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[anti_altruisms]

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. ]

Comments

[exceedinglybright]

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.

[anti_altruisms]

[ 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.

[exceedinglybright]

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.]

[anti_altruisms]

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. ]

[exceedinglybright]

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.