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Post by Daniel on Nov 22, 2005 19:20:52 GMT -5
"actaually, i studied from hitler. Good man, he was. right idea about blood." <no offense to you jewish peoples! I love you!> Tom looks over jesse's head, hands clasped behind his back. "how do you know you're not just cursed?"
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Post by Pathos on Nov 22, 2005 19:31:49 GMT -5
|Ah, Hitler. How could he forget. "Cursed? Surely you jest." Truly, he looked disdainful, thick eyelashes laid slowly against his cheeks, making distinct, soft-edged shadows. It made him look haunted, like he hadn't slept in years. If only he wasn't so thin and wasted-looking, he would have been devastatingly handsome. But now, he was only...pretty. Pretty, like any teenager could be. "You think I don't know what the Imperius feels like? What it's like to be Confunded? It wouldn't work. I refuse to be controlled."|
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Post by Daniel on Nov 22, 2005 19:34:01 GMT -5
"How do you know its not one i invented?"
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Post by Pathos on Nov 22, 2005 19:37:33 GMT -5
|A slow shrug. "Because all new spells are based off of pre-existing ones. In order to create a new 'control' spell, you would have based it off of Imperius, which is the strongest of the spells designed to control one's mind, emotions, or body. Imperius has a certain feel to it. It would take years to perfect this new spell you're talking about, just to make that feeling of carelessness go away. Magic has laws, just like science."|
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Post by Daniel on Nov 22, 2005 19:40:33 GMT -5
"you're rather smart. but wrong. If that is so true, where did imperius come from? what spell could it be based off of."
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Post by Pathos on Nov 22, 2005 19:46:07 GMT -5
|He smiled, shark-like, teeth shining white in the shadows of the giant rosebushes. "Something ancient. No one has a name for it. Once, we didn't need wands or words to direct us. Once, I imagine that we could reach out and touch the magic around us like you would touch a spiderweb. Children do it. Children who have no prior knowledge of magic can reach out and pull, in just the right way, to make something happen. And then, a million or more years ago, someone ruined it by putting words to what they wanted to do, by forcing themselves to channel magic through a wand. I imagine the Unforgivables were some of the very first spells to actually come into existence."|
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Post by Daniel on Nov 22, 2005 20:06:01 GMT -5
Tom smiled. "I like the way you think. I think i'll ditch my old crew and stay with you."
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Post by Pathos on Nov 22, 2005 20:11:41 GMT -5
|The smile widened, not so threatening as he leaned further into the light. "Truly, if you think about it, the Unforgivables, the Summoning Charm, and offensive fire spells were probably the first to recieve names. They would have been the most useful at the time." He stretched up, onto his knees, reaching his arms above his his head, towards the sun just above them, like one of the ancient Sun-worshippers, Ra and Anubis and Horus peering down at him in rays of golden fire.|
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Post by Daniel on Nov 22, 2005 20:17:00 GMT -5
"I say screw the spells. Screw the wand. just hit to hurt."
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Post by Pathos on Nov 22, 2005 20:21:48 GMT -5
|He smiled, indulgently. "Of course you would say that. But you're intelligent, Riddle. Stop thinking like Nero and start thinking like Caesar. If you're just another cruel despot, you'll be overthrown in no time. You have to give people what they want, or at least convince them that what they're getting now is better than what they had." He cocked his head, leaning up and brushing his cheek against Tom's hip.|
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Post by Daniel on Nov 22, 2005 20:25:34 GMT -5
Tom: Oh, you sexy beast. Bean: O.O AAAAHHH!
Anyway, Tom smiles. "Oh, yes. I get better results with fear."
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Post by Pathos on Nov 22, 2005 20:32:47 GMT -5
|Eyes half-closed in the sunlight, Jesse sighed, gently wrapped his arms around the leg he leaned against. "You can't win all your battles that way," he murmured. "Learn that, at least, from my Father. I fear him, but I would not hesitate to stand up to him, were he not protected by the law of the Ministry. I can't use magic outside of school." Bitter. It was obvious that he hated the man...but he could do nothing about it.|
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Post by Daniel on Nov 22, 2005 20:35:45 GMT -5
"yes, but your father's relitavely weak."
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Post by Pathos on Nov 22, 2005 20:47:50 GMT -5
|A small, half-hearted shrug. "Intellectually, he is weaker than me. But magically and physically, he is stronger. He's had years to perfect his casting, and I...I know more, but many of the things I know are theory only. I could cast the Killing Curse, yes, but if I didn't have enough drive...If it failed...And besides, I would be thrown into Azkaban. I don't want to go there again."|
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Post by Daniel on Nov 23, 2005 19:22:18 GMT -5
"killing is not the only way to deal with something." *this from tom?*
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