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Tweak says, "CAKE OR DEATH??"

weasley_now (weasley_now) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2011-10-17 21:06:00

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!status: complete, ^date: october 30 2003, character: hermione granger, character: rosalind bungs

Who: Hermione and Rosalind Bungs
What: Trying to make some sense of last night
When: mid-morning October 30, 2003
Where: Diagon Alley branch library

Hermione had finally gotten in touch with her parents. They had experienced a normal day and assured her that if they caught anything out of the normal they would contact her immediately. It made her feel a little better to know that for now they were alright. That didn't mean things would stay copacetic in their corner of the world.

After conversing with Harry Hermione sat down and jotted down notes from her own memory before perusing the journals. Several others had experienced terrors last evening. Some were awoken from their sleep, while others it seemed had seen things while still completely conscious. Since the majority seemed to have been incidents that stirred the individuals out of their bed in such a way that prevented a return to slumber Hermione decided to focus her attention on the nightmares.

Now she sat at a table in the library. The book Nightmares,Bad Dreams, or Recurring Dreams was sprawled out before her while she scribbled notes and compared what she'd seen in the journals to the information in what was likely to be the first of many texts she would read in the next few hours.

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	rabungs 2011-10-20 12:48 am UTC (link)
	"A little more generic in my case," she said with a nod. "No actual images remain, but the feelings... I can still feel them now." She pulled out a seat across from the girl and sat down. She'd always loved chatting up new people. "My names Rosalind, but you can call me Ros. And I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours, deal?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

weasley_now
2011-10-20 12:59 am UTC (link)

Hermione gave a nod. She knew there were images of her parents' death in the folder she'd looked over, but she couldn't remember any specifics image wise. It was the dread, that specific feeling, that somehow, someone had gotten to them that had been foremost in her mind.

"The emotion lasts long after the images have faded," she gave a knowing nod as she added a quick note to look up the differences between images and emotions. "Granger," she spoke as she wrote, "Hermione Granger."

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rabungs
2011-10-20 02:15 am UTC (link)

"Ah," she said with a nod. Of course Ros had heard the name before, most had, but now she had a face to put to the name. "Well, it's nice to meet you, Hermione."

She took a quick look around, ensuring that none of her clients were nearby. If word got around that she was seen socializing with a muggle-born, it wouldn't do well for her reputation. Then again, business hadn't been as good as it used to be. So many children being forced into meeting matches against their wishes. She'd much rather deal with people genuinely wishing to meet a life mate. Perhaps it was time to drop the blood purity angle... though it had worked so well for business in the past.

Different times and all that.

"So, what did you feel or see?"

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weasley_now
2011-10-20 02:29 am UTC (link)

"Same here," she gave a generic response to what was likely nothing more than a generic meeting. Hermione remained quiet for a few as did the other woman. She pondered whether to stay once she had finished reviewing the current text or simply check the other book out and head home. She decided that this topic was likely one she and Harry would discuss at dinner this evening and such discussions always went better when she had a book to show to Harry.

Hermione was a bit taken aback by the question. Only Ron and Harry knew her parents were still alive and that they were safely tucked away in Australia. It couldn't hurt to share the generic feeling. "Dread," she said the word in a tone that conveyed how truly dreadful she had felt. "And what about your feelings?" Hermione inquired noting that the other woman was asking for details that had been avoided as part of Hermione's questioning.

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rabungs
2011-10-20 11:30 pm UTC (link)

Ros nodded sympathetically. "Mine was oppression, being trapped by something, or someone." She shook her head as if shaking away the remaining sensations. That was why she'd asked Hermione for hers - it was better than remembering her own.

"Normally I'd try to ignore it as a simple bad dream, but dreams have been omens at times. I've at times used clients' dreams to help them in my work." She tilted her head and smiled, pushing the negative thoughts of dreams and all to the side. "I'm a matchmaker. A life's path can often be divined in dreams. Runes and tea leaves too, but strangely dreams are more reliable, I find."

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weasley_now
2011-10-21 12:14 am UTC (link)

Hermione knew what it was like to be trapped. Even though Harry, Ron and she were able to move around in the year leading up to the war they had still been trapped. Trapped at Grimmauld, trapped within the confines of the protection spells around the tent, trapped at Shell Cottage, just trapped.

She fought the urge to roll her eyes when the woman mentioned her line of work. Hermione didn't lay stock in matchmaking. Of course, she hadn't spoken to Ron in forever. They were... she didn't know what they were. She didn't even know what they were anymore. Not that she had time right now to worry about a relationship. Her work kept her quite busy. "That's nice," she forced herself to be polite on the issue.

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rabungs
2011-10-21 12:28 am UTC (link)

Ros couldn't help but notice the tone of voice in Hermione's answer. It was that sort of forced politeness that she heard all too often from those doubting those capable of some sort of far-seeing ability. Not that Ros had much of that, but she did what she could, and respected those who did better.

"I know Trelawney's done a job on the reputation of Divinations, but you can't be that ignorant of it, if only in how it reveals the mind of the speaker. You may ask someone a question, but the question speaks more about you than any answer they may give."

She stood up from the seat and held her purse before her. "You know, I don't think I need the books any longer. I've just answered my own question. The dreams don't matter - it's my reaction to them that does. You either control it, or let it control you."

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weasley_now
2011-10-21 12:43 am UTC (link)

Obviously the woman didn't have as much of a clue as she thought she did. Hermione's forced politeness had nothing to do with Divination and everything to do with her occupation. While she didn't care to practice the subject, she knew there were times when Divination could be valid.

Were she not already miffed that her research had been interrupted, Hermione might have told the woman just how wrong she was. Instead, she simply nodded then returned to her work.

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