Birthday Presents.We realised shortly after we began our weekly meetings that Desmond and my birthdays were only a few days apart in November. Mine wa... the 13th, his was the 17th. Nothing much was said about this until the birthdays approached. We were sat in the main bedroom after the session and Deidre mentioned that she should get us both presents. On the weekend nearest our birthdays, Deidre told Priscilla that her wish for a 'sister' was to come true as her present. Ah! I thought, I. The fantastic speeds attributed to the ship came up again but we couldn't see how this could possibly be done.Wreckage had been found all through the system and both Odava and Tommy went out to get it. This made sleeping arrangements different again. I got my old boat while the ship had Tommy's odd craft. They would only be gone a few days but they had very many millions of kilometres to cover and with frequent stops to pick up what the probes had found.Probes had detected many fragments in. " That's true enough," said Harry. "But there's another way to end this." He pointed his wand at the cat's prey."Avada Kadavra!" A jet of green light shot out, striking the mouse dead in an instant. Crookshanks looked up at Harry accusingly, annoyed that the feeding game had come to a premature end. But that was no reason to waste a good meal, and in a trice the mouse disappeared down the cat's throat.Harry had spoken the curse quietly, and Ron was the only witness, aside from the nearby first. Finally, he pulled away and smiled down at me. He took my hand and led me through the automatic door, grabbing a basket as we entered. He moved ahead of me and I appreciated his delightful ass in the snug, worn jeans. He moved with grace and beauty. Andy stopped and turned to me, calling my name and reaching out his hand.The store was nearly empty at this hour, with only a few sleepy clerks wandering about, drinking coffee and talking with each other. I shook my head to clear my thoughts and.