Trip to Hogwarts --Young Peter and Young Anakin (Out of Inn)

[pjpettigrew]

Peter and Anakin walk out of the Inn and onto the Hogwarts snow-covered grounds--right in front of the lake, in fact. The lake isn't frozen, but it has a sort of murky middle-of-winter look to it. The Forbidden Forest--visible from the lake--is a dark mass of snow-laden trees. Hogwarts Castle, in all of its massive, turreted glory, lies straight

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[greatestpilot]

Anakin's eyes widen. He's not sure he's ever seen anything like this, not even on Naboo or Coruscant. "You live here?"

[pjpettigrew]

"Along with a few hundred other kids and the teachers. Oh, and the groundskeeper. He lives over in that direction, in his own house." Peter points vaguely in the direction of the forest. "I think the school's supposed to be able to hold a thousand or more students, but it's been years since there've been that many.

"Come on," he adds. "It'll be warmer inside. Not Tatooine warm, but warm." So saying, he heads off in the direction of the castle.

[greatestpilot]

Anakin follows, pulling the Invisibility Cloak over him as he does so. It covers him completely, but it's a near thing. If he moves wrong, the tip of his boots show.

He thinks this is the most awesome thing ever.

[pjpettigrew]

Peter's chattering as he walks along. "That was Lake Hogwarts. The first-years cross that lake in boats to get to Hogwarts. The first time you see it, it's night and there are lights in every window. It's gorgeous.

"Over there's the Forbidden Forest. And yes, it really is forbidden. All sorts of weird animals and strange people in there. My friends and I probably spend more time in there than we should...

"Oh, and that's the Whomping Willow." He points to an enormous and twisted tree whose branches appear to be flailing in the wind--except there is no wind. "Don't get too close to it; it doesn't like people, not one bit. Davey Gudgeon--he's one of the students--got too close, and he nearly lost an eye. There is a way to turn it off, but it's tricky."