say I am too young to know the dark magic. Too young, too young, that’s what everyone says when they don’t want to be bothered. Why was it such a guarded secret? The old ways were fine for the elders but times have changed. Can’t they see I’m busting at the seams to cast my first spell. Doesn’t anyone remember being my age?

The howling became louder; I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I couldn’t control my shivering. Oops I had made the tree branches shake, so I cursed at myself, Damn it, girl were you trying to get caught by the elders?  I wondered what could possibly make that noise? The elder’s chants were unfamiliar to me and the louder they chanted the closer that strange sound got to us. If only I had seen what they put in the cauldron. I hated knowing half of the story.

A shrill pierced the air… and before I could do anything they all vanished.