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Unassuming on the outside, these dark blue tents each sit on their own private patch of ice, through which you can just barely see the rippling of currents and the silvery glint of fish underneath. The tent is quiet and still, and there's an aura of tranquility to the area that feels almost criminal to disturb. A plain wooden sign staked into the ice proclaims this as "Below the Floe Tent #1".

Upon entering the tent, quite curiously, you will see an entirely empty structure with a floor of solid ice, the only feature to break up the monotony being the staircase in the center of the room, descending down below into parts unknown. Should you choose to take the staircase, at the bottom you will find yourself in an underground cave, a sheet of clear, transparent ice protecting the occupants from the water (and the creatures that dwell within it) floating above them. Icicles line the ceiling and a small, peaceful stream floats through the center of the room. Pool chairs and hot chocolate are readily available for those who'd like to take a lazy trip up and down the river, as the current reverses twice every hour.

The eight beds on the edges of the room, just out of the water's reach, are lit softly by glowing lanterns, which are charmed to light up or go out at your instruction. The duvets and pillows are soft blues and greys, and upon lying on the beds you'll either be delighted or horrified to find that they're all waterbeds. Should you have trouble sleeping, I recommend casting your gaze to the waters above: while there might not be any sheep for you to count, there are certainly plenty of fish!

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The summer camp... What a nice idea. I will be a second year and I met so many person at hogwarts this year but now... Now it will be different. There will be new people that I have not met at hogwarts because of the years and other things, I am sure. I am really happy to be here, and arriving at the London quidditch stadium ! The school was actually not finished when I arrived. Missing school is not always cool but now, for a camp, of course ! I feel unstoppable and I do not want to wait until my arrival. When will we be ?

Scotland to England is really a long ride. We actually did it for going at hogwarts at the start but what is actually stupid, is that I live in Scotland and I needed to do Strathaven, my city, to London, in England, to Hogsmeade village, in Scotland another time. And now, I am just going to England another time but I've made the journey so much, so I don't care. I will live with that and... Have fun ! I almost want to ask the driver the time of our arrival but hey, I said I was going to be patient. It is gonna be the best experience !

I do not know who will be at the camp with me. I hope my friends will be and... Tara to, actually. This girl is literally haunting me but not in the bad side of the terms. She is cute, and kind, and I don't stop to think about her. I actually need to say the things, to say what is happening in my heart but now, it doesn't seems like it is the good moment to. We are at a summer camp of magic, and my parents ore not there, so why not party ? I will, me !

Ok. What. Is. Happening. Here. Younger, I went to see a quidditch game with my parents, here, but it is changed, all changed right now. Why ? It is summer and it's snowing now, outside ! It's not normal. It's cold ! Why is it COLD ?! I get out, and get into the stadium. That place is different... The field is looking like ice and it's all full of tents. Woah... I think there will not be any Quidditch game before the end of the camp haha ! It's not possible.

I need a tent I guess ! I know these, my parents showed me some, that are so small inside and giants outside. These could have seven or eight people in, I guess. When the committee gave me a tent number and name, I started to hunt which one would be mine by going around all of these tents. It was long, but at the 21 tent, I found mine. "Below the floe tent #1" Wait... We will be below the floe ?! This is not a good sign, we will freeze and live like fishes... Among the fishes ! Dear committee, that was not a good idea.

Argh, breathe Swan, just enter and you will see what it is. I will see and I will ask to change, maybe. So that's what I did and... I did not regret. It was really beautiful, one of the most beautiful things I've never saw, we could even see the fish everywhere, including the floor, through the walls ! I throw myself on one of the beds and... Woah... These are waterbeds ! It's an antique this thing, it's what my parents have and it's too comfortable and soft. We blend in and sleep so well... I get take a hot chocolate, that I drink in my bed.

I am the first arrived, and I am looking at the others, going inside. So I spot... Three "to be second" year, like me, and a hem... Fifth ? Sixth year ? I don't know, like I don't know her. Than, one more person that I know, this time, get into our tent. This girl, the only one that makes me breathe differently. "Tara ?!"

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@Swan Clark|15/06/2024|words: 315

That's it, it's the d-day. We are currently on the bus to the quidditch stadium where our tents are set up for the summer camps. I'm both excited and nervous. I have some friends but I don't know if she will be there in the tents. I find myself hoping that Swan, the young boy I met early in the morning in the park, is there. I think there is something as they say.

I both want to see myself again but also when I see him I lose all my means... to tell the truth, it's quite annoying but I think that eventually it will go away. To think of something else, I look at the landscapes. We will arrive soon. I can't wait to see the stadium and especially the tents and also... in short, I can't wait for us to arrive.

The bus finally stops after what seems like an eternity and finally I can get out and get up from my seat. I look around the goose and: oh my god I say to myself it’s COLD but really cold! When we come back from the stadium, there is snow and honestly I don’t think there should be a match at the moment haha ​​​​! We have completely returned from using the land and there are tents. Lots of tents. Finally there it is.

When I finally have the number of the tent, I look for it (it takes me a little time) and once found I put you under the ice floe, it's going to be cold down there I tell myself but I go in and it's nice. It’s magnificent, I lie down on a bed and there I hear a voice that I will recognize among a thousand. Tara!? Swan told me.

« Oh ! Swan I'm glad you're here it's... cool um... otherwise are you okay? »

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