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Percy Weasley ([info]percyweasley) wrote in [info]thedisplaced,
@ 2019-12-04 13:36:00

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Entry tags:!network post, hermione granger, percy weasley, princess allura, richard gansey iii, ron weasley

To make things clear:

This is mistletoe. Note the smooth edged leaves and distinctive white berries

mistletoe

This is holly. Prickly, glossy leaves and red berries.

Holly

I've been told that the Americas (particularly in the South) have a type of holly the leaves of which are smoother. However, the berries are still red.

Southern-Holly

Mistletoe and holly have their own distinctive and unique magical properties. They are not interchangeable.

You're welcome. Go about the rest of your day.


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[info]borntoresist
2019-12-05 12:52 am UTC (link)
What? Did someone try to pass off Holly for mistletoe to you?

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-05 02:02 am UTC (link)
Not me, personally. It was at a shop that was selling 'kissing balls', and when I pointed out that the greenery being used wasn't mistletoe, she dismissively said, 'It's all the same thing'.

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[info]borntoresist
2019-12-05 02:10 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I reckon it's more about what aesthetically looks best than authenticity, Perce.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-05 02:15 am UTC (link)
It was a very pretty decoration, but don't pass it off as mistletoe. That's all I'm trying to say.

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[info]altean
2019-12-05 01:32 am UTC (link)
I’m confused. Why is this important?

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-05 02:13 am UTC (link)
Practically speaking, magic wands from my world are made from different types of wood, and each has its own attributes related to what sort of spells they're good for, what sort of magic its able to channel.

But there's also a Christmas tradition involving mistletoe, which doesn't apply to holly.

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[info]mintedking
2019-12-05 04:20 am UTC (link)
It would certainly change things up to deck the halls with boughs of mistletoe.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-05 12:58 pm UTC (link)
The party would turn into a veritable orgy.

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[info]mintedking
2019-12-06 01:49 am UTC (link)
It would make moving around far more difficult.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-06 02:03 am UTC (link)
Unless you're the sort that enjoys being kissed.

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[info]mintedking
2019-12-06 03:45 am UTC (link)
It's not merely a matter of being kissed but who's doing the kissing. That affects matters greatly for most people.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-07 01:33 am UTC (link)
Naturally. I was going under the assumption that the party was fulled with friends who were comfortable with one another.

There's also a differences in the types and intensities of kisses.

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[info]mintedking
2019-12-07 02:57 am UTC (link)
Most Christmas parties I have attended have large numbers of someone's family members there.

One could always kiss on the cheek, yes. Particularly with family. But it ignores the historic shift for mistletoe to bring love instead of death. Also, I doubt most of us pluck a berry off for each kiss. Which then, there are still only so many berries.

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[info]altean
2019-12-05 05:14 am UTC (link)
What sort of magic are holly and mistletoe good for?

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-05 12:57 pm UTC (link)
Mistletoe wands are very rare, since being a vine it's difficult to find a piece wide and long enough to make one, but the wood is used in other applications, such as potion ingredients, tailsmans and other magical utensils. It's good for Defense Against the Dark Arts and Healing spells, but it's also associated with love, fertility.

Holly is is also rare. It's application is with protective spells, and is considered powerful (and in some circles, sacred).

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[info]altean
2019-12-06 03:08 am UTC (link)
This is fascinating. Is it all magic-users who can use the wands, or only the ones from your world? I have a sort of magic as well, but it's tied to my planet and the hard material resources from it.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-07 01:36 am UTC (link)
Did you happen to get a wand from Ollivander's when we visited a version of Wizarding England, last summer in the airship?

I believe that there are people who are learning to cast my version of magic, so long as they have some magical ability to begin with.

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[info]altean
2019-12-07 02:30 am UTC (link)
Hmm. I actually cannot remember if I did!

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[info]dreadpiratebard
2019-12-05 10:31 pm UTC (link)
Are either of them poisonous?

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-06 01:27 am UTC (link)
Actually, yes. Both are. Not enough to kill a human, but precautions need to be made for pets.

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[info]dreadpiratebard
2019-12-06 01:36 am UTC (link)
Could they be enough to kill a human?

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-06 01:48 am UTC (link)
Did you not read what I just wrote?

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[info]dreadpiratebard
2019-12-06 02:09 am UTC (link)
Yeah but could be a question of dosage.

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[info]elgran
2019-12-05 11:16 pm UTC (link)
You should be careful. Remember the Nargles live in the mistletoe.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-06 01:24 am UTC (link)
Oh good Merlin

What do these Nargles look like, again?

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[info]elgran
2019-12-06 01:27 am UTC (link)
They are small, black. Usually invisible, though.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-06 02:01 am UTC (link)
Of course they're invisible. Humanoid in shape?

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[info]elgran
2019-12-06 04:15 am UTC (link)
Oh no. They are quite small. That is how they are able to hide in the mistletoe. Would you hide in mistletoe?

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-07 01:31 am UTC (link)
Like bugs, then. Gnats.

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[info]elgran
2019-12-08 05:35 pm UTC (link)
No. That's Wrackspurts.

They are bigger than that. Like little puffs used for decorating.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-08 07:01 pm UTC (link)
If you say so.

I'm having a difficult time imagining what that looks like - do you have a drawing of the puff?

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[info]elgran
2019-12-09 06:14 am UTC (link)
I do.

They are like these. But all black.

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[info]ron_weasley
2019-12-06 12:19 am UTC (link)
Really reveling in the Christmas spirit, aren't you, Perce.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-06 01:23 am UTC (link)
It's a real pet peeve of mine.

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[info]ron_weasley
2019-12-06 01:29 am UTC (link)
Clearly.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-06 01:59 am UTC (link)
Don't tell me you don't have anything you feel adamant about.

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[info]ron_weasley
2019-12-06 02:05 am UTC (link)
Not quite to this degree.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-06 02:08 am UTC (link)
Not even the Chudley Canons?

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[info]ron_weasley
2019-12-06 02:11 am UTC (link)
There's a difference between papering your childhood bedroom with posters and providing townsfolk with an utterly random lesson on holiday plants.

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[info]granger_danger
2019-12-06 01:55 am UTC (link)
The red is very pretty, though.

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[info]percyweasley
2019-12-06 02:00 am UTC (link)
Of the two, I do prefer the holly. There's nothing that says Christmas quite like decorations made from it.

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[info]granger_danger
2019-12-06 03:05 am UTC (link)
Red is very traditional in regards to Christmas.

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