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[Hugo sits on the floor of his room, his steam engine on the ground in front of him as well as his father's broad silver pocket watch that always keeps perfect time both sitting amongst a few odds and ends the likes of screws, gears, springs, and rudimentary tools like hammers.]

I make things and I fix things... [He gestures to the stuff in front of him, the train in particular which sits gleaming the length of a man's arm now that he's just finished polishing and painting it.] Back home- Back where I am from I fix clocks and I know how to make them.

I want to do that here. I can make or fix almost anything if it is a machine, if it's got parts like these [He holds up a gear and a spring] But right now I don't have any money, so I can't buy more parts. I guess that means I can't really make things so much as fix them until I can afford to make them. Unless there's something you want and you've got the parts for it.

[He swallows awkwardly, frowning at his things. He's not used to talking this much or this...publicly]

So...how do you start a business?

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Yes, potions. You know what potions are, don't you?

I've read about them in fantasy books...

Well they're quite real, and quite effective. We make a variety of different kinds in our shop.

Are they dangerous?

Most of them aren't, no. We try to make sure not to kill anyone.

[He smirks a little at that]

So then potions are a thing from your world too?

Absolutely so. Potions is a staple of life for people in my world. We spend most of our school years learning about the various properties and brewing methods, and honestly, most jobs require you know at least the basics.

My school made us practice verses from the bible.

[His voice betrays the fact that Draco's school sounds a lot more interesting, but the truth is that he misses going to school in general.]

There's no job in my world that needs potions.

[Draco's not entirely sure what the bible is, so he pauses briefly on that. Note to self, figure that out later.] I can only assume it's because you're a Muggle.

A what?

[He's not sure if he should be offended or not. He'll withhold judgement for the moment]

Muggle. Non-magical.

Oh.

[Well he can't really argue with that.]

Yes.

Wizards are the only ones who can really create potions anyway.

Then you're a wizard?

That I am. A lot of people from my world are witches and wizards.

So it's normal...

More normal than one may think. Though a handful of us live in the Muggle world, too.

Why do you call us that? Muggle? Why not "non-magic" or... "not wizards" ?

It's just been tradition for as long as I can remember. I don't quite know why.

Do muggles call themselves muggles?

Most muggles don't even know such a term exists. We do our best to keep our world separate from theirs.

But why?

For our safety of course.

Safety from what?

The Muggles abusing us for our magic. Imagine this. If people knew that there were people out there with powers that could make their lives easier, wouldn't they want to recruit those people to do their bidding? We don't wish to do that.

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