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"I compete in muggle competitions and was part of a club at my primary school, but once back at Hogwarts where I can properly use magic...I'm hoping to start applying what I know of Metallurgy and Metal Charming." And if he could learn a bit of alchemy and create his own magically imbedded alloys...that would be even cooler. "
Violet found this fascinating--something she had regarded as...science fiction, as the Muggles called it...was actually a reality. And yes, combining magic with Muggle technology sounded wicked fun! Of course, one might get in trouble with the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts division of the Ministry--but only if they caught you.
"Have you thought of trying to use alchemical practices with that, too?" she asked curiously. Miss Howard had started teaching her a bit about alchemy earlier in the summer--just a bit, mind you, but Violet intended to read up on it at Hogwarts this year.
And all that stuff about -- LEGOS, was it? Violet had felt she was all up to snuff on Muggle culture after nearly a year with her father in New York, but now she realized there was a world of things she still didn't know. Funny how much you think you know when you're young, and then you feel stupider the older you get--it ought to be the othe way round
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His face fell a little as Violet continued and spoke about her uncle being released from St. Mungo's, which begged a couple of questions and the first one was blurted out before the third year could debate whether or not it was too invasive a query. "Because of the war?"
Violet could have kicked herself when she mentioned her uncle and then saw Atlas' face, because she just then remembered that he had lost his mother in the war. Violet had been so happy her uncle seemed like he was going to be okay that she just wanted to share it with everybody, and had spoken without thinking. But other people had suffered much, much worse.
"Yes, he came to the battle at Hogwarts," she replied sheepishly,
"to try to save me. And he's just not the battle type, so of course he got hit. Luckily my grandfather is a lot more...capable {she was about to say 'dangerous'} and got him out. I...I guess I shouldn't have brought up the war, but Uncle Horatio is about the only good thing that's happened to me this year." Quote:
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Emzily ...Remy immediately recognised the back of one of her good friends, and took the opportunity to sneak up behind him. Hopefully it wasn’t his twin brother because THAT would’ve been embarrassing.
Remy crept over and covered his eyes with her cold hands. “Guess whoooo?”
Just as Violet was trying to think of something to say to make this better, Remy popped out of nowhere, edged in front of her, and snuck up behind Atlas. Oh right, they were friends, weren't they? Violet had been trying very hard to make friends the past three years, to make up for that lost second year, but with ghost possession, Neo-Alliance takeovers, and candle-drugging, something always seemed to interfere with her attempts. She always felt like she was on the outside looking in, except in class.