Charm ☼ 004 [video]

[hexywitch]

[Lily's set herself up in the library in her house. There's a cauldron in front of her, a small flame flickering beneath it. She stirs the pot three times clockwise, and then four counterclockwise.]

Hello, Vatheon. There are quite a few new people floating about again, so I thought this was a perfect time to post. I'm Lily. As you can see I've been doing a bit of potion brewing. I finally made it down to the Nostalgia Nook, and the shop from my world is absolutely brilliant.

[She pauses to check her potions book and adds an ingredient, tapping the cauldron twice with her wand. Potions is very complicated and delicate.]

I stocked up on ingredients, so after I brewed a few potions for friends of mine, I thought I'd brew a few other useful ones. First of all a big batch of Pepper-Up. [She gestures to the cauldron.] That'll be a cure for the common cold. And hangovers. So if anyone's feeling a bit under the weather, let me know.

That said, [She turns the heat under the cauldron down.] Equius. Sollux. I'm ready when you are.

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[shounenphelps.livejournal.com]

Not quite the home remedies I'm used to, but... Truly there seems to be no limits to what your magics can accomplish.

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. We witches and wizards are very clever. We've still only broached the tip of the iceberg.

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[shounenphelps.livejournal.com]

It also seems to hinge on what your goals are.

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

That's the beauty of it. There's a spell for nearly everything.

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[shounenphelps.livejournal.com]

So I'm discovering. The difference between all of you is... interesting? Enjoyable to watch?

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

What do you mean? By our differences, I mean.

[stayb100ponyboy.livejournal.com]

That was very quick, Lily... thank you.

Sollux and Aradia, since I know you're probably seeing this, when you two are ready, Lily has the potions and I have the eyes.

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Some potions take longer to brew than others. Luckily none of these took longer than a week. It was no trouble, I love brewing potions.

Oh, Aradia will be there too? That's brilliant. I just met her the other day.

[stayb100ponyboy.livejournal.com]

Yes, Aradia is Sollux's moirail.

[And also Equius' ex-matesprit-kismesis in a weird mobius-reacharound kind of way, but he sees no point in confusing Lily with that whole story.]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Yes. She told me. I like her.

Actually, I was thinking...maybe you'd like to try the Draught of Peace before we actually do this. It's magic so it shouldn't matter that you're not human, but it's better to be safe than sorry

[singsforsouls.livejournal.com]

Potions?

[ Granted, he had gotten all of his supplies from a medicine shop, but perhaps in this world potions meant the same thing.

While he did not need to worry about a cold or hangovers, he thought it wise to stock up on anything that might staunch bleeding or other ailments. ]

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[shounenphelps.livejournal.com]

I mean what you use your magic to do that you seem to enjoy the most.

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Oh. Yes, that's definitely true. Everyone specializes eventually, I think. That's how you find a career.

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Yes, potions. I'm a witch, you see.

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[shounenphelps.livejournal.com]

A career? In magic?

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Well...yes. What did you think we'd do once we graduated from school?

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[shounenphelps.livejournal.com]

The same kinds of things my classmates ever considered after graduation!

[stayb100ponyboy.livejournal.com]

That would probably be a good idea.

Would you like me to come over to your hive, or do you want to come to mine?

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

I should probably come to yours. I haven't exactly told James that we're doing this. I don't think he'd let me. Or he'd try to stop me anyway.

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Well they probably went to do things they'd been learning about. Maths or science or literature. We study magic for seven years. And then we use our education.

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[srslynotarabbit.livejournal.com]

Potion brewing...?

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[shounenphelps.livejournal.com]

I suppose that makes sense, except that I haven't even started studying the thing I want to be my career yet and I'm nearly 19. Sure, basic biology and geography are the cornerstones of it, but they wouldn't even get me a desk job at those institutions.

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Well then perhaps you'll go to university? A lot of muggles do that.

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Precisely. I'm a witch, you see.

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[srslynotarabbit.livejournal.com]

A witch? Like with...a broom and a pointy hat and everything?