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.

[Feel free to interrupt!]

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[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."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"And rampaging red crayons, laundry machines that steal your while you're wearing them as payment for services, or random slime attacks," Isabel added with a grin. "We have the weirdness but nine times out of ten it results in hilarity or embarassment instead of something really bad."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"An interesting change for me, that's for sure." With another smile, he says. "Isabel, a pleasure to talk to you. I should start heading towards my workshop but I'm sure I'll see you tomorrow."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Same here, Cedric. Don't be a stranger. And don't forget to bring that shirt by," she smiled back. "Have fun at your workshop."