After dinner we'll have some brandy and dancea while."As they were seated, Jim asked Jason why he was not joining them and whywas he dressed like that... He said, "Jason, something funny is happeninghere, I want to know what's up!"Julia chimed in, saying, "Jason -- cattle prod -- serve our dinnerplease."Jason glanced fearfully at his friend Jim adding, "No problem Jim, I'llexplain someday. Shall I refill your wine glass, Jim? And yours, Rolf?"Janet said abruptly, "I'll help serve. Come with. M. and were still eating and finishing our bottle of wine at 10:30 p.m. Dessert came in two courses: first fruit–strawberries, kiwi, raspberries, mango. Then chocolate wickedness. When she took her first bite, there were no words: just a look–savoring, lingering, luxuriating in the taste, then another spoonful, savored more slowly, then the spoon tongued and caught between the lips, then removed slowly, and then tongued some more. Amazingly, we finished the dessert, then the bottle of wine. The. I only peeked, but I know everything back there is rigged up with nasty traps. We’ll hit the service entrance for the chow hall. Watch me, and be ready to hit the dirt, run, or fight – but keep your swords sheathed for now.” The two men quietly acknowledged the instructions, and then Raven pushed open the door after listening intently for a minute or so. The layout of the surrounding buildings hid them from view on the street, though the open plains loomed on the other side. Raven crossed the. Normally magic had to be concealed from Muggles, but his apparating ability had to be hidden from magical folk as well, for his use of it was illegal, of course - he would not be allowed to apparate until he was seventeen. Contrary to wizarding law, already he had acquired great skill, but the following year at Hogwarts, he'd have to take the apparation course like everyone else, and pretend to have a difficult time learning.Annoyed with his absent parents and feeling sorry for himself, he'd.