second spell ✰ video/text, action to odin house

[charmandchant]

( People have probably had enough of being woken up in the middle of the night, so if your bracelet is safely off, you won't notice a strange message coming through. It almost sounds like someone is rubbing a blanket up against their microphone; the video feed shows a pitch dark room, moving every now and then ... almost as if someone is thrashing around a bit in bed. Because that's exactly what is happening right now. Every now and then the strange static is punctuated by feverish murmuring.

Hermione Granger is having a nightmare. )

No.. Not Harry, I swear I'll be good, I promise..

( Her voice is low, begging, pleading, whispered. You wouldn't catch it unless you turned up your volume to try and discern what the strange muttering was. )

I did everything right, I swear; I just forgot .. please, don't .. it's not .. I won't --

( More thrashing. The video feed is obscured as the whispering reaches a crescendo and then --

A muffled scream. If you're in Odin house, you probably heard it, especially if you room nearby. If not, it's a little alarming as the video feed cuts out just as Hermione finds the lightswitch and floods her bedroom with light.

About twenty minutes later, there is a text post for the morning. )

Does anyone know if it's possible to brew sleeping potions here?

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[voice]

[nukeoleptic]

Yeah, um. Draco makes them for me.

text.

[charmandchant]

( Quick, Hermione, come up with an excuse. Text for now because she's shaking so hard she looks like a leaf. )

I wanted to study a fairly simple potion that I make often at home, and I came across that one. Do you think he'd give me a sample if I asked?

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[wasthemaster]

[Naturally Draco's awake. And actually, he's probably sitting on the bed next to Jade and reading over her shoulder (but he won't let Hermione know that.) Give him a few moments before he'll respond on his own.]

You realize the apothecary wasn't just for show, don't you?

text.

[charmandchant]

( It takes her a long time to formulate a reply with her normal amount of bite. )

With you running it? I assume it was.

[seventeenpills]

I'm pretty sure that there's at least a few places you can get sleep aids. You should try A Pinch of Sage - It's an apothecary run by Samantha Grey.

text.

[charmandchant]

( Hermione had completely forgotten to ask Samantha Grey. That was probably a good place to try. )

Thank you. I've met Samantha before and she seemed very nice and helpful.

video;

[darkbreak]

It is. I think Draco knows how and so does Euridice. I've had her sleeping potion before.

video.

[charmandchant]

( Whenever she turns on the video again, she seems a lot calmer - and her hair is damp, as though she's had a shower. )

Yes. They'd probably have them. Are the potions .. effective?

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[occulthymns]

[She hasn't been doing much sleeping herself. It's stupid but with Kaz gone the mushroom just feels so lonely and it's killing her. So when she sees the text entry the next morning she actually decides to get off her ass and reply.]

If Draco is fussy about giving you one of our sleeping potions let me know.

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[charmandchant]

Thank you.

( And because she feels compelled. )

I want to study it.

[video]

[curiousfortune]

[She can't help with sleeping potions, but Saki's not really good at ignoring those needing help.]

Are you going to be all right?

video.

[charmandchant]

( When the video feed flicks back on, it's obvious that Hermione has had as shower, and she looks a lot calmer. Or she's attempting to give off an air of calm. )

Yes.

( She should say something. )

It was nothing. Just a bad dream. I didn't mean to worry anyone.

[Video]

[madcuriosity]

Miss Hermione? Are you alright? Are you hurt?

audio.

[charmandchant]

( Oh, no. She didn't want .. she didn't think Alice would see that. )

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to worry you. I'm all right, I'm not hurt.

[Video]

[dragonspeak]

[He gives her a sympathetic look.]

I know a few people in the city who sell sleeping potions. [Merlin hesitates.] My mentor used to make a tincture for a...friend when she had nightmares back in my world. I've helped him with the ingredients enough that I can probably make it for you, if you'd prefer that.

video.

[charmandchant]

( This .. sounds very attractive, actually. Someone unconnected to Malfoy who she hasn't met before who is Merlin for .. well, for Merlin's sake! )

Is it .. effective?

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[samantha_grey]

[Perhaps... not the person you want to talk to per se, and she's not the only one to have told you this already, but...]

Draco and Euri's shop. Sleep potion's their thing. It's helped some people in the past, especially if the nightmares are really bad. My shop's got other potions...

audio - private.

[charmandchant]

( You're definitely a person she wants to talk to - if only to see that you're ok! )

What other kinds of potions?

video

[highstakesgame]

I believe there is a shop here that sells them!

video.

[charmandchant]

Yes, people have told me. I was wondering if there were other ways to get one, too..

[Video]

[hadbadays]

[ Well, he's not really sleeping deeply or much for a while now. Stress, and whatnot. ]

Are you all right?

video.

[charmandchant]

( She answers a bit later, but quickly enough that he'd still be awake. Still a bit shell-shocked, but noticeably calmer. )

Yes, sorry. Did I wake you? I didn't know .. that I was broadcasting.

voice

[fuckton]

[Deb hasn't been sleeping much (at all) since she got here, and while she hasn't been able to ask about finding some Xanax, a sleeping potion seems like a good idea.

Even if potions are fucking weird.]

Do they work for nightmares? Potions, I mean.

voice.

[charmandchant]

They did at home. I made them often for others.

[Action]

[paintthetownred]

[That... sure was a scream. He rolls out of his bed quickly enough, padding down the hallway to the door he thinks was the one the scream originated from. After a slight hesitation, he knocks softly.

He won't call out though. If the person has gone back to sleep, he doesn't want to disturb them, but if not... He wants to make sure they'll be okay.]

action.

[charmandchant]

( Hermione starts at the knock at a door, wishing she had her magic to protect her. All the same, she held her wand even if she couldn't use it; the familiar etching and design calmed her down a bit as she crossed to the door, opening it slowly and looking through the crack. )

Who is it..?

( Her voice is wary, though mostly calm. )