”Hathor began, “In a way, I blame the loft. It was not so much a wedding present as a gift from Horus’s dad as for the suggestion that he should...include loft spaces in the industrial park he was building. I was 6 weeks along with Abby when we were married and free rent on any space to live was a real help.“Fast forward to two girls in diapers. Horus was on his way home from work when I found myself with both girls sleeping. I called Horus telling him to enter quietly because the girls were. " Should I apologize to Lynette now?"I shook my head. "That would crush her. You gave her a big hurdle to jump in order to get to you. She's jumping that hurdle. You cannot take the prize away from her! I'd suggest that you embrace your new role of slave master. I'll go along with it for now."I got the biggest hug from Kristen. "When did you get so old?"I groaned. I've been hearing that exact same question a lot.Camille came out of the water and approached us. She looked wonderful when she was. Being only slightly after 1:00, none of the stores had much traffic. Greeting the cashier with a smile, she moved on to roam the many rows. Concentrating on her many possible choices, she hadn’t even realized a guy had been checking her out. It wasn’t till the third time she noticed him staring towards her that she got the hint. He had gradually worked his way to just three rows away from her. He wasn’t too bad looking. Middle aged, she guessed. He was the average polo shirt type of guy.. "Last time something like this was done at Hogwarts it was the Triwizard tournament, and the so-called lucky winners almost got killed. Let's hope the winner doesn't have such a tough time."Harry pulled his hand out of the hat, clutching a single scrap of parchment between his fingers. He opened it slowly, and then read it. He passed it to his closest friend."Sorry, Ron," said Harry consolingly. "Looks like your it." Damn," said Ron. "I was really looking forward to watching you blast Mal - I.