Thirty-third Spell

[courageous_wit]

[in the background one can hear the radio going. It's the only noise for a while. Then, a sigh of defeat]

I've been staring at the same page for an hour and I haven't read a single word on it. I suppose it's time I go test out those brooms.

[and that is what she intends to do, so people wandering the castle grounds will see a girl carrying a broomstick]

Comments

[courageous_wit]

I imagine there aren't very many animate objects for you to try it on.

But at least they would only move. If it were a portrait it would talk to you. [of course he knows this from her nightmare but, yeah]

[whichwayyoulean]

Oh right...the talking portrait. [That was a heap of fun]

I guess you have to be careful who's picture you take for that.

[courageous_wit]

It's one of those things I didn't think about much before Paradisa, but there aren't any portraits in this castle. They were all over the place at Hogwarts.

[whichwayyoulean]

Could you ever get even five minutes peace with them?

[courageous_wit]

When they were asleep.

[whichwayyoulean]

So they do sleep. Good to know.

[courageous_wit]

Of course. The portraits acted like real people. They talked, slept, ate and drank.

[whichwayyoulean]

...What do you even feed a portrait?

[courageous_wit]

They would walk into portraits of banquets, of course.

[whichwayyoulean]

Of course they would, that's the obvious answer.

[courageous_wit]

[chuckles softly] Stranger things, hm?

[whichwayyoulean]

I've seen some pretty strange things, but that's pretty high up there.

[courageous_wit]

Speaking of strange things... We don't really have to talk about what we saw, if you don't want to.

[whichwayyoulean]

[Oh. Here we are. He was waiting for this]

You mean my home? Thanks. I appreciate that. It's not exactly something I enjoy talking about.

[courageous_wit]

I think we all have things we don't like talking about.

[whichwayyoulean]

Some people more than others.

[courageous_wit]

Mmm. [she can't trust her voice for much longer]

If these work... I'll fly by your window.

[whichwayyoulean]

[He's good with the not talking thing]

Sure. Remember to come to the one that's not boarded up, or you'd be wasting your time.

[courageous_wit]

I'll knock first.

[whichwayyoulean]

How considerate.