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lavender is sure that living is worse (lavishly) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2011-10-26 22:02:00

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!status: complete, ^date: october 31 2003, character: hannah abbott, character: lavender brown

Characters: Lavender Brown & Hannah Abbott
Setting: Hannah's flat, 3pm
Rating: General public
Summary: The girls have plans to help each other get ready before the gala, but before that there will be some divining happening.

Despite her best efforts to leave the bakery by noon, things didn't quite go to plan. Now, there was absolutely no hope of an afternoon nap - although maybe that was for the better. It seemed every time she closed her eyes something horrible happened, even if it was just in her head. If she rushed she would still have time to double check that she had everything and could manage a shower. As much as she enjoyed her job, she didn't really think that flour and batter would work with her outfit.

Without a nap, a nice hot shower sounded like exactly what she needed right now. She just needed to relax and mentally start gearing up for what she expected to be a somewhat busy night ahead. Stepping out of the shower she caught sight of a black mark on her arm, looking a lot like a bruise. "Well, that's just brilliant." It was bad enough she needed to find creative ways to cover up the scars on her left side, but now to have to worry about a mark on her right - well, that just wasn't fair. However, she really didn't have time to deal with her now.

Twisting her hair up into a loose bun, she threw on the outfit sitting in the top of the wash bin. She just needed something to wear for a few hours before she changed. Lavender threw her tarot cards and the extra concealer into her hand bag before grabbing her garment bag and heading over to the Leaky Cauldron.

Lavender seriously hoped that Hannah was having a better day since they messaged earlier, but wasn't the most optimistic about that outcome. So, she would just have to help her friend get there because she had been seriously earlier - if she was going to put a considerable amount of effort into not just looking like a normal girl, but looking pretty, then it would not be going to waste. They were going to have a good night tonight.

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lavishly
2011-10-27 04:08 pm UTC (link)

"So what I'm going to get eaten alive by pixies in the future?" Lavender shuddered. It wasn't even a particular fear of hers, but if it felt anything like her dream then she couldn't imagine it would be pleasant. "But overhearing people at the bakery this morning, yes, it wasn't as widespread like, but good number of people were affected and to have that many prophetic dreams at once?

"So, maybe not that exactly, but I can't help but think that it is foreshadowing of something. It's just this feeling I have." There was that word again, very seldom a good thing, but at least Hannah might understand and help her to unpack it. "I mean there has to be some sort of pattern or reason here."

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about_abbott
2011-10-27 09:26 pm UTC (link)

Hannah cocked her head to the side. "You know darn good and well that the imagery in dreams isn't always specific and straight forward." Hearing Lavender talk about how the dream dealt with her death, she wondered if Ernie's had to do with his own death. "Do you think everyone that dreamt last night had death dreams?" Hannah picked up the bag containing her stone runes. "Didn't Professor Trelawney tell us once that if something effecting lots of people was about to occur that there would be multiple warnings if one would only keep their senses alert?"

Hannah nodded when Lavender mentioned that she had a feeling that these dreams were more than they seemed. "I agree," she added, "something is not right. But what?"

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lavishly
2011-10-27 09:50 pm UTC (link)

"I don't know, but from the few that I've heard they do seemed to be situations were death was a possible outcome." This was so not the conversation she intended to have when she came over here. In fact it was the exact opposite of what she wanted to talk about and yet here they were - probably just making it worse for each other.

"And I mean that's what I'm worried about, that something bad is going to happen, which is why I wanted to do a reading." She reached over for her hand bag once more. Her deck was tucked just off to the side, easy to access even with her bag that was technically bigger on the inside. "I was also thinking about seeing if I could get a hold of Professor Trelawney and see what she thought about everything."

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about_abbott
2011-10-27 11:01 pm UTC (link)

The conversation was actually helping Hannah. She was glad Lavender would talk since Ernie wouldn't. It gave her an outlet for the worry and someone to share her concern with who wouldn't just brush it aside as nothing. "Lavender, I know talking about this can't be easy on you, but thank-you."

As the other witch reached for her deck of tarot cards, Hannah began to lay her runes out in cross. As she noticed which rune landed in which location, a sense of foreboding began to well up inside her. She wondered if Lavender's cards would show the same.

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lavishly
2011-10-28 12:27 am UTC (link)

While she might not have wanted to talk about it, she did appreciate the opportunity to share it with someone who wouldn't just think she was Lavender being Lavender. It certainly didn't hurt to have a partner in the search for answers.

She took a moment to clear her mind and center herself so that she might get a more accurate reading. After a moment she removed her well-used Rider Waite deck and focused, she shuffled them for a moment, while meditating on the topic she was seeking answers on. She put the deck a few times until it felt right, then she splayed the deck on the table and picked 10 cards with her a left hand.

Lavender laid the cards out in the basic Celtic Cross spread. "Oh," she said, sounding infinity small. Those were not the cards she wanted to see.

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about_abbott
2011-10-28 01:09 am UTC (link)

Hannah took the time to inspect each rune one by one. She was really worried about the presence of Algiz in the center. She knew security was supposed to be tight this evening but the runes clearly showed that somewhere somehow defenses would be let down tonight. She wouldn't dare mention this to Ernie as he'd likely take it as an excuse to work even though he was supposed to have the evening off. If it weren't for the presence of Isa and Tyr together she might have hoped that the defenses to be dropped would be the walls Ernie kept up in order to protect her.

"Perhaps we shouldn't have done readings," Hannah lamented as she turned to look at the cards. She saw several swords and vaguely remembered they didn't usually bode well. "You'll have to forgive my Tarot ability. I've not done cards in years. The runes show a battle of some sort on the horizon. Are you seeing something similar." She wasn't sure if Lavender remembered how to read the runes. With all the symbolic memorization needed diviners usually found a particular path as their favorite.

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lavishly
2011-10-28 01:46 am UTC (link)

Lavender glanced over at Hannah's rune spread, recognizing a few of the symbols, but they weren't her preferred method. She much preferred the visual of her cards, which sometimes desperately clung to - no time more than in their last year of school. "A battle?" she repeated, not liking how that added to what she was seeing.

"I...I have the three of swords in the 10 position." The card by itself was ominous looking enough, a heart with three swords through it and rain in the background. Of course there were other cards that supported what that card meant, but at the moment that was the one she was stuck on. "It represents a sudden pain, suffering...that something is amiss, which when coupled with the moon as signifier that already represents danger, darkness, terror."

She shook her head, taking a moment to pull together the full story and not just worry over one card. "And then the wheel of fortune, saying that it's inevitable that it's written." Lavender paused over the five of swords, wondering how an underlying feeling of despair based on defeat feed into these cards and if maybe that was the dreams were. "But here, the six of wands, it goes along with your expected battle - a victorious enemy at the gates."

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about_abbott
2011-10-28 02:43 am UTC (link)

Hannah listened as Lavender elaborated on the cards and their meaning. Some of it jumped back into her mind as the reminders of the symbolism were stated. Hannah herself did not have any images to worry about from the night before but it disturbed her that her friends had.

"The six of wands is Isa, a relentless foe," she pointed out the direct link between their readings. She didn’t like it one bit and could tell that Lavender was having an even harder time with the results.

“Alright,” she reached out and messed up her layout. “Enough, let’s take a look at these dresses and get on to something a bit more pleasant.”

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lavishly
2011-10-28 02:53 am UTC (link)

She kept looking at the three of swords. Lavender hadn't drawn that card in that position since... Tempted as she was to do a few additional readings, she didn't think she would magically get the answer she wanted. It was already written.

Just because she wanted to know, didn't mean that she liked knowing now.

"Okay," she said quietly. She didn't move immediately, needing a moment to mentally switch over to easier things. "That's right, I still haven't seen your dress and you might need to talk me out of a very bad shoe decision - although they are wonderful and pretty and perfect." But a full night with the possibility of dancing on five inch heels and her back probably wasn't the smartest move.

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about_abbott
2011-10-28 03:20 am UTC (link)

Hannah noticed that Lavender was still entranced by her cards. Reaching over, she ran her hand across that spread as well. It would do them no good to continue to focus on the bad. Perhaps it was more their mood than reality that was influencing their interpretations.

"A bad shoe decision?" Hannah had never known Lavender to make a bad shoe decision. "Surely it's not too horribly out of character for the night."

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