paradisalost | 1 ∆ i solemnly swear i've never been here before [dictated]

[ There's a burst of green light as "-Kedavra" hits him and - ] Li- [ James blinks away the bright green to find himself in a room very unlike the one he had been cornered in. It's the lobby of Cair Paradisa - but James doens't quite know that yet.] -ly?

[ James found himself sprawled on the floor. Getting up, he took in his surroundings. It was a castle of some sort - much similar to Hogwarts - but it lacked the warmth and familiar tug his home of seven years caused within his stomach. ] Padfoot? Evans? Dumbledore?

[ A journal lay open near where he once laid. He bent down, picking it up, and watched as the words he had spoken appeared on the page. ] Flobberworm. Squid. Snivellus. Confundusapparatusmotherhubbarddogoldtreechickenhenpotato - Huh. [ For all the words appeared on the page. James found this very interesting. ]

[ James shrugged, deciding that this journal was just another trick of Sirius'. He spun on the spot, closing his eyes, thinking of home - Godric's Hollow, Lily's warm smile, the snow - and when he opened his eyes, he found himself looking at the same walls he'd just seen. So - Apparating seemed to be down at the moment. ] Well. At least I haven't appeared to splinch myself. [ That was the least of his problems. For the panic had yet to settle in. ]

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[surprised, but schooling his voice so it shows less] What do you know about wizards?

[evasion is go] Who, me? I'm nothing special.

[ Waves his hand; James doesn't like to flaunt~. Maybe revealing his entire history to strangers isn't a good idea ... ] Oh, a little.

This place wouldn't have pulled you in if you were above average. Something about you is special. I get it, you don't want to share; no pressure, mate. [ Though, watch out! James will get his detective hat on soon enough. ]

Do you flatter all the perfect strangers who talk to you through books?

[considers] You tell me what you know about wizards and I'll tell you why the Castle stamped my passport. That sounds fair, doesn't it?

You never know what can come out of them.

[ hmm. it does not! but james, well, he needs information. so he digs in his heels, sits back and watches the journal ] You first.

You're lucky I appreciate flattery.

[a pause, calculated] Not the trusting type, hm.

I am quite good at those things.

When you live in a world rampant with prejudice, you tend to stop trusting easily. [ pause ] Being thrown into a strange castle also fits into that bag.

Mm.

What kind of prejudice? [aaaand he's reluctantly divulging something] I'm part human.

Blood prejudice. [ He pauses for a moment, because, you know, different worlds thus different politics ] They've taken it to the extreme and are using it as a way to define who you are. You're only a wizard if you're pure. You born of two mug-humans, well, you're just gonna have a fine day. [ not ]

Part human? How does that even work? [ well, James, if you asked Voldemort that, he might be able to tell you ]

[welp it's not like hybrid-prejudice is something he's never heard of, lol] So what, you're an impure wizard?

[wryly] Most of the time, it doesn't.

I'm a pure wizard, thank you very much. [ Offended to the nth degree! HDU insinuate James is anything but pure! In anything! ] I'll have you know I'm a Pureblood, which, apparently, is the equivalent to some Royal family. [ He shrugs that off. Lily confuses him sometimes with her Muggle talks. ]

Sounds like a drag. Might as well be the other part, eh?

1 ∆ i solemnly swear i've never been here before [dictated]

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Filtered to James Doglover

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To Jim, can I call you Jim

As long as I can call you Toto

Let's not be unfriendly, now, Jim

With Toto, I was being nice. Now I'm going to have to break out the Lassie.