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Who: Archer (

anti_altruisms) & Lily Potter (

exceedinglybright)
Where: The Library
When: January 10th
Rating: PG?
Summary: Two bookworms randomly meet up in the Library.
The Story:

[ There is certainly a great deal to like about Wonderland's library. Aside from the fact that it bizarrely changes its own scenery, it is undoubtedly one of the richest sources of knowledge he's ever come across. There are books on languages, the arts, history, magic -- really, anything you could possibly think of.

What's most fascinating, however, is he comes across a handful of tomes that could very well have been written in his own world by the mages at the renowned Clocktower in London. Brow furrowed, Archer pages through a few of them, quite obviously deep in thought. It stands to reason that these things would be here, given the fact that he himself has been dragged into this world, but it's puzzling all the same. Why him (or any of them), and why here? What was the point of all this, memory loss aside?

Leaving a handful of the books strewn open on a table, Archer eventually lets out a sigh and leans back in his chair. There's only so much reading he can do to pass the time here, and in the absence of an actual conflict, well...unfortunately, he's a little bit bored. ]

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[It's not at all unusual for Lily to spend the better part of her afternoon in the library or the magic study, and on this particular visit, she's pleasantly surprised to find an unfamiliar face sitting at one of the tables, a number of books left open in front of him. She knows it's not exactly polite, but she can't help being curious, and she cranes her neck to get a look at what he might have been studying as she draws closer.]

Hullo-- oh! Are you researching magic?

[She brightens considerably. That happens to be very much within her field of interests.]

[ The symbols splashed on the pages of the texts likely gave him away, and of course, some of it is actually beyond him. He never had an affinity for the main elements, so most of what's written, while not beyond his understanding, isn't really applicable to his peculiar set of talents. Thus, what he's doing isn't really technically research.

Appraising the newcomer out of the corner of his eye, Archer regards Lily for a moment before letting out another sigh. ]

Not so much researching as verifying.

[ Archer sits up finally and looks at her properly. ]

These seem to be from my world, or at least a variation of it.

[ A beat, then- ]

I take it magic interests you.

Very much so.

[For a myriad of reasons, though she'll save those for now. She smiles warmly, shifting the books she's been carrying to rest under one arm.]

If those are from your world, then you also come from a place where magic is known? Is it widespread?

[She can't help being curious. So many worlds seem to have no magic at all, and others have magic that's much more open than the wizarding community she's used to.]

[ So it must, he thinks. Servants are generally attuned to the magical energy in human beings, and her potential is large enough that it registers as a magus's would. He doesn't believe they're from the same world, but one can never tell in a place like this. ]

It was widespread once. Years ago, before human civilization expanded and enveloped the globe, magic and those who wielded it were capable of a great deal more than they are in the modern age.

It is now the purview of mages who are content to expand their own knowledge and stay hidden from the rest of the world.

[ He tilts his head slightly. ]

What about you?

Similar, in a way. There was a great deal more of it in the past, but now the wizarding community keeps itself hidden from non-magic folk. For the most part, we operate independently-- although some of us are born to non-magic parents, like I was.

[That makes things a bit more complicated, but she'd been fortunate to have a mostly-supportive family.]

My parents are away of the fact that I do magic and that it exists, and I'm able to tell them some about the wizarding world, but for the most part, we hide ourselves away.

[ It's close but not quite the same -- a parallel world, perhaps, or maybe they're simply echoes of one another. He can't be sure without asking more questions, but it's interesting, at the very least. ]

I see. I can only imagine those of purer bloodlines are less accepting of that.

[ Or at least, that's what his own experience has been. Mage families, particularly older ones, are very secretive of their arts and generally less inclined to be inclusive of outsiders. ]

You would be right.

[She smiles, but it doesn't quite reach her eyes-- that, unfortunately, is a critical point of contention back home, so much so that a war has sprung up around it.]

Many of the pureblooded wizards think that those of mixed heritage should be exterminated.

[ Well...that's a step farther than he might have expected. Mages in his world were a secretive bunch who guarded their knowledge jealously, but killing over simple heritage issues was a bit much. The church, generally, dealt with heretics, but that was a different matter. ]

That's unfortunate.

I would think they might have to common sense to understand that even magical bloodlines can thin, with time.

[ Fresh blood is important, especially if they expect to have a society of their own. ]

Magic is a gift not to be squandered, regardless of who possesses it.

You would think, wouldn't you? [Her tone, at least, is enough to imply that Lily feels exactly the same way.] Blood shouldn't matter at all, and yet they behave as though nothing could possibly matter more.

[It was bad enough when she was younger, when she had thought it was limited to things like namecalling. As she'd grown and learned that people were being ostracized or killed for their heritage, she'd come to fully understand the gravity of the situation.]

They're misguided. A mage from a noble family bleeds as much as a mage with no familial magical heritage.

[ Not knowing more about the situation's full context, he can't really comment further, but- ]

You've been given a reprieve from such attitudes here, no?

[ Or so he would think; Wonderland's populace appears to be more eclectic. ]

You're quite right.

[Lily agrees with him wholeheartedly-- more people could stand to think that way.]

Everything's been fine, here-- not everyone gets along, but I haven't experienced anything that comes anywhere near the way some of the pureblooded wizards acted back home. Some people here are just wary of magic, others are fascinated by it. Some still don't believe in it, regardless of where we are.

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