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MW (myronwagtail_) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2017-09-19 17:37:00

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buffy summers, gabrielle delacour, george camarine, james potter, myron wagtail

Yorkshire Gold is a godsend.

FILTERED FROM MUGGLES
I've finally calmed down to the point where I can shift again.
Though being in quarantine is still bollocks. One more day and I'm free.

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	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 04:03 am UTC (link)
	George will do. Some people would consider me a wizard, I suppose. How would you define one? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter deeringdo 2017-09-20 04:04 am UTC (link)
	I'm James. A bloke with magic? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 04:07 am UTC (link)
	Pleasure. Then yes, I'm a wizard. I take it you're one as well? A...Gryffindor? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter deeringdo 2017-09-20 04:11 am UTC (link)
	Gryffindor was my house in school. The house for the brave and chivalrous. It doesn't really mean much about the type of magic I use. What word do you use for magic folk? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 04:13 am UTC (link)
	Ordinary. Everyone has some measure of magic where I come from. What type of magic do you use? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter deeringdo 2017-09-20 04:16 am UTC (link)
	So your entire world is a wizarding world? Interesting. Depends on the situation? I'm best with Transfiguration and Defense Against the Dark Arts. Not bad at Charms either, and I can do a bit of the other stuff when needed. What about you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 04:22 am UTC (link)
	Is magic limited to only a select portion of your population? I'm not quite sure what those are. For my part, my particular skill is in gathering sensitive information in a discreet manner. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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deeringdo
2017-09-20 04:26 am UTC (link)

It's more that [...] there are two different populations, the wizarding world and the muggle world.

Transfiguration is changing one thing into another. Defense Against the Dark Arts is - well, fighting dark wizards and not dying. ~~Although I did end up dying eventually, oops~~ Charms are - well, there's a charm for all sorts of things. Cheering up, changing colors, levitating, locking and unlocking... the list goes on. There's also working with magical plants and animals, making potions, and flying on brooms.

So you do, like, invisibility?

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	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 04:31 am UTC (link)
	Ah. And do they know of each other? One wizard can do all these different types of magic? Is that usual? Please forgive my questions. I have an academic interest in magic, and this is all new to me. In a metaphorical sense, yes. In a more literal sense, I reanimate dead things and possess them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter deeringdo 2017-09-20 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Wizarding folk know of the muggles, but we work very hard to make sure they don't know about us. We're a much smaller population, you see, and we haven't had the best history with them. It's fairly usual. Wizards have different strengths, of course, but we try to teach them all. [...] That sounds like dark magic. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 04:38 am UTC (link)
	So it's a defensive tactic, then, to stay hidden? And that's something you learn at the schools? Does it? What do you consider dark magic? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter deeringdo 2017-09-20 04:43 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. We also have laws protecting them from us. Yep, or if you're from a wizarding family, you can learn stuff at home too. Generally anything involving causing pain or death, or possession, or dealing with dead things. Why do you possess dead things? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 04:46 am UTC (link)
	It's a bit of a jump between causing pain or death, and dealing with dead things, don't you think? I possess dead things because I can't possess living things. Besides, that's rude. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter deeringdo 2017-09-20 04:50 am UTC (link)
	A bit, but it's all generally... not stuff people are meant to do. Pain, death, and controlling people are the forbidden curses. And you use them for...what? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 05:00 am UTC (link)
	Forbidden by whom? When you've been ambushed and outnumbered, for example, you're going to want all the extra help you can get. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter deeringdo 2017-09-20 05:02 am UTC (link)
	The government, and also general morality. You said you use them to get information. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 05:08 am UTC (link)
	May I ask, then, what happens to dark wizards who refuse to be brought in? A cockroach does have a better chance of overhearing something than a person can, it's true. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter deeringdo 2017-09-20 05:13 am UTC (link)
	It depends what they've done, what they're using their magic for. If they've killed or hurt people, they'll be brought in whether they like it or not. Possessing cockroaches probably isn't high on the list of an Auror's priorities, but again, depends on whether anyone gets hurt as a result. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 05:17 am UTC (link)
	Are your law enforcers so talented they could bring in someone who doesn't want to be brought in without harming them? They are much more capable than what we have, then, and I envy you. I'd say possessing cockroaches isn't high on many people's list of properties. I find it quite effective. Especially if, as you say, I don't want to risk anyone being harmed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter deeringdo 2017-09-20 05:19 am UTC (link)
	They're fairly talented, although I won't say that dark wizards don't get harmed in the process. They do try to bring them in alive, though. Do you just [...] keep dead cockroaches around for that purpose? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 05:30 am UTC (link)
	If they harm the dark wizards, though, are they not using dark magic themselves? Or is the distinction between light and dark in who uses it? I make do with what's available to me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Filter emmline 2017-09-20 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	Aurors are trained to take them on without using dark magic. Jumping in the conversation because I am one of those law enforcers James is talking about. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-20 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you for doing so. Might I ask how you're trained to take down dark wizards without harming them? I ask, because I am not aware of any way to do so where I come from. The people we fight do not come quietly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter emmline 2017-09-21 12:43 am UTC (link)
	Not harming them and not killing them aren't the same thing. Most dark wizards aren't just going to come peacefully, they'll fight back. It's true we'd rather have them alive but that doesn't mean they're going down scratch free. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Filter cursed_prince 2017-09-21 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Perhaps I misunderstood Mr. Potter's explanation. He said spells that cause pain are considered forbidden. There are any number of spells - or methods of combat, for that matter - that result in pain. Say - a spell used to subdue a dark wizard. But they are not considered dark in themselves? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)