Ya see, after the third or forth time, Manwell got tired of talkin' to ol' Jed. Dang if that little guy ain't tuffer'n boiled owl shit, he musta tosse... Jed nigh on thirty foot. Jed landed on his head, don't recon it'll hurt him much.I handed Jed a tortilly that I'd stuffed with beans, didn't want him to go a starvin' on me. We shuffled on back to the general store, they was a heap more daylight to kill. It's hard work, but I recon we could handle the chore. I leaned my chair back on two legs. Harry, I want you to stand for Minister of Magic when I retire the post next month, replied Kingsley calmly. Kingsley gently placed his hands across his lap as he stared across at a visibly shocked Harry. I…….I……I cannot Minister, answered Harry quietly. But why? exclaimed Kingsley, Harry……I am tired. Ive been Minister for nearly 20 years now and have no wish to continue. I see you as my perfect replacement. You are still young but incredibly experienced, the entire wizarding community adores. It was going to be perfect. Penny did her best to not look atthe glasses of champagne. She wasn't a very good actress, and it wasn'tgoing to be a true surprise, but she wanted some dash of authenticity.Nadia came back and sat back down. Jess hung around nervously. Nadiasmiled, then lifted her glass of champagne. "Let's have a toast, then,"she said. Penny raised her own glass but didn't look at it. "Toforever," said Nadia."Forever," said Penny. They clinked glasses and both drained them. AsPenny. Flint opened the door and walked through the sitting room. The sight before him when he entered the bedroom took is breath away. Darla was propped up against pillows at the headboard, and Nora had her face between Darla's legs. Both women were naked."Jesus!" Flint breathed, forgetting that he had to come up with a different word to express his shock or amazement.Darla giggled. "Sexy, huh?" I'll say," Flint said after he finally found his voice."Shuck your clothes and join us," Darla said. "You.