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technogalen (technogalen) wrote in silverage,
@ 2011-08-05 00:04:00

Entry tags:

!log, galen, jadis, lily evans, neville longbottom, remus lupin, susan sto helit, zatanna zatara

Friday Night Magical Meet and Greet
Who: Galen and Open
Where: The Welcome Center cafeteria
When: Friday evening
What: Galen has invited magic users and interested others
           over for pizza and beer.
Rating: Probably PG for language if nothing else
Status: Incomplete/Open

He'd had pizza delivered and placed stasis spells on the boxes so it would remain hot and fresh. There were two small kegs of beer iced down in washtubs - one American and one dark ale - and plenty of plastic cups, paper plates, and napkins.

As the appointed time approached, he got a cup of the ale and took a seat near the front of the room to wait and see who would actually show up. If nothing else, he supposed there would be plenty of pizza and beer left over for for breakfast in the morning.

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ms_susan
2011-08-12 03:16 am UTC (link)

Susan had wandered away from the group at the front of the room. The other two women still seemed angry with Galen, even though he'd apologized, and it didn't look like much more would be done that night. She'd snagged a slice of pizza and a beer for herself and went to meet the newcomer in the back of the room. The other two seemed to interested in each other, which was probably a good thing if it cheered up Lily.

"Susan Sto Helit." She did a quick juggling act with her beer and pizza and a nearby table and held out her hand to the man. "Wizard of some sort or interested party?"

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profplant
2011-08-12 03:57 am UTC (link)

He looked up at the voice to find the woman with the strange hair in front of him. He tried to swallow the bite he'd been working on- it was all the cheese, it was all stringy and difficult to chew- and coughed a little before holding out his hand in return. "Neville. Longbottom, Neville Longbottom. Wizard. I suppose you're the same? Or, well a witch, maybe? Of some kind?" He blushed, wiping his face with the tips of his fingers, hoping he wasn't too out of sorts.

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ms_susan
2011-08-12 04:27 am UTC (link)

"Sorry." Susan chuckled. "I should be a waitress, asking you questions when you have your mouth full. Seems to be a universal constant if my home world and New York are any indication."

She listened to his accent; it was a lot like hers. Another English wizard? "Are you a wand-using wizard like Lily there and her friend? You seemed to know them."

She tilted her head to one side as she considered his words. "Not a witch as such. I know some witches, and I'm not like them. I'm... something else. A lot of it is inherited from my grandfather. I do use magic though. I suppose you could say I'm a witch of some sort, in the loosest sense."

Susan couldn't help it. This man was older than her usual student, but he was behaving like some of her younger charges. Without really thinking about it, she silently summoned a napkin from the tables in the front of the room. It flew through the air to her, and she caught it and handed to Neville. "Here, try this," she said as she passed him the napkin.

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profplant
2011-08-12 05:11 am UTC (link)

"It's fine." He smiled at her. "That's the way it is at home, too. No matter what, it's always when you put food in your mouth." He took a swig of the drink- beer, apparently. It was alright.

"I am. I know Lily- well, I know Lily's son, at home, and I've met Lily. I think I know the man beside her but I'm not sure how- he just looks familiar. You wouldn't happen to know his name?" Another English accent. That made him, Galen, and those from his world- was that significant?

He blushed when she handed him a napkin- he'd always been a little messy, and he'd managed to walk right past these. "How'd you do that without any incantation or wand? I've studied non-verbal magic before, and wandless, but not both. Rubbish at both of them, but I know how they work in theory." He laughed. "Or, well, you're not a witch. So why would my rules apply here?"

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ms_susan
2011-08-12 11:37 am UTC (link)

"Sorry. He came in when I was up front talking with the others. He went right back to talk with Lily and avoided the rest of us so I assume its someone she knows well."

Susan shrugged. The whole topic of wands went back to some of the sillier things she'd done when she was much younger.

"Oh. A wand? I got one of those years ago. I wanted to look different from the witches, more like a fairy godmother or something. Witches don't usually use wands where I'm from, its wizards that have staffs." She could tell it was her turn to blush as she remembered the many foolish things she'd done when she first admitted she was part of the supernatural world and filled in for her grandfather. "These days I use an umbrella if I use anything at all. Works just as well and keeps the rain off."

She thought about his question for a few moments. "I think because my magic is mostly inherited, linked to who I am, where I was born, its just something I use when I need to. I don't use spells or potions or mystic devices or the like. Its a good question, one I haven't given a lot of thought to because its just how I am, have always been. Did you have to go to some sort of a school to become a wizard? I never did."

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