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The Prince Ascending
The venom was spreading fast. After so many years in Lord Voldemort’s service, Snape knew that Nagini was no ordinary snake. Hence her venom was not ordinary either. He thought about all the conversations he had had with Albus the previous year. He could see the man standing at a distance and talking to him. This had to be the poison working its course. It would be all in vain if the plan failed now. He put up his hand on the wound. The rushing blood felt warm against his cold hands. He tried to muster all strength to think of a cure. His thoughts wandered to the day in…
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PenPal
In the era of WhatsApp, messenger and PayPal, I only saw the postman coming to deliver bills or letters from the bank to my house. Of Course the Amazon delivery guy comes much more often. The postman also does collect to his festival bonus. My mother tells me about her childhood when they used to write letters and wait for their replies. In the current version of WhatsApp, I come at unease when people don’t get the double blue ticks fifteen minutes after I have sent the message! In times that ‘last seen at..’ feature confirms the well-being of a person, I really can’t believe the patience people once had.…
