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| Waltzing Matilda: Dancing with Trolls (Part 2)
Reported by Ariene Callahan As promised here is part 2 of Matilda Glimmerfrost's exhilarating adventure... "In my room above the Leaky Cauldron, I climbed into my lumpy bed and had almost fallen asleep when I suddenly remembered something Geraldina had mentioned. As I recalled what she told me, sleep was the last thing on my mind. 'He loves to dance, his favorite is the waltz...' Oh Merlin's Beard! Who had ever heard of a dancing troll? I suddenly felt sick to my stomach, had I known this mission might be the end of me, I'd never have agreed. 'When I see Father again...' I muttered grabbing the nearest object, which just so happened to be a pillow and placed my face on top and screamed as loud as I dared into it. For the next hour I paced my room, thinking about a way to find Quork, and still live to tell the tale. As dawn approached, I hadn't yet gone to sleep. Exhausted, and very irritable I wasn't in a very good mood. Leaving with my trunk, I headed groggily down the main street of Diagon Alley. Not being very curteous, I glared at anyone who got in my way. When Flourish and Blotts came into view, I made a beeline for the shop. 'Excuse me, I need every book available on Trolls and Waltzing...' I demanded at the first person I saw. After a hour, I left with a arm full of books and made my way once again out into the crowded street. I should add here that I spent endless hours on my train ride from King's Cross Station to Romania, reading about the nasty business of Trolls. Why Romania you ask? Well to be perfectly honest, I was going on a hunch that Mrs. Brogocci had told me. 'Quork loved the stories about dragons. He'd never go to bed unless I'd read him something to do with fire breathing beasts.' Call me crazy, but I thought Quork might be slightly more intelligent than most trolls, and would possibly take refuge in a place that held something homelike to him. As the train pulled into the Romanian station, I once again gathered my belongings and began the task of waltzing with trolls..." To be continued next issue!!! |
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