After getting through Wuthering Heights and leaving the book off to the side, its warped cover open as the now wavily textured pages continued to dry out, Lily started on her notebooks, not wishing to survey the damage done to one of her favorite novels just yet.
Dismayed by the discovery that her time being held at the bottom of the lake had caused much of the writing to turn into a sad, blurry, graphite smear, she cast the Hot Air Charm again and began to work through the book's ruined pages anyway. She was engrossed enough in the work at hand that she didn't notice the sound of approaching footfalls until they were nearly at the entrance to the barn she had tucked away in.
Nearly to the end of the page she was working on she persisted at her work for a moment longer, long enough that the unexpected arrival could watch what she was doing. The charm's effect cut off when she looked up at the gentleman, caught off-guard enough by the apology at the intrusion to smile at him - cautious but sincere.
Back home the Statute of Secrecy was very strict about who got to know about magic, and who didn't, but after her arrival and meeting the sorcess Karsa, Lily was quick to understand that here, magic simply just got to be. Which was different, helpful, but different.
"It's my wand," she said, lifting it slightly so he could get a better look at it while she sized him up from her spot on the floor. "Cool boots. Do you like David Bowie?"
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Dismayed by the discovery that her time being held at the bottom of the lake had caused much of the writing to turn into a sad, blurry, graphite smear, she cast the Hot Air Charm again and began to work through the book's ruined pages anyway. She was engrossed enough in the work at hand that she didn't notice the sound of approaching footfalls until they were nearly at the entrance to the barn she had tucked away in.
Nearly to the end of the page she was working on she persisted at her work for a moment longer, long enough that the unexpected arrival could watch what she was doing. The charm's effect cut off when she looked up at the gentleman, caught off-guard enough by the apology at the intrusion to smile at him - cautious but sincere.
Back home the Statute of Secrecy was very strict about who got to know about magic, and who didn't, but after her arrival and meeting the sorcess Karsa, Lily was quick to understand that here, magic simply just got to be. Which was different, helpful, but different.
"It's my wand," she said, lifting it slightly so he could get a better look at it while she sized him up from her spot on the floor. "Cool boots. Do you like David Bowie?"