Charm ☼ 006 [accidental video]

[hexywitch]

[Lily is curled up on her bed crying, the SFC on her vanity broadcasting from where she threw it after checking the list and seeing that James is gone.]

This isn't fair.

[She's kind of a mess. Oh dear.]

[The SFC makes a noise, like she's got a message and she sits up, quickly wiping the tears from her eyes. Nope, no message, but...it's on. Oh bugger it all, it's broadcasting. This is embarrassing and probably the worst possible moment. Note to self, Lily. Don't throw the SFC.]

[She clears her throat, desperately wiping her tears away and trying to smile.]

James is gone.

[And with that, a tear slips down her cheek. There's no point in continuing this, she's not going to be able to say much more, so she just shrugs helplessly and hangs up.]

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[fromtheburrow.livejournal.com]

"You really think so? I mean, words are just words, right?"

He said it without really thinking about it, still staring up at the ceiling and not moving in the least bit. If only he'd taken to that sort of thinking before, he would have saved himself a lot of stress and anger.

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

"Not at all. Earlier, when I opened the door, you had to search for just the right words, because what words you picked mattered. And you picked well. And just think of all the words you had to choose from?" She grins. Ron is doing a very good job of distracting her.

"And just think of how much more powerful words make our magic! How you say an incantation matters, too."

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[fromtheburrow.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I guess I did do pretty good, didn't I?" He murmured in response, unable to keep that almost cheeky sort of smile from finally settling on his face.

"Don't I know it! I had to hear it from Hermione when we first started out, should've heard her telling me how to say 'leviosa'..."

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

She laughed softly. "Yes. You did."

"But anyway. Words are very powerful. Particularly when someone's upset. Or the other way around, words can hurt people too."

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[fromtheburrow.livejournal.com]

He did know that all too well, pausing for a moment as that smile faded some so he could nod. Perhaps it was even a little more somber than he realised.

"Yeah, I guess we don't always think about it that way, do we?"

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

She nodded. "We often speak without thinking. But I think at least being aware of how powerful words are is good."