1st Spell - Video

[whatthewrackspurt]

Hello, everyone.

I've never been on a ship like this before. Or any ship, really, so I can't say for certain whether the person in charge is always so elusive when it comes to answering questions. I suspect he thinks it's all in good fun, making you believe one thing but telling you another. I don't think I understand his humor, though.

I'm a little concerned about having made a deal with him - he could be one of the Rotfang conspirators in disguise and is set on prolonging this journey indefinitely until all our worlds are nothing but dust and spores.

Is that why all of you are having such strange dreams?

Either way, I hope there's pudding involved. It makes death seem just a little bit cheerier. I think that's why people eat so much at funerals.

Ghosts must get very jealous during mealtimes.

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[voluntaryapnea]

Yeah, a Muggle. [Except when he's possessed by an evil fox, anyway.]

There are. But I think -- well, there are a few other magic users around, too. They don't all call themselves witches or wizards, though.

[whatthewrackspurt]

What do they call themselves?

[youwillgotohell]

[Mutter grumble. It doesn't bother her as much as it might have a year ago, but Morgana still isn't quite comfortable with her rewritten life, yet. Especially since it's gone so poorly, so far.]

I know him. [She's not sure how she feels about him anymore.]

Are all schools in....Scotland? Haunted?

[whatthewrackspurt]

[Despite her excitement, Luna seems to calm herself down]

I won't ask about him. I can see that it bothers you when I bring up his name.

Oh, no. Well, really, Hogwarts is the only magic school in Scotland. I've never been to any of the others but it's very possible they're haunted as well. Ghosts don't get along much with Muggles, so they like to be around as many witches and wizards as they can.

[voluntaryapnea]

That...is a good question, actually. You know, I'm not sure anyone's really said.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Perhaps they don't have names. Or saying them aloud carries a curse. Or people still hunt witches and wizards where they come from.

[voluntaryapnea]

Yeah, could be. Or they're just -- really private about all of it.

[whatthewrackspurt]

That could be, too.

I expect I'll need to learn how to do things the Muggle way, here. Most people I've met don't seem to know much magic.

[youwillgotohell]

[Her mouth ticks upward at the corners: it's kind of her not to ask. But her own excitement starts to stir, struggling against the exhaustion.]

You've a magic school?

[whatthewrackspurt]

Oh yes. Hogwarts is very famous. It's one of the best magic schools in the world, I think. I've just finished my fifth year there.

[voluntaryapnea]

Well, some things anyway. But there's probably a lot you can do around here with magic, too.

[youwillgotohell]

We went to a place like that, once.

[She remembers it abruptly, if terribly vaguely. It was so long ago. Jefferson was still here.]

It was called Floodholme, though. I'd nearly forgotten.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Oh, no. I'm not allowed to do magic in front of Muggles, or outside of school. I'm underaged, you see. I could be expelled.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Were there ghosts there as well?

[youwillgotohell]

I don't remember; there might have been. It was a strange place.

[And most of her memories were eclipsed by finding out Merlin's other name.]

My name is Morgana.

[whatthewrackspurt]

I'm Luna.

I know stories about a Morgana living in Camelot, but seeing as how we're hundreds of years apart from each other and stories tend to get mixed up and sometimes completely wrong each time they change hands, I think it's best if we start off at square one and I forget everything I think I know.

Does that work?

[youwillgotohell]

[That startles a laugh out of here, which quickly turns into a cough.]

Better than most. The stories - they're never quite right.

[whatthewrackspurt]

No. And I'd much rather hear them from the source.

If you decide you'd like to tell them, one day. Maybe once you're feeling better again.

[godsays]

I don't know. There are little pieces that are the same.

It's comforting to know there are people like you.

[youwillgotohell]

Maybe once I can think straight again.

[She likes this strange girl. It's nice, to feel some connection to a stranger again.]

I'll consider it.

[whatthewrackspurt]

I think so, too.

Are there any witches on the Barge, Zane?

[godsays]

Do you just mean people who have magic?

[whatthewrackspurt]

There's no pressure.

I could tell you more about Hogwarts, if you like. Though I'm not sure if it would be beneficial to your health. You look quite poor.

[whatthewrackspurt]

I think I do. Yes.

[youwillgotohell]

It can't be more detrimental than being here is, now.

[She grimaces. The Admiral did not mention he was running from the mirror Barge when he offered to bring her back.]

I'd like to hear more. If you don't mind.