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the caster chronicles - lena duchannes

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[Lena's sitting near a window, watching the blizzard outside. She looks transfixed by the swirling flakes, so much so that one might think she turned on the camera by accident. But then she speaks.]

I've moved around a lot of places, but it was all in the South, so there was never much snowfall and never a blizzard like this. It looks like something out of those cheesy holiday films and tv movies.

[Her cat hops up into her lap, purring and kneeding Lena's thigh with her paws (and claws, ouch), before settling down.]

Anyone else around here come from a place with little to no snowfall? Maybe once it's over we can go run around in it. We could make snow angels. [She displays a secret smile at that, replaying a memory in her mind.] Or build a snowman.

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I'm not sure I want examples of what the nastier kind are.

Depends on your definition of nasty. But people can get hurt during curses, I think that's a fairly universal idea of nasty.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking of, actually.

As long as you've got people who'll look out for you here, though, it'll be alright.

I'm getting to know people better here. So... I think I might? Or I will soon.

Well, there's me, of course.

Yeah? Well, good.

[And here, she teases.]

It's good to know you've got my back, even if you do need to wave a wand.

Oi, don't take the mickey when it comes to my wand. It's very impressive.

I'm sure it is. State of the art.

I've never even broken or lost it, which is more than some of my brothers can say, I'm sure.

What happens when you lose your wand? Can't you do any magic?

Well, misplacing a wand's one thing. I can't imagine actually losing one, someone could just pick it up. And while wands'll let you perform magic no matter what, your spellwork won't be nearly as strong as with the wand that chose you.

[She hums thoughtfully.]

But yeah, if you didn't have a wand, you'd be in a bit of a bind. You can always get a new one, of course. But there's something about the first wand, I think; not that I'd know otherwise, I've only ever had my own, thank Merlin.

Edited 2012-08-03 13:03 (UTC)

That's cool, a wand choosing you.

[Much better than the Light or Dark choosing you, like it does in her family.]

It's pretty brilliant, yeah. Can be a bit tedious, though, I know some people take forever to find theirs and it'll feel like you've tried every wand in the shop.

But there's always a wand for the witch or wizard. Different woods and cores in some combination that'll work best just for you.

There's a wand shop? Wow. So it's completely like, tuned in to just you?

Ollivander's. He's practically ancient, but he's the best at what he does.

And yeah, your wand is your wand. Like I said, other people could use it, but it just wouldn't work as well, you know? It's like... I don't know, like it becomes a part of you.

We don't have things like that for my people. We have Casting books, though, for really complex Casts that need a group, or need to be recited out loud.

You do spells in groups sometimes? Really?

Yeah, mainly for protective Casts, the ones that you need to bind tight.

What're protective Casts? Or, er, what's the difference between them and anything else that might not need more than one person?

Usually it means protecting a Light Caster against a Dark Caster's magic. We put strong Casts on our house to stop them from entering, and my family put protective ones over me to stop Dark Casters from getting to me. They didn't really do the job, though.

They sound pretty complicated. [She sounds so interested, though.] What makes you say that?

[She shrugs.]

They came after me anyway. The Dark Casters, and others.

[This shouldn't remind her of home but it does and she focuses on taking a breath, first.]

Sounds like that happens in a lot of worlds that have magic.

You too, huh?

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