The Alternity Re-Read: June / July / August Year 1

[alt_moderator]

Since August was our smallest month of the game, I'm combining the three summer months into one post here. No pressure - just want to get this up for anyone who's ready to move on...

Here are the pdf links:

June

July

August



(BTW at this pace, approximately 6 weeks per year, we will be re-reading for just under a year... on the other hand, as we get into the months and years with lots longer files / higher numbers of posts, it take two months to re-read the year - or longer! In which case we'll be finishing the re-read...this time next year, or so. Alternity never dies!)

Comments

[naomikritzer]

On June 26th, Sirius, with Justin in tow, had a run-in in Paris with one of the British wizards who'd gone along with Lucius Malfoy. After revealing to Sirius that he knew who Sirius was, he said he wanted to help him.

>>>'You can't help me here,' I said, 'and we're not talking about this with
your boss only a few yards away.' I took a step back, keeping Justin
behind me. The boy had his hand on my belt loops, by the way, and
was shaking like a leaf.<<<

Dang, Justin. You toughened up. (Although, you know, maybe he wasn't shaking with fear but with the mental conflict between his impulse to do unspeakable things to this person threatening his mentor, and his personal moral code, which certainly didn't coutenance Dark Arts at that point in his life.)

[gwendolyngrace]

Speaking of the visit to France, I had forgotten I threw in this name:

Julie Jourdin

associated with a millworks. Anyone else get it?

[naomikritzer]

I don't. What's the reference?

[gwendolyngrace]

Julie Jordan is the main character in Carousel. She worked in a large textiles mill.

[gwendolyngrace]

I think it was nerves, yeah, but more because this is Justin when he had barely been outside of his house for ten years or so. And the last time he'd been in a big public place and felt threatened there had been an incident with wild magic. So. I think he's justified in being scared. Plus he's only 12 and can't actually help if things with this wizard go south....