mingle with the commoners or something

[huaaaaagh]

Who: Paisley crew and visitors
Broadcast: N/A
Action: On the Paisley!
When: All month, it's a mingle!!

[Sup, team? Off the planet we all go, and upgrades we did get. Enjoy the coffee supply, it is guaranteed to not last long. But hey, the beds are nice!]

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[sandhate]

[ anakin listens quietly, thinking on similar problems and how they ended up. ]

The species of witches that I talked about? The males don't have magic like the females do. So they're enslaved by the witches. I think they would've killed the males if they didn't need them.

So, maybe it makes some sense to stay hidden but I can't imagine having to live that way though. Don't you get tempted to... [ He shrugs, a wry grin. ] use magic in front of them?

[misterprongs]

[ huh. well.

that sounds

delightful.

james tilts his chair back slightly. ]

Tempted, sure, but I'd get expelled from school or jailed if it was something seriously awful -- most of the time, the Ministry just covers it up when younger wizards and witches do something stupid.

[ james is certain his parents have had to cover it up more than once ]

It's been that way for so long that I don't think we're going to change it anytime soon. It works, even if it sounds bizarre.

[sandhate]

[ he doesn't like the sound of that...

covering up for the whole of their species? that's fishy. that's impossible right?

jokingly: ]

Right, what do you do? Just erase the memories of the Muggles who have seen a little bit of magic?

[ .......squints. ]

[misterprongs]

Depends on how severe the sighting was, I suppose.

[ MEMORY CHARMS ARE TOTALLY A THING MAN ]

[sandhate]

[ he's laughing because it's a joke right. they're joking.

wait--is he...?

...

he sits there... not quite sure he believes this is the causal manner to go about when talking about erasing one's memories. ]

You're not kidding.

[misterprongs]

[ his brow furrows slightly. ]

No -- if we were discovered, the entire thing would be chaos. And it's only done if there's something... big, you know. Nobody's gonna believe someone who says a bloke vanished off the side of a street, but people might wonder about a baby bouncing thirty feet in the air or something.

[sandhate]

[ he thinks about that for a moment then looks at james. ]

Can you do this?

[misterprongs]

In theory.

[ he inclines his head toward anakin ]

I've never actually done a Memory Charm before, but I know the incantation. -- I haven't got my wand, anyway, so the incantation's a bit pointless without it. I can't do that type of magic without it.

[ there's a slight pause ]

... I'd never wipe someone's memories, you don't have to worry about that.

[ besides, james is setting toward a different magical career, one that requires more fighting and war and less nuance. ]

[sandhate]

[ he wasn't worried. he was wondering if james could do it!! ]

I didn't think you were the type to.

[ he flash an amicable grin then leans back into his seat, wondering how to approach the topic of jedi powers. ]

We- The Jedi, that is, can do it with some practice. It's not exactly a memory wipe. It's telling you not to think about it.

[misterprongs]

[ -- oh, right. he remembers that much. ]

Not quite so quick and easy in the magical world, I'm afraid.

[ admittedly, with a slight grin. ]

I imagine there's a way to reverse memory charms -- and if you use them too frequently on the same person, your mind can get a bit addled, so one-and-done's enough for the Ministry. Nothing so simple as telling someone not to think it.

[sandhate]

[ there's something ... about the casual way that james puts it. one and done, like a motto.

he smiles wryly ]

Alright, I'll admit it. I'm glad you don't know how to do this magic. Even if you aren't the type.

[misterprongs]

[ the ministry is fucked up, anakin, ok. ]

It does sound a bit barbaric when you explain it.

[ admittedly ]

But keeping the two separate has kept both sides safe for so long that I doubt it's going to change anytime soon. Learning that magic is real is a bit unbelievable for a lot of people -- and the wizarding world's got a lot of problems right now as is, without adding discovery to it.

[sandhate]

Huh.

[ A slow spreading grin, mostly to himself. ]

I thought in your world, problems would magically go away.

[ Oh, who's he kidding. He turns towards James, a brow raised in a "did u get it" way ]

[misterprongs]

{ there's a short laugh at that, and james spins in his chair neatly to properly face anakin, his eyes bright. ]

You know, you'd think.

[ in a teasing tone ]

But I'm told that sometimes, it just makes things worse.

[ there's a shitload of racism in harry potter ok ]