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[trickstersdee.livejournal.com]

[When the feed comes into view everyone can see a very confused redhead, who seems to be investigating nearly every inch of the holographic screen that has appeared in front of him. There's a few moments of almost silence (the almost to be blamed on the muttered curses from this particular redhead) before he takes a step back and just stares.]


George and I always did try to keep up with the muggle things, but this is something else entirely. I don't suppose any of you have seen my brother, hmm? Red hair, freckles, looks exactly like me except slightly less attractive?


And Georgie, if you're seeing this, don't even try. You know I'm the more attractive one.


Alas, I digress. Name's Fred Weasley. Somehow I ended up in a strange room in a castle I haven't seen before. It doesn't compare to Hogwarts, but impressive nonetheless. And then this strange woman informed me that I'm now a part of the House of Loki? His name sounds familiar and I'm sure he was mentioned in one of the History of Magic classes back in school, but I can't be sure. And then out I go, to this strange place without a wand or a broom or anything! This is bullocks, I tell you. I had my wand on me before now...


And this bracelet thing? No kind of magic I've ever seen before. Too advanced for muggles but nothing like I've seen before. Reckon the charm they've got on this thing is brilliant, and I'd love to try and tinker with it but I haven't got my wand...


[Fred messes around with the bracelet as he talks about it, placing it up so he's looking through the hoop before spinning it around on his finger. He's pretty relaxed during his speech, but as it comes to an end he seems a little solemn. He looks back to the screen again.]


George, I'm hanging out in front of castle. Come find me, yeah?


[And then he pressed the jewel on the bracelet and the feed cuts out.]

Comments

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

Not quite! I'm afraid I can't explain too much about it, since it's a bit of a mystery even to me, but there's definitely a lot of magic involved! Maybe an introduction will make it clearer?

I am Alexander III of Macedon, though lately I go by Rider. I can't say why I'm here, but where I came from, a magi, er, wizard to you, I suppose, summoned me.

[trickstersdee.livejournal.com]

You were summoned through time? [That's some intense magic right there my friend and Fred whistles.] Why were you summoned?

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

Ahh... That's a question I can't answer, I'm afraid! But I can say that I wasn't summoned through time. More like summoned from beyond death! It's a bit complex, and admittedly I don't understand all the details myself!

[trickstersdee.livejournal.com]

Wait, you mean you were summoned after you died? That's some intense necromancy there... [And please excuse him but that's all kinds of terrifying.]

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

I was! Long after my death, technically, but it isn't necromancy. Instead, think of it as giving a spirit a temporary physical form! That is close enough to the process.

[trickstersdee.livejournal.com]

[Uh-huh, sure. Whatever you say. He's still convinced it's necromancy. Or some other kind of dark magic.]

How long do you get to keep this "physical form"?

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

Under normal circumstances, no longer than a week. It's quite the surprise that I can exist here at all, but that's one of the mysteries I would like to see to!