Skip Wiley (Tourist Season, by Carl Hiaasen)

[flameofdecember]

Skip drops into a chair out of nowhere. He glances with some puzzlement at the hole in his jeans, but appears to decide it's not important. Having nothing better to do, he readies himself to answer the questions put to him.

Comments

[c_macaulay]

What's a gator hole?

[flameofdecember]

A gator hole is exactly what it says - a hole dug in the ground underwater by an alligator. Bits of debris fall into the hole, which lure fish in, and the fish get stuck there. The fish become food for the gators, who are strong enough swimmers to get out.

[c_macaulay]

*laughs* That sounds awfully convenient messy. I've heard the Ravenclaw house has a bar. If I voted you there, I wonder if they'd let you remodel it to put in a gator hole. I suppose there aren't any gators to be had in Scotland.

[flameofdecember]

Nah, too cold for gators in Scotland... wait - we're in Scotland?

Anyway, it's not really a gator hole unless the gators themselves dug it - and anyway, I seriously doubt that Ravenclaw's built on stilts over a swamp, which is the easiest way to be near a gator hole.

[c_macaulay]

Yes, we're in Scotland. Where did you think you were? *curious*

[flameofdecember]

Honestly, I hadn't a clue. Last place I was was a little island off the coast of Florida, near Miami.

vote: Ravenclaw

[c_macaulay]

Maybe it was magic that brought you. This is a school for magic, after all. I'm afraid I don't know very much about it -- I'm new here myself.

I'll vote you into Ravenclaw anyway, I think.

Re: vote: Ravenclaw

[flameofdecember]

A school for magic? This oughta be interesting. Thanks for the vote!