Potty Game: Five Words (Vol. XIV)

exaggerated arm and leg movements



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, imitating the breaststroke.

"Catch me if

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Edit: PAH, you are right. I'll take 4 words next time.

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you can!"

Suddenly gaining speed,                

Spoiler:

Edit: Julia, I think it's 'imitating the breaststroke'. Can't give you the specific grammatical reason why, but to my ear, it needs the definite article.

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you can!" he called, over his

Oops, cross-post!

Fred shot forward, and George



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followed suit. But before they                

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had a chance to

4 words

Spoiler:

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practice any more acrobatic maneuvers                

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, they heard a strange noise

Great idea, Mona! dizzy lizzy had mentioned thestrals when I asked for ideas on the Chat thread.

It was totally Lizzy's idea, PAH. I should have acknowledged. I remember thinking it was a good idea at the time.

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stopped in mid-air and said,                

Mona, ditto what Verity said!

EDIT: story update coming soon...

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"Listen! It sounds like rushing --> wings?

Oh well, OK then!

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George listened carefully, then nodded.                

Maybe an update will entice Betelgeuse Black to post again...

story update #4

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spiraling towards the ground.

"Ahhhhhh!


Giddy, but still able to feel nervous about smashing into the ground from a significant height.

Wow, you all have been busy!

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If we run out of posts, then DD doesn't have to be behind all this. That was just an idea. Part of the fun of 5 words is not know what's coming next. Phelim used to come in and totally change our course with one off-the-wall post.

tree limb. He caught hold

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of it and managed to

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that still hovered around them.

Down to 119 I believe.

I stand corrected. It is now 118

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Beckoning to the pair, Firenze                

Verity Weasley wrote:I wish we'd had Firenze walk away ages ago. I keep thinking of him down there watching all this.

I was thinking the same thing this morning, Verity, after I posted the update, while sitting on the subway. Hence my post.

No worries, Puck, we have some wiggle room to go past the posts left #, should we need it. I planned the countdown accordingly. If we have a 2,000+ word story, so be it. I think a big reveal of 's part in these shenanigans would be well-appreciated by .

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, grabbing hold of the hems                

Verity, I think I remember reading words like 'cantering' and 'galloping' in reference to when the centaurs were in the forest with Umbridge. And even if I'm just imagining that, as you say, centaurs are half-horse.

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