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Hagrid's come into the bar for a bite to eat, and a cold tankard of beer. He's in a cheerful mood today, as usual.

And still looking for people to try out his pumpkin boats out on the lake. Any takers?

[ooc: internet connection is dodgy today - may disappear suddenely for short periods of time, or even all together, but mun is happy to slowtime if that happens]

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Hagrid bites his lip at the littke boat bobbles a bit in the water, then breathes a sigh of relief as it seems to settle. Caspian sets the oars into the lake, and Hagrid says to himself, "I sure hope it don't flip over, or summat."

Caspian sure hopes so, too, but at the moment he seems to be doing just fine and enjoying himself. The pull of the oars and the bob of the ~~pumpkin~~ boat feel good after such a long time land-bound.

However, it is very hot out, and the water looks fairly inviting...

Caspian glances back at shore, wondering what Hagrid would think if he just flipped over.

Hagrid watches fromt he shore, and sees the slightly impish look in Caspian's eye. He knows that look - he's seen it in many of his students, just before they get up to mischief.

Before he can call out to ask Caspian what he's up to, the boat tips alarmingly...

and suddenly the boat is empty!

The lake water was different from the clear ocean water off Cair Paravel, but it was cool and clean and Caspian loves it. He pops up next to the boat, shaking water out of his hair like a wet dog, and grinning like an idiot.

"Might want to work on that balance, there, Hagrid," he calls out, laughing.

Hagrid breaths a sigh of relief, then begins to laugh as well.

"Scares the heck outta me, Caspian," he calls over the water.

The boat his rocking slightly in the water, but otherwise looks fine.

"They did tell yeh about the giant squid, din't they?"

Caspian raises an eyebrow. "Now that you mention it..."

Blaise had said something about a squid, hadn't he?

Hagrid holds back a chuckle - he wasn't sure if Caspian would know that the giant squid had apparently been abducted.

"Mr. Julia Fruitnugget," Hagrid says with a cheerful nod. "Yeh probably don' have much ter worry about."

"That is extremely comforting," he calls back, treading water with an amused expression on his face. "What a way you have for making me feel better, Hagrid."

He can, he figures, take on a giant squid if he needs to, so he spends a few more minutes happily diving and splashing around before climbing back into the punkin shell and rowing back towards shore.

Hagrid is laughing outright as Caspian ignores the threat of a possible giant quid attack, and grins as he rows the pumpkin boat back to shore.

"How it work for yeh? Any adjustments need ter be made?" He asks, as he pulls the boat up onto the shore when it's close enough.

"Floats as easily as a duck, and about as stable as one, too," he grins, jumping out into the shallows. He is soaked straight through, his shirt and trousers clinging to him, but he looks extermely happy about it.

"It's a little bumpy if you don't know how to balance in the water, but she's so round that you couldn't flip her at all, unless you were trying to."

"Great!" Hagrid says, happy to hear the news.

He takes a small carving knife from his pocket and carves "King Caspian" in the side, near the top.

"Now folks kin tell which ones have bin tried already, an' are safe ter take out. O' course, yer welcome ter take it out any time atall, until it decides ter rot or summat. I tried a couple o' different charms ter keep that from happenin'."

Hagrid eye Caspuian's dripping clothes. "I ain't very good at dryin' charms. Yeh'd better go on an' get changed before yeh catch summat."

Assuming the dead can get sick.

Caspian rasies an eyebrow, but shrugs and heads off waving.

"Thanks for letting me try her, Hagrid! See you soon!"

Hagrid waves in return, and picks up the boat to rest it back up against the outside wall of the bar.

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