As some of you may have learned from Facebook, I opted to actually “walk”. That is, to undergo the pomp and pageantry of the graduation ceremony. That means renting a gown, getting tickets, and, the most difficult part, giving my family directions to come down to Indiana.
I also took this once in a lifetime opportunity (hopefully), to take advantage of the $100 I’m paying to rent black ankle-length robes.
As we assembled in the Armory, Huy demanded to know, “Did you bring it?”
In a blink, I produced my wand and posed defensively. (No, I had not practiced this…)
How did I do this so quickly? The answer was and had to be… magic.
Really, it had been concealed the entire time we waited, sheathed along my left forearm. Because when you’re assailed by a dark wizard (or some crazy person) with Unforgivable Curses, (as Moody reminds us) you must be prepared.