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Are the women in this world and your own given as much opportunity to defend themselves as the men?

[ she doesn't wait for any answers, giving a humorless snort of laughter at the locket before continuing. it's not a directly related addition to her question, but it's certainly on the same train of thought: ]

Ridiculous that those already holding power are given the privilege of training to the highest levels of their skills, but those most in need of it are left to rely on the protection of others.

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Yes. [ katsa doesn't smile, but her face relaxes, and she stills the track of her locket to look back at hermione. ] To fight corruption in those with that power on behalf of the people who have none. Like a—

[ she stops, and suddenly looks surprised, hit with a sudden thought. ]

Council of people...

[ it's actually a rather nonsensical finish to her statement out of context, but she looks satisfied. katsa chews on her lower lip. ]

Do you fight? In your own world, I mean.

I do. Not just for people without magical power, but - what I mentioned before? People who are seen as less because of their blood or their race.

[ She frowns a little more, nose wrinkling. ]

Werewolves, House Elves, Goblins, all of them. And people that are born to parents that don't have magic. Everyone deserves equal rights and the chance to prove themselves.

...You're a good person.

[ a pause as katsa bites her lower lip, frowning a bit herself in thought. ]

To you. Why does it mean so much to fight for it?

Because it's the right thing to do. Different blood, by birth or by accident, doesn't change anything. You're still a person and you deserve every single chance to prove yourself, just as much as anyone else. Being born 'pure' is a pathetic excuse to look down on people and make yourself appear better.

[ ... She huffs, arms crossed. ]

I know what it's like. I've experienced it.

[ she looks away as hermione is speaking, eyes flicking awkwardly from side to side. katsa's tempted to be silent and have no response, but she can't help but look back when hermione says she's experienced it too. ]

...Why? Or—you look normal. Nothing to mark you as any different.

[ it's a bad question, she's aware, and she also knows it rather misses the point. but she doesn't know what any of the other things hermione mentioned are either so it's a good place to start at least—? ]

Exactly.

[ She shakes her head, though. ]

I'm muggleborn. It means my parents don't have magic, but I do, and there are a lot of people in the magical world that think my blood is dirty because of that. There are a group of purebloods - people that can trace their magical ancestry back generations - that think I taint magic, or stole it somehow, just because of how I was born.

[ Her lips turn down and she frowns, looking away. She knows it might not seem like a big deal to people outside of her world but it had influenced her so terribly. ]

I'm not a vampire or a werewolf, but there are some things I can empathise with.

[ katsa does not respond at first. she's not well versed in people, and it's easy for her to misread a situation, but she recognizes hermione's expressions. she feels something familiar. ]

Though they might have you believe otherwise, no one can know your own nature like you can. Even if you don't know yourself, it's not for them.

I know. And that's why I proved myself.

[ She isn't cocky or arrogant - a lot of the time she knows her friends think she is being ridiculously modest - but she knows she's worked hard, she's proven herself and she has risen above everyone's expectations. ]

That's why I'm doing what I can to help fight for them. I'm just one person but sometimes that's all you need - and it's the same for gender, too. Maybe it'll take time but women have fought for decades to share the same power as men, especially in the muggle world.

The fight that you've chosen to bring... [ she's smiling again, slowly, satisfied. ] Good for you.

I've rarely met so many girls like you and others here, but I'm glad that I've the chance. It... helps me think that it's possible. To make sure things change to be better, and that they stay that way.

Of course it is. I think the struggle starts because people don't realise they can have a voice. People don't try to fight. And that's wrong.

[ She had seen it in the house elves, not having a voice until Dobby spoke to her. It's the same for the treatment of Werewolves and Vampires -- and Muggleborn, too. They all deserved a voice. ]

The first step is always the hardest.

[ katsa's quiet for a moment, frowning. ]

Wrong that they don't realize they have a voice, you mean. Because some are taught to believe their whole lives they've no choice... if the one's in power are clever. And that's a difficult idea to—break.

[ how randa had her convinced that she was stupid, good only for following his orders, that there was no way out. until po had told her that if she didn't believe in herself to believe in him when he said that she could do anything she wanted, and no one could stop her. ]

For some, without help or someone to make them believe, that first step might be near impossible.

... Exactly. Realising that you're allowed to speak up, to defend yourself, is the first step. It's not the easiest, though, especially when the people around you that are like you are content to stay quiet.

[ She isn't thinking of herself, now, but the House Elves; the creatures that, in her eyes, at least, are demonised, treated as slaves, servants, with nothing in return but beatings and ill-given gratitude. Seeing Dobby make the first step to showing that they could have a better life was incredible, even if thinking about him made a place deep in her heart ache.

She sighs, crossing her arms and trying to look less frustrated; the entire situation is wrong, given the fact that people end up hurt or suffering for it, and there's not much she can do. Even at home she wasn't entirely successful, for all her attempts. ]

That's why I hope there are more people that can take the first step, or say the first word. It's difficult but... It's amazing to see once it happens.

[ katsa furrows her brow, chews on her lower lip, looks hesitant and awkward when she asks. ]

...If I wanted to contact you for something in the future—someone who knows the importance of realizing that everyone has the right to their own lives—who would you be?

[ there are too many questions to ask, and it's muddling katsa's thoughts. she needs to think about something, but she doesn't want to stop talking to this girl, either. ]

Hermione Granger.

[ She smiles softly, nodding her head; she's open, welcoming, as she always tries to be. ]

You can contact me for anything. I'll always do my best to reply.

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