Snippet #1295526

((Well, Kenzi, I will ignore the fact that you are late if you ignore the fact that I am the latest.))
He walked inside, shaking the water out of his shoes. "They're here," he informed Lucius as he passed, going to get changed. "Just thought you ought to know."

"Ah, good," Lucius said, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. "You may go change now, Mister Carver, I believe you have done your share for now. Just be sure to come back here if and when the wizards get through your defenses."

Not even caring to look to see whether James had left or not, Lucius immediately made his way down to the entrance hall. From there, he strode confidently over to one of the walls and tapped one of the bricks with his wand.Not unlike the manual entrance to Diagon Alley, the stone seemed to take a mind of its own to create an average sized doorway. "Hello in there!" he called out softly, his voice kind and indifferent at the same time.

Almost at once, a pair of glowing red eyes lit up in the small room. A lumos spell from Lucius' wand soon shed some light on the contents of the space. Two monsters were pacing endlessly inside the room. It seemed to be some sort of oversized lion, with the gigantic horns of a ram and a venomously green adder for a tail. It was a Greek chimera, 'imported', as Lucius would say, for his specific needs.

Despite having been assured that the beast would not harm him, Lucius couldn't help shivering in fear. "We have visitors," the wizard said, even though the monster probably couldn't understand what he said. "If they get past whatever Jim has set up for them, feel free to do whatever you like." Without another word, Lucius magically created a door leading from the cage into the surrounding forest. The beast bound into action, sprinting away into the night, eager for its prey.

((Is it just me, or are other people imagining this castle like Hogwarts from the Harry Potter video games?))