Behind the Meerkat Cabin, late morning through lunch

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel didn't get to bed till late and didn't get to sleep until even later. She was too busy replaying the evening in her mind and smiling at the memory. Thursdays were workshop free, so she slept in late and then brought her blanket out to lie in shade of the trees behind the Meerkat cabin. The jug of iced tea is cold, her book is incredibly entertaining in that cheesy, this is entirely not plausible way and overall, life is good.

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[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"White, mostly. Long sleeves. They were part of our school uniform," he tells her. "I've a few t-shirts and sweaters."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I can make you a nice shirt for the luau if you'd like. If you don't mind sacrificing one of your school shirts. Although considering you won't be able to wear it for the next four months, it might not be such a sacrifice," she said. "It's up to you."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I've plenty of school shirts," he says. "Sacrificing one for the good of a luau wouldn't be too bad. Besides, I've never had a Hawaiian shirt before. I think I might like one."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It'll look good on you. Add a lei and you'll really be in the spirit of things," she said. "Just drop it by my cabin tonight or early tomorrow afternoon. It won't take me long." Holding up her hands she wiggled her fingers. "I'll be working my own kind of magic."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Ah yes, you're my magic equal," he teases lightly. "You're one up on me though. You don't have to use a wand. They're very fumbly at times, wands. I'm always scared of dropping mine when it's needed."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I don't know about that. I still feel like most of what I do is just minor party tricks. Although that's the point of practicing, to figure out what else I can do." Isabel grinned, "Tell you what, if the zombies attack again? I'll super glue your wand to your hand. And then undo it when the attack is over."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Are your skills still developing then or are you not sure?" Cedrics asks. "And yes, that's a deal."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Mostly we're just not sure what we can do," Isabel shrugged. "The way things happened, we were left without anyone to guide us or train us. We've had to figure everything out on our own. And because we were trying to stay under the rader, we never could push our limits. I can do this," she said, holding out her hand and causing a fist sized rock to rise in the air. "But I don't know if I can do this." She held her hand out towards one of the much larger rocks that were scattered near the Meerkat campfire. Concentrating for a moment, she grinned when it rose in the air. "Although apparently I can."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Very nice," Cedric says, clearly impressed. "So, really, you could have an endless well of talent and just not know about it, right? That's...similar to wizard, actually. Any wizard can rise to any level of magic. Most of it depends on particular skill in a specialized area, motivation and, of course, affiliation."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," she grinned. "Talk about surprising yourself. I might. The only limit is the power in my brain I guess. Our powers were described as purely human. It's just that the people that made us, maximized the power of the human brain. They just skipped several thousand years of evolution."

"Were you specializing in any one area? And affiliation, that was your house right?"

[ooc: going AFK for a few hours. I'll pick it up tonight]

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Maximization of the brain? Does that mean your intelligence was altered as well?" Cedric asks. "I wasn't specializing, no, and affliation can be the house but it can also mean the side, I guess. Good or bad. Not all wizards are good."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Not as far as I can tell. I mean, I'm reasonably smart but no more then some of the other people around here," she said. "Liz, my brother's girlfriend said that people really only use a small percentage of their brains actually capacity. I guess whoever made us found a way to use all of it to give us our powers."

"Is that a big problem? Good versus bad?"

[I'll be here when you get back. Just poke me to make sure I don't miss the ping.]

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Yes," he says simply. "A few years ago when I was young, there was a very powerful dark wizard, very charismatic. He was able to gather followers and it was almost a war, from what I read. He was defeated but his followers are still around and there are rumors of his attempted resurrection."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It's funny," she said with no trace of laughter in her voice. "But the more I learn about different worlds, dimensions, or realities? The more I realize that no matter how far away they are, they're really not so different then the reality I'm used to. Granted we don't have people attempting to resurrect our bad guys after they're dead."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, good versus evil seems to be a common theme in most worlds," Cedric agrees. "I'm actually not sure what would happen to worlds if they didn't have the good versus evil struggle, you know?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I know," she replied. "I think it would either be a perfect world or utter chaos. I'm not sure which."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Yes, it's almost as if people need that struggle to occupy themselves," he says. "It's...depressing to think that way. And, after what I've seen, it's very hard to picture an idyllic world."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"What have you seen?" Isabel asked quietly.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Hm. Dragons. A whole stadium of spectators sent fleeing due to dark wizards. Dementors," he says and shivers a little at that last word.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel picked up on the shiver. "What are they? They don't sound fuzzy and cuddly."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Where I come from, there's a place called Azkaban. It's a prison for witches and wizards. The dementors are it's guards and they make the place horrible. They were on Hogwarts grounds almost a year ago when there was the possibility of an escapee from Azkaban being on the property. And they're just...scary. If they catch you, they apparently suck out your soul."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"They sound absolutely horrible," Isabel frowned. "Like something from a horror movie. And they were at your school?"

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"It was...supposed to be a safety measure," Cedric replies and he doesn't even want to remember seeing those things flying around Hogwarts. "For the safety of the students. I think they caused more panic than anything."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It sounds like it," Isabel said, rolling her eyes. "You have to wonder about whoever thought up that safety measure. There are no dementors here though. At least as far as I've seen or heard. I hope that makes you feel better."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"No, here just has snow monsters. And students turning into children," he says but smiles. "After Hogwarts, a lot of this is easier to take."