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Don't overload that big brain of yours. Guess that's why you've got me. I'm fun. ;)

[ and dangerous and a bit too fast, but — where there's books and too much reading, there's luke to smack it out of her hands or hold it high above her head to goad her into taking a break. there's such thing as too much preparation; life's just going to pass her by, and she'll miss out on the beauty of it. ]

[ he has. ]

Oh. With the way you talk about school … Guess you're set for college now.

Still. Point still stands.

You can try to take the bookworm out of the library, Luke...

[ But you can't take the library out of the bookworm. Literally, she carries most of her books with her. She can imagine Luke trying to make her leave, though, in the same way that Harry and her friends used to try and get her out. ]

That's not really how it works in the Wizarding world. We're considered adults at seventeen and that year, seventeen to eighteen, is usually our last year of school. I was eighteen when I had to abandon school to help Harry and that took a year, and then I had to wait another year for them to rebuild the school. Then I came here.

--- You're delusional.

Or I can just simply steal her. (〜￣▽￣)〜

Pretty sure in the demigod world, the moment you try and get to Camp Half-Blood, that's when you become an adult.

[ as far as he's concerned, he became an adult at nine. ]

I was nineteen when I left camp. I think it's one of those places you can stay forever. The real world isn't really kind to us Half-Bloods.

So, school is still in limbo with being rebuilt? Guess the Wizarding World is a little nicer than Viva La Demigod. I wouldn't advise celebrating at Las Vegas when you graduate. The Lotus Casino is definitely a time waster.

— I'm not.

You want to steal me? I'd like to see you try.

Trust me, being legally an adult doesn't mean you are one. There are some real idiots out there in my world.

[ She's been adult-ish since she was twelve. She didn't have much of a choice. ]

I don't know what the real world is like when it comes to the wizarding world. I've only seen the darker side of it, the side dirty with war. I'd like to think that the future has something better for us all.

Something like that. The last major battle of the war destroyed it. Rebuilding it is taking a little bit of time - and I don't think I want to go to Vegas anytime soon.

Luke.

Don't underestimate me. My business card can barely fit my titles.

Hermione.

I'm sure they're all very impressive, too.

Don't be silly, alright.

How am I being silly? You're being oblivious.

And purposefully rude. My business card is exceptionally impressive. The font's so tiny you'll need one of your wizarding magnifying glasses to be able to read LUKE CASTELLAN something something.

Luke Castellan, stealer of girls, flatterer of witches and knight to be supported?

I'm not a knight

[ he is, technically. did martha tell her? he had been honoured to receive such a gesture from the high-king, but luke still doesn't know how to swallow it. ]

It's more like LUKE CASTELLAN, EXTRAORDINARY THIEF, CHAMPION OF ANY VIDEO GAME, KNOWS WHEN HERMIONE __ GRANGER IS OBLIVIOUS, AND ONE HELL OF A GUY.

It also includes some acronyms, like BAMF.

I think you're very Knightish sometimes, so you're going to have to deal with the title.

My middle name is Jean, by the way. Do I get to introduce you to people like this? Do I get my own card?

You're being silly now, Hermione Jean Granger.

How am I being silly now?

[ he'll relent, just a little — though, he doesn't think he's a knight at all. he's most certainly not anyone's white knight, capable of saving the day. ]

I can't be a knight. I hate horses.

[ pegasi, really ... technically, they're still in the horse family. ]

At least you didn't have to ride on a horse only people that have seen death could see. I rode it before I could see it and that was terrifying.

Wait, what?

Rewind. What in Hades — The douche doesn't have a horse. He has a vicious, three-headed mongrel and a hard-on for furies.

[ is there any myth out there that hades has a horse? of course, luke's forgotten the lord of the dead isn't exactly a loser who "owns" a music label in hermione's world. but the fact that death has such an impact on her world ... if hades had a creative bone in his body, he'd think of that. instead, he's just a dick who tries to kill young kids in an effort to spite his older brother. ]

No, no, I don't mean death as in Death. I mean you have to have seen someone die in order to see a Thestral.

The horse thing.

Right.

That's ... different. And I wouldn't be surprised if Hades had a few of those, I've seen a lot of horses in my lifetime.

Do they let anyone just ride them?

Not really. They pull the carriages that take us from the town nearby to school. It's actually considered illegal to ride them, since they're classified as a dangerous creature.

[ .... Don't think about doing illegal things, Hermione-- ]

The first time I rode one I couldn't see it, so it was a rather difficult flight. The second time was easier.

[ She could see it the second time. ]

Because you could see it.

Sorry.

But why the hell is an illegal thing pulling a carriage? Endangered species are usually locked behind glass.

[ he is sort of an animal lover. ]

It's fine. Really.

It's only illegal to ride them. They're a rather domesticated herd and it's good for students to see them, if they can, and understand that they're not dangerous. They have a bit of a terrible reputation because of their relationship with death, It's rather unfair.

George and Martha want you to know they have a terrible reputation because of how people perceive snakes. I get it. It sucks when people don't appreciate others or things for what they really are, but let some stigma ruin it.

Death's still a dick.

We all get it, I think. Snakes, Thestrals, Muggleborns - even Demigods. I'm sure you all have expectations based on your parents. It's not the most encouraging thing, but we overcome it.

... That isn't personal experience, is it?

Aside from kidnapping Persephone because he was lonely and damning himself to having Demeter as a mother-in-law?

Hades and I go way back. I hate him and he's sour because I outsmarted him.

... This is really awkward. If I adopted Nico does that make Hades my sort of... Uncle in law? Or something?

Nothing will be weirder than Nico sort of being my uncle. Just like Thalia's my aunt and I really don't want to think about that.

[ considering luke sometimes thinks about climbing thalia like a tree, yeah, that's awkward. ]

Thank the gods they don't have DNA.

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