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Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Seneca Lestrange - 12-22-2014
Seneca loved Hogwarts, but there was one big thing that was missing from it. Gretchen. She had found a great friend in the face of Isotta, but Gretchen was still one of her dearest, one of her closest friends. And, now that she could finally meet with her, Seneca realized just about how much she had missed her during her three months at Hogwarts.
Since she hadn’t had a chance to purchase her Christmas presents yet, Seneca had asked for an outing with her dearest friend. Along with their governesses, they had first gone to a quill shop, where Seneca procured her father’s present and then they went to Flourish & Blott’s. Seneca knew that both of her brothers would appreciate a good book. She had also heard about a book that she thought that Gretchen would enjoy, which she had told her governess to get when Gretchen wasn’t looking.
While she was looking at the mystery novels section, Seneca somehow ended up in the books on dark potions section. One particular book particularly caught her interest and she quietly called for Gretchen to come over to show here. “Look. This one lists the fifty most dangerous cursed objects found in the last ten centuries!”
Since she hadn’t had a chance to purchase her Christmas presents yet, Seneca had asked for an outing with her dearest friend. Along with their governesses, they had first gone to a quill shop, where Seneca procured her father’s present and then they went to Flourish & Blott’s. Seneca knew that both of her brothers would appreciate a good book. She had also heard about a book that she thought that Gretchen would enjoy, which she had told her governess to get when Gretchen wasn’t looking.
While she was looking at the mystery novels section, Seneca somehow ended up in the books on dark potions section. One particular book particularly caught her interest and she quietly called for Gretchen to come over to show here. “Look. This one lists the fifty most dangerous cursed objects found in the last ten centuries!”
@Gretchen Lestrange
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Gretchen Lestrange - 01-05-2015
Now Seneca had gone away to Hogwarts, Gretchen was dying even more to go herself. She kept telling herself it wouldn’t be long, but things just weren’t the same without her best friend. She’d even patched things up through a mutual love of bitching with Meta, but Meta just wasn’t Seneca. She didn’t even have Frida anymore.
But at least now Seneca was home for the holidays, which meant Gretchen was in a much better mood. Not to mention she was now in half mourning- whilst being young had meant she’d been allowed to wear white instead of black, half mourning now meant she was allowed to wear lavender too, something she was relishing.
She made her way over to look at the book Sen was holding in interest. “The spitting cauldron:” She read out loud, but quietly. “A cauldron cursed to regurgitate any potions made in it all over the potioneer. Killed at least three people through caustic and dangerous potions being made in it.”
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Seneca Lestrange - 01-06-2015
A smirk spread across Seneca’s face while Gretchen read about the cauldron. “And look, it says that its creator was probably killed by it too! How silly of him!” If Seneca created an incredibly dangerous cursed cauldron she’d sure as hell not try its effects on herself.
“That is one pretty necklace!” Seneca commented after turning the page. “The snake comes to life when the necklace is worn and bites whoever has worn it! Killed at least seven witches in the decade of 1760s. Some husbands must have really disliked their wives!”
“That is one pretty necklace!” Seneca commented after turning the page. “The snake comes to life when the necklace is worn and bites whoever has worn it! Killed at least seven witches in the decade of 1760s. Some husbands must have really disliked their wives!”
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Gretchen Lestrange - 01-16-2015
She let a slight snort at the mention of the creator being killed by it. Heavens, if you created a cauldron that spat out potions, surely making a dangerous one in it wouldn’t be that high in your priorities? That or despite being capable of making one the man was incredibly thick.
“Well, their wives must have been happy to start with to receive such a pretty necklace.” Gretchen reasoned. Until they were killed, that is.
She looked at the next page. “A snowglobe that causes everyone who shakes it to become trapped inside it.” She read slightly wonderously. “Surely they’d realise after the first person- well, obviously not if it’s killed fifteen people.”
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Seneca Lestrange - 01-21-2015
“Do you think they drowned?” Seneca asked. “Or that the inside of it didn’t actually contain water and they just wandered in it until they died of starvation?” Both seemed like possible options. If Seneca was to be trapped in it, she’d take the former. Death by drowning was faster than death by starvation. That, or she could metamorphmagus herself into her proper size, if it that was at all possible.
“I think I would like to collect such objects,” Seneca mused quietly, so only Gretchen would hear. “For science, of course.”
“I think I would like to collect such objects,” Seneca mused quietly, so only Gretchen would hear. “For science, of course.”
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Gretchen Lestrange - 01-23-2015
“I’m not sure- I doubt either are particularly pleasant ways to go.” One might be quicker than the other, but she would have thought they’d think to use their wands to free themselves if nothing else. Unless they couldn’t, in which case they could at least have ended their own lives quickly and painlessly.
Gretchen nodded in agreement before replying quietly. “They might be seen as dark but that’s entirely relative if you think about it- and the magic that goes into them is undeniably admirable for it’s complexity and execution if nothing else.”
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Seneca Lestrange - 01-26-2015
“There’s nothing wrong with admiring hard work,” Seneca agreed. “Especially if you do not plan on using it.” Why would she use a cursed necklace? It’d be too easy to be traced back to her. Unless she made it look like an accident. But still, too much work, too much effort.
“I hope the museum has an exhibition about such things soon? Have you gone there, lately? We should stop by after we’re finished here.”
“I hope the museum has an exhibition about such things soon? Have you gone there, lately? We should stop by after we’re finished here.”
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Gretchen Lestrange - 02-13-2015
Using the objects was certainly out of the question- if you were going to kill someone, you used subtle methods- everyone knew that! Poison or blackmailing them into killing themselves were much more discrete as long as you covered your tracks, whereas trapping someone in an ornament on your mantelpiece were less so.
“We should!” She agreed. “I believe they currently have an exhibit on Ancient Mesopotamian magic- not quite as interesting, but intriguing all the same!”
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Seneca Lestrange - 02-15-2015
Seneca only had a vague idea on what ancient Mesopotamia was. That period of history didn’t interest her quite as much as the probably more mainstream ancient Greece and Rome. But she could deal with an exhibition on ancient Mesopotamia. If anything else, she’d learn new things!
“We should pay it a visit,” Seneca commented. “It can’t be worse than that exhibit on Chinese dog statues!”
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Gretchen Lestrange - 02-18-2015
“I really don’t know who thought that exhibit was a good idea- I can’t remember seeing anyone interested.” Even the security guard had fallen asleep if memory served, though she couldn’t blame him. The highlight of the thing was a statue that had been enchanted and had spent all it’s time scratching it’s back like it had fleas. You had to be pretty odd to carve and then enchant a statue to have fleas.
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Seneca Lestrange - 03-04-2015
“I think that only proves how superiour European art is,” Seneca commented. There were some pieces of art from non-European countries which were good, but they were rare. There were much more masterpieces created by European artists than non-European ones.
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Gretchen Lestrange - 03-08-2015
“Europe is the centre of refinement and culture.” Gretchen replied. All the great civilisations had been European in her mind- admittedly, Egypt wasn’t in Europe but it was close enough. And all the Pharaohs had been Greek. “And a good job too- Japan might make some pretty silks, but could you imagine walking around in their clothes? They’re like dressing gowns!”
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Seneca Lestrange - 03-10-2015
Seneca had been very surprised to find out that kimonos were not, in fact, dressing gowns. And while the silks were nice, the patterns were often too busy for Seneca’s tastes. She didn’t like overly flowery patterns on her clothes. They felt very pretentious middle class.
“And those weird wooden slippers they wear!” Seneca commented. They weren’t even proper slippers. They had those weird straps in front of the toes and Japanese people wore them with socks! “I’d much rather wear those than bind my feet, though! What are Chinese women even thinking?”
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Gretchen Lestrange - 03-13-2015
“Apparently not being able to walk properly was a sign of noble birth.” She smirked. If someone naturally walked like that they were probably too weak to survive- any loving Papa wouldn’t allow a crippled baby to live and to never be able to walk properly, but aparently that was desirable there! “I can’t imagine how much it must have hurt. They wouldn’t be able to dance properly, or really do anything.” There was nothing worse than being helpless, Gretchen decided.
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Seneca Lestrange - 03-15-2015
Sen could somewhat get behind the idea of the thing. Those women wouldn’t be able to take big steps, which would be considered graceful. And their small feet would make them look all delicate and fragile.
It wasn’t too different from the view of feminine beauty in Europe. Women were supposed to look delicate here, too. They just didn’t break their feet in the process.
“Chinese people don’t really have balls, do they?” Seneca said. “I’ve heard that in the past, women would be completely separated from the men. Unmarried girls wouldn’t even catch a glimpse of a man until they were married!” And then they said that they were conservative.
RE: Have Yourself a Plotty Little Christmas - Gretchen Lestrange - 03-28-2015
Perhaps having a wife who literally couldn’t walk was a status symbol in China. “I’ve heard they have matchmakers.” Gretchen commented. “So someone outside their family decides who they are to wed!” It wasn’t that different to betrothals, really, but betrothals were normally arranged by the child’s parents or grandparents or much older siblings if they were orphaned, not by someone outside the family.
“But I’ve never heard of Chinese dancing.” She supposed there must be dancers, but they were hardly ladies!