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Cassandra Trelawney (blondemagic) wrote in hogwarts_dawn,
@ 2021-03-06 15:56:00

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character: savannah monroe, unused: cassandra trelawney

RP: Cassandra's Arrival
Who: Cassandra Trelawney & Savannah Monroe
When: 11:32am, precisely.
Where: The entrance courtyard
What: A headache worth 100 or so years.

Warnings: None expected

The vision the week before had been short on details but confirmed by every method she could think of, including reading her own palm. It had changed since the last time she looked at it - something that was expected with age and experience but never so dramatically. She would be taking a journey - a very long one, to a distant place, and yet one that was very familiar. There was no suggestion of what would happen there or whether or not she would return. It simply was. What most people didn't understand about prophecy was the frustrating lack of details when it was important. She could pinpoint where a child had lost a ball with startling accuracy but as things became bigger, details became muddied.

And so Cassandra had decided to act on the suggestion that she might not see her little Hogsmeade cottage again. She had cleaned up, straightened things out, shrunk and hidden the extensive collection of journals she kept of the visions she could remember, and gotten her other affairs in order. She had hoped to hold off as long as possible, not knowing exactly when she was going to have to leave. Traveling on a Sunday was lucky while leaving on a Friday was sure to bring ill-fortune. As it was, neither of those things would happen. It would, in fact, be a Saturday which was neither one thing nor the other.

She had planned it well, in her nicest white dress with a high lace collar (the only one she owned) and her wild hair was carefully pinned in a bun as was the style. And then she sat. And she waited. With her eyes closed, she breathed and she waited, trying to not let her fear of travel get to her. Without her willing herself to do so, she stood and calmly as she could, she walked out of her cottage and into the unknown--

Or actually, all too familiar grounds. Well, they would have been familiar if she hadn't been absolutely slammed by a shift in time itself. Wherever she had gone, it was such a difference that her knees buckled underneath her and it took all her effort not to be sick in the grass. Her head was swimming and the pain made everything go white behind her eyelids. Her body was wracked with sobs for a moment as she tried to block everything out, putting up the walls that she could barely manage in the first place.

Cassandra curled over into a ball, making herself as small as possible, her hands on the back of her neck with her fingers interlocked as she just tried to keep her brain from melting out of her ears. As if she actually had control over that. There was a ringing in her ears which usually came after one of her more intense prophecies so she didn't actually realize just how loud she was crying. But how could one really be expected to stay silent and demure when one's head was absolutely throbbing?

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blondemagic
2021-03-07 07:32 pm UTC (link)

That was quite the list and she disliked that so much of that was lumped onto one boy. What were the Fates playing at? No one deserved that much responsibility or tragedy because there was no way that had ended with much happiness. "I shall endeavor to pretend I know nothing at all then," she decided firmly, "To give him perhaps a little sense of normal."

Her frown increased as Savannah went on. "How could my family have fallen so bloody far?" she asked, more to herself than expecting an answer. "Everyone has a touch of the Eye - as when you have a moment of surprise and realize 'I have dreamt this before.' But true Sight can't be taught, I'm afraid. That is not to say you can't learn some things - tea leaves, palmistry, that sort of thing. You can learn to read the signs." She didn't mention that accuracy would be shakey as it wasn't important. This wasn't a lesson and she wasn't a professor.

The corners of her mouth briefly perked up. "I have no idea what to expect coming this far," she admitted in a hushed tone as if it were a secret, "It's thrilling, not knowing. It doesn't happen as often as I would like."

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savannah_monroe
2021-03-07 07:47 pm UTC (link)

"I'm pretty sure that he's used to people knowing. It must weirder for him when people don't know, but you do what you think best." In the end, that was the best policy in everything.

Savannah shrugged. "Maybe, because once someone reaches the top, the only way to go is down," she said, matter-of-fact. "You want to be like that person who was the best but if you can't be, you end up becoming a parody of what you want to be." She nodded. "I supposed we do, but I really do think that the class should only be up to a certain level, to give everyone the basics and to see who really does have the sight. I got my NEWTs in Divination, but honestly, I'm crap at it. I just predicted the death of my relatives on a weekly basis and since they are famous, I got excellent grades. The school will need a better professor once we bring the students here. You should speak to Headmaster Snape and see if you can teach it the right way. It'd be a nice change."

Savannah grinned. "Well, most people hate that but I can see why you'd like it. Still if it gets too different, you can always ask me."

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blondemagic
2021-03-07 08:13 pm UTC (link)

"I would imagine that he'd almost be desperate for chances to just be a normal man. No expectations other than basic human decency," she shrugged her shoulders, deciding that yes, this would likely be the best option.

But who, in her family, was the best then? There were still women in between her and this Sibyll so it never occurred to her that it might be Cassandra herself. Her ego wasn't that large. Still, with a tilt of her head, she conceded the argument to Savannah. It was a decent point. "If that were the way of it, then there would be years where there were no students at all in the upper levels of the class. Not to say that I disagree, of course." Only she did wonder if it would then go the way of alchemy and only be in session if there were enough interest. Speaking to the Headmaster would be interesting. Some were extremely against Divination as a whole.

"I appreciate your nature of simply giving without waiting to be asked," she confessed, smiling, "The question 'do you need assistance' or its ilk always feel like probing for an excuse to walk away." It was funny, she thought to herself as she glanced around, the castle never really did change, did it? Even things that should have looked older were practically identical to what Cassandra remembered.

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savannah_monroe
2021-03-07 08:22 pm UTC (link)

"Possible. I guess he failed through his life. When I was younger, everyone wanted him to be Minister, but he kept saying that he'd never become minister and then the end of the world happens and he's forced to take charge and now, he's back here and in charge." She didn't know how Mr. Potter's father dealt with that. Possibly better than his children would if they were here.

Savannah shrugged. "And if that's the way, that's the way. No matter how many NEWTs I got in Divination, I'd never have your gift, would I? Then again, you were one of the best in history so I'm not sure many had your gift but you know what I mean." She felt that it was a waste of time to teach people like her.

"You're welcome. Some think that I'm a little overbearing, but I find that people who say 'let me know if you need help' don't really want to help. If someone wants to help then just do it, right? And besides, total women's solidarity right now. In the future too. I hope there are more women. It's just nice to talk to a woman sometimes, you know?"

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blondemagic
2021-03-07 09:10 pm UTC (link)

Understanding the responsibility that came with a heavy weight on one's shoulders, she understood that Potter, whoever he was, likely had done the best he could. But once there was that level of responsibility on someone, people just kept expecting it over and over. Fix their problems for them.

Ah... So she was the paragon of the Trelawney family. The legacy she had left behind had ultimately doomed her progeny. That honestly put it all together in a way that made perfect sense. "No, you wouldn't. But I don't believe that locking away a level of education would benefit anyone. Knowing the more intricate parts of Divination and its theories would allow someone to spot the charlatans of the world, I would hope."

She smiled along as Savannah agreed with her. Excellent. They would get along quite well, she suspected, even moreso than they already did. "I don't think I've ever met a man that really understood a woman but I appreciate the ones who try."

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savannah_monroe
2021-03-07 09:25 pm UTC (link)

"No, not locking away. I'm just not sure what the solution is," Savannah admitted. She wasn't one to pretend that she had all the answer, but she was happy to raise the questions and let others come to some conclusion.

"I agree. Dad tries. Or he tries for me, but he's also a dog and hasn't met a pretty woman he hasn't flirted with." Despite the words, there was a genuine affection in her voice. "Come on let's get inside and get some tea and then I'll tell you all about the rest of the people here."

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