PARADISA

[Hermione is very nervous. She's never done anything like this before, but she knows Mark would want people to continue speaking out and talking hard. She can't spin words in the same way he can, but she can at least honor her friend with this broadcastl.

So it's not exactly 10pm on any given night. That's something people grew to expect, and another thing Mark taught her was to shake people's expectations to the ground. Surprise them with something new and different. They're also not going to hear Mark's voice, or even Hermione's. It's a spell she put on her voice box so it's difficult to tell whether she is male or female.

Wherever you two are, Mark and Nora, this broadcast is for you.

First she'll lead in with an awesome song]

Listeners, we at Paradisa have gotten used to a certain routine. Even when listening to the radio. Most of us at one point or another tuned in to Hard Harry's show. He was faithful even when times were hard, even when things got frightening for us all. And we thank him for that.

But there are some things we're tired of experiencing over and over again. People disappearing back to their homes or possibly even some alternate reality where they get false memories. Deaths and horrors that we suffer and somehow move on from. The face of Paradisa changing, making us believe we're in a different time or place. For those who've been here for years, it's gotten to where we're jaded by it.

And I don't know about you, but I'm tired of it! I'm so sick of this place playing with my friends. I'm tired of seeing people I care about reach their breaking points, and although they may be going back home it still hurts when they're not around anymore. You may be asking: what are you going to do about it?

I don't know. So what if right now all I can think to do is be angry about it? Maybe all I have is my voice. But I learned some time ago that voices can give people hope. Hard Harry gave me hope when I started listening to him and maybe I can do the same. I don't know what I can do about anything, but this is my effort. Paradisa, this may be all I have right now, but we've all learned you never know what's going to happen next.

[and she plays a song to end the broadcast. Merlin, that was the most frightening thing she's ever done. She hopes Mark and Nora were out there listening, and are proud. Or at least impressed]

This hasn't happened in the castle for a while, but people are arriving who share faces with other people. It can be very unsettling. Especially if... if one of those faces is someone who was a very unpleasant person. You know these two people aren't the same but you can't help feeling uneasy.

[she's honestly still a little shaken up about it. She's told herself over and over that this is the Doctor, who is a dear friend of hers]

Anyway, I don't know if anybody's read it, but Dr. Saunders wrote a report some years ago detailing this phenomenon.

[she clears her throat, trying to sound as much of an authority figure as possible. She's done this as a prefect but it's an entirely new feeling when you're shouldering the burden of being a professor. Plus she has to pretend that this is all normal for those who have fake memories. Sigh]

Hello, students. Welcome back to another year at Hogwarts. I am the Arithmancy professor, Hermione Granger. Will all of my OWL and NEWT students please turn in your summer homework as soon as possible? We'll be getting right to work in your next class so I want to be sure you're prepared.

I'd also like to welcome all of the new Gryffindors. As your Head of House, I want you to know you can come to me with any questions. Good luck to our team today. I know that you'll all do our House proud. [she's really not into Quidditch, but she'll still support the team]

[filter: people who remember Paradisa]
Hello. I'm actuallly from this world originally. We're in my school, so if you get lost or need help, just let me know.

I've now been here for over two years. When I first arrived, I was in the middle of something important. That thing is still waiting for me when I get back home, but there are people here I've grown to care about. Some I would even think of as family.

You know who you are, and if you don't... You haven't been paying attention.

( Friends on the Expedition )

All I can think to do right now is cast protective spells and mix potions in case of emergency.

This may be a strange question considering what we've been through recently, but I'm curious: was there ever a change in the castle that you actually enjoyed? Is there one thing that happened here that gives you happy memories when you think of it?

For me personally, it was living in Paris. It's such a beautiful city and I enjoyed working in the museum. I haven't been here as long as some but I do know that is one of the happier changes I've experienced.

This is exactly the sort of place that Luna would enjoy, if she were here. She wouldn't have any trouble... I'm going to try to explore everything so I can tell her about it if she ever comes.

Not that I would wish her to be trapped here too, of course.