Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 19
“Get out your Stuffocator. Then point it at the owl. Once your hands are in the grips and it’s locked on the owl say the word ’lights’. Finn added a feature that spotlights the Stuffocator’s target zone. The light should freeze Horatiu long enough for you to stuffocate him,” Zoe’s voice says in a light muffled tone from behind me.
I gently set down the dolly. Dinu is still absolutely, and uncharacteristically silent.
Horatiu’s owl eyes follow every move I make.
Next I take off my pack and as silently as possible open the zipper and remove the Stuffocator.
Horatiu doesn’t move. The moon outlines his silhouette in a golden glow that reminds me of a scene in some cheap Halloween decoration.
I put my hands in the Stuffocator’s grips and it comes to life. A few LED lights like those indicator lights on a computer come on and in a couple of seconds cycle through orange, yellow, and green.
It’s time. I slowly stand up and raise the Stuffocator.
Still no response from Horatiu who watches with what appears to be great patience.
“Lights,” I say hoping that Zoe is correct.
Instantly a beam of light appears that is blindingly bright. I don’t know exactly how bright it is but it seems like a hundred semi-tucks all turned their high beams on Horatiu at the same time.
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| Magic link to Horatiu the Stuffed European Barn Owl |
Then the stuffocation sequence starts. Suddenly there are 2 Horatius. One of them elongates into a whispy thin version of the original as it stretches toward the mouth of the Stuffocator. The whole scene seems bleached out by the strength of the spot light. Just as it reaches the mouth of the Stuffocator there is a slight ‘pop’ which is barely audible and the Stuffocator bucks forward. The 2 Horatiu’s become one again and the freshly stuffocated owl is pleasantly transmogrified and resting in the ball end of the Stuffocator.
“At least I can get us in the truck now,” I think as I gently remove the pleasantly lethargic owl from the Stuffocator. We should have about 15 minutes before Horatiu becomes an issue again.
I quickly pack up the Stuffocator and carry it in my duffle bag over to the truck. Then I come back for the final leg of the journey with Dinu. Still sweating profusely I groan at the effort to lift the dolly one last time. Then with my dwindling energy reserves I manage to get Dinu over to the truck.
