Twenty-ninth Spell

[courageous_wit]

[Hermione has been doing what she does best: researching in the library. She has taken up an entire table with books. She dips her quill into some ink to take another note]

I think I'm onto something... But I can barely keep my eyes open. Maybe just five more minutes...

[open for the library or on journal]

Comments

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[cyan_maid]

Gosh, um...if you're really that tired, it would probably be best for you to get some rest.

Dictation

[courageous_wit]

Oh... I didn't realize my journal was open.

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[cyan_maid]

Oh! I'm sorry for disturbing you, then...you just sounded tired, is all.

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[courageous_wit]

I've been working hard trying to do some research.

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[cyan_maid]

Really? On what, if it's alright to ask?

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[courageous_wit]

The castle, mostly. And the First Generation in particular.

Action~

[losteveryone]

[Once Carol had found out that there was quite a large library here in the castle she just had to go and check it out. It had been such a long time since she had the chance to read anything never mind have such a large choice.

So, here she is browsing some shelves of books when she spots her looking extremely tired. She's never really one to pry but she's a little concerned.]

...Are you alright? You look a little worn out.

[courageous_wit]

[Hermione rubs at her eyes, smiling at the woman]

Oh, yes, I'm all right. I've just been so focused on research I lost track of time.

Dictated

[forsometimenow]

Onto what?

Dictated

[courageous_wit]

Some answers about the castle.

Dictation

[cyan_maid]

There was an entry about them a while ago, wasn't there? Over the journals?

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[courageous_wit]

Yes. I'm just looking for more information on them.

dictated.

[shrugs_a_lot]

You're overdoing it. [At this point, he's sure that telling her against it won't work. It doesn't mean he's a little concerned about her though.]

dictated.

[courageous_wit]

I know... [but it's easier to get buried in books sometimes]

dictated.

[shrugs_a_lot]

[Don't let him know books are a good way to block the real world or he'll never come out of the library either...]

Do you want some help?

dictated.

[courageous_wit]

[they can build a book fort and be book hermits together]

I could use some help putting these away.

dictated. → action.

[shrugs_a_lot]

[That'd be so bad for his cool image... Let's do it.]

I'm on my way.

[Before heading to the library he takes a little detour to the kitchen to get some strong coffee in a flask. Now, the difficult part is finding Hermione in the library... It's frigging huge! However, it won't take long to find the mountain of books, which surely are hiding the girl from his sight. He takes a random one, opens it and skims over it as he walks around the table. Doesn't look up at her until he's right next to her.]

... Sleep is good once in a while. [But places that flask on a little free space in front of her.]

Dictation

[cyan_maid]

And you've found something in the castle library?

[courageous_wit]

[she is trying to clean up when he arrives, so the mountain of books isn't quite as big. She offers him a tired little smile]

I've been told that.

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[courageous_wit]

Maybe...

[shrugs_a_lot]

I'll do that, you go to bed or something... [And he starts helping her--of course he's got no idea of how to do that so he'll just put the books on the wrong shelves. May the ghosts fix them later...]

[courageous_wit]

It's all right. I made the mess, I should clean it. [she taps a stack of books with her wand, and they start flying their way back to shelves. Whether they are the correct ones is anyone's guess]

[shrugs_a_lot]

[...]

Guess you didn't need much help after all.

[courageous_wit]

...All right, you got me. I just wanted company.

[shrugs_a_lot]

Well... Here I am. [A cheeky smirk.]