video ( open to seelie + unseelie )

[brainiest]

[ The feed opens with Hermione in the library - where else would she be? - in the Seelie court, a pile of books and papers around her. It's obvious she's been reading and taking notes, going deeper and deeper into as many of the shelves as she can (and the only place she hasn't been allowed access is the Restricted Area, which she is going to get permission for soon). After a moment of brushing her hair out of her face and forcing a slightly brighter smile she leans forward, into the 'camera'. ]

Hello, everyone. My name is Hermione Granger, for anyone I haven't met yet, and I was just wondering if you'd mind answering a few questions I have?

[ She pauses for a moment, grabbing a piece of paper with a list on it and smoothing it out. ]

I was wondering if you'd all be able to tell me about magic, or powers, or anything that might not be considered 'normal' to the average human or otherwise that exist in your worlds? Maybe magical creatures, too, or beings that you think do not transcend to other places that you've heard of. In my world, if it's alright to call them that, we have magic, magical creatures and humans, giants, werewolves, vampires... But a lot of worlds - or universes, I suppose - don't.

[ She smiles, almost sheepish, shy. ]

I hope this isn't too intrusive, I'm just curious and I'd love to learn more, if I'm able.

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[brainiest]

So just from being born you're different, but you don't understand it until you find out who you are. And the things that people would diagnose you with - the ADHD and dyslexia - they're not like what humans would have? It's different, in a way, because while your brain is wired differently it's because it's hardwired to be Greek or Roman, right? It expects you to live in a world where you use these tools so it almost hiccups when you don't.

[ It makes sense; it's logical, really. It's as though they've plucked a child that was raised as a wizard and dumped them into muggle society. They'd have all these talents they wouldn't know how to use - rather like herself and Harry as children... Well, all children before they're told their magical, at least those that weren't raised in wizarding families.

But, oh, discussing magic... Here's where it gets a little complicated. ]

Some things are like that. You can summon water using Aguamenti, for example, but you can't just make food. There's a whole law about it - Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration. You can make the food bigger, or duplicate it, or even summon it, but you can't create it out of thin air. You also can't, say, transfigure a large car out of a matchstick. It's an exchange, almost.

[fell_to_hell]

Right. Also, the more powerful your parent is, the stronger your ability to attract monsters. A child of Hecate, for example, would attract less attention than a child of Athena because Hecate is more 'minor.' On the flip side, a child of Athena will attract less monsters than a child of Poseidon. Poseidon is one of the Big Three, and they generally are the most powerful. It gets worse the older you get, too. Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter are the only safe places for demigods to get the training they need, if they're lucky to survive long enough to reach them.

[Hm, that sounds a little familiar.]

Like...equivalent exchange?

[brainiest]

That sounds dangerous for the children. Are there people that find them and tell them about their powers? In my world the headmaster comes to muggleborn children - that is, children who were born to parents without magic - and explain things to them and take them to school. Is there something similar for you?

[ And, hey! Someone who actually listens to what she's saying unlike her two friends. ]

Exactly. You need enough of A to make B. There are even people who have trained hard and learned how to transform into an animal - that's called an Animagus.

[fell_to_hell]

Similar, but there are still cases where it's too late for the child. For the Greeks, Camp Half-Blood, satyrs go out into the school systems to find demigod children and escort them to the camp. Camp Jupiter, however, you get taken by Lupa's wolves. You'd have to ask Jason Grace more about it. He's a son of Jupiter, and he knows that process better than I do.

[Nico likes listening and learning! He's just not like Hermione or Annabeth in terms of getting super technical.]

That's pretty cool. I know someone from my world can take the shape of any animal, as long as he knows what it is. I suspect that's not exactly the same thing.

[brainiest]

I'll definitely ask him about it, then. I suppose you get taught about your powers and heritage in your respective camps? It's what happens at Hogwarts - we have lessons on the History of Magic as well on how we can use and control it.

[ She shakes her head, looking pensive. ]

No, an Animagus can only turn into one animal - the animal they become is supposedly a reflection of who they are as a person.