As Harry entered the doorway, he knew the house would be unusual, but he
had no idea what he was about to see. It looked like an ordinary house,
modern and small, but inside was a different matter.
Kalfern pushed open the door slowly and a sudden waft of dust and stale air hit their faces. Ron coughed and Harry kept opening and shutting his eyes. Harry took a small step inside. Kalfern hit his stomach.
" I wouldn't step anymore," Kalfern said.
" What?" Harry asked.
Harry saw Kalfern's lead finger point below their feet. Harry looked and, low and behold, they were at the edge of a cliff. Down the house went, and far. Like the mines of Moria. It went down almost forever. On the sides of the house were little inlets where little rooms were.
" Ron," Ron said. Harry could see the glint in his eye. He knew Ron was liking his relatives already.
" I don't want to sound like a bad sport, but. how do we get down," Mr. Weasley asked.
" Don't worry," Claudette said. She pulled out a wand.
" Elevantorus Palacia" she said and all at once this thing came floating at them.
Harry knew what it was at once. It was an escalator. It was a levitating escalator. Harry couldn't wait to go on it.
" Grab on" Kalfern said and they all grabbed onto the rail and they sailed down to a small inlet that was layden with books, maps and other assorted items. The escalator stopped and they all stepped off. They all looked back at it in wonder. Kalfern then ushered them to the seats. They were some of the most comfortable seats any of them had ever sat in. They all wondered, with their eyes, around the room. Harry could make out some of the names of the books. Disenchanting Talking Fruit by Gloria Biddle, Capturing Evil by Jacob Diggle, and Fiddling with Fire by Spacy Twiggen. He wondered what they were like.
" Why are you all here?" Kalfern asked.
" I thought we made it quite clear in the note," Mr. Weasley said.
" I didn't read it" Kalfern said.
" Ah" Mr. Weasley said," well, we are here to visit you. You are family and we don't see you enough."
" Did you hear about the killing today" Kalfern asked. He peered over at Harry. Harry inched back a little bit. Kalfern got up.
" Give it to me, Mr. Potter." Kalfern asked, " I know what you have in your pocket. I was taught by Moody how to do it. Give me the finger."
" I'll give you the finger" Fred said. Mr. Weasley hit him in the arm. Ron smiled.
" Overturn your pockets. I know about the ring. GIVE IT," Kalfern said. The windows up above them shook, the wind howled.
" What are you playing at, Uncle" Mrs. Weasley said.
" Girl, shut up. Potter, please either show me the object or I will take the object." Kalfern proclaimed. Everyone drew out their wands.
" Hold it" Harry said and inched his hand into his pocket, and pulled out the finger which had the ring in it. Kalfern took the ring and threw th finger down the emptiness. Harry grabbed for it.
" Hey" Harry said.
" Don't worry, Harry. It wasn't important. This was the important part." Kalfern said and held up the ring.
" This here ring is the key to the survival of all good wizards. It is the key to finding the Scepter of Darkness." Kalfern proclaimed to all.
Kalfern pushed open the door slowly and a sudden waft of dust and stale air hit their faces. Ron coughed and Harry kept opening and shutting his eyes. Harry took a small step inside. Kalfern hit his stomach.
" I wouldn't step anymore," Kalfern said.
" What?" Harry asked.
Harry saw Kalfern's lead finger point below their feet. Harry looked and, low and behold, they were at the edge of a cliff. Down the house went, and far. Like the mines of Moria. It went down almost forever. On the sides of the house were little inlets where little rooms were.
" Ron," Ron said. Harry could see the glint in his eye. He knew Ron was liking his relatives already.
" I don't want to sound like a bad sport, but. how do we get down," Mr. Weasley asked.
" Don't worry," Claudette said. She pulled out a wand.
" Elevantorus Palacia" she said and all at once this thing came floating at them.
Harry knew what it was at once. It was an escalator. It was a levitating escalator. Harry couldn't wait to go on it.
" Grab on" Kalfern said and they all grabbed onto the rail and they sailed down to a small inlet that was layden with books, maps and other assorted items. The escalator stopped and they all stepped off. They all looked back at it in wonder. Kalfern then ushered them to the seats. They were some of the most comfortable seats any of them had ever sat in. They all wondered, with their eyes, around the room. Harry could make out some of the names of the books. Disenchanting Talking Fruit by Gloria Biddle, Capturing Evil by Jacob Diggle, and Fiddling with Fire by Spacy Twiggen. He wondered what they were like.
" Why are you all here?" Kalfern asked.
" I thought we made it quite clear in the note," Mr. Weasley said.
" I didn't read it" Kalfern said.
" Ah" Mr. Weasley said," well, we are here to visit you. You are family and we don't see you enough."
" Did you hear about the killing today" Kalfern asked. He peered over at Harry. Harry inched back a little bit. Kalfern got up.
" Give it to me, Mr. Potter." Kalfern asked, " I know what you have in your pocket. I was taught by Moody how to do it. Give me the finger."
" I'll give you the finger" Fred said. Mr. Weasley hit him in the arm. Ron smiled.
" Overturn your pockets. I know about the ring. GIVE IT," Kalfern said. The windows up above them shook, the wind howled.
" What are you playing at, Uncle" Mrs. Weasley said.
" Girl, shut up. Potter, please either show me the object or I will take the object." Kalfern proclaimed. Everyone drew out their wands.
" Hold it" Harry said and inched his hand into his pocket, and pulled out the finger which had the ring in it. Kalfern took the ring and threw th finger down the emptiness. Harry grabbed for it.
" Hey" Harry said.
" Don't worry, Harry. It wasn't important. This was the important part." Kalfern said and held up the ring.
" This here ring is the key to the survival of all good wizards. It is the key to finding the Scepter of Darkness." Kalfern proclaimed to all.