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[sophically]

Hermione Jean Granger

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[sophically]

The visions - rooms - could be progressive. The theory occurred to me when we were separated.

[darkart]

They were uneven in my experience. It seemed as though some people found rooms made of their worst memories, and others found rooms made of their best, and some both.

[sophically]

I didn't find...my worst fears. I was afraid I might encounter them.

I suppose it's sad to be relieved over seeing my worst memories rather than my worst fears.

But memories were experienced and overcome.

[darkart]

Fear is only perception.

[sophically]

So if I perceive myself as fearless...

I'm an idiot.

[darkart]

Mostly it's a matter of remembering that if something's going to harm you, be it person or circumstance, it's going to harm you whether you're afraid or not. So you can choose to be crippled by fear or you can move on.

[ Occlumency 101? ]

[sophically]

Gryffindors should be good at that. This isn't the first time I've wondered if I chose the right House.

[Her mind is always in overdrive.]

Harry said something about fearing fear the most. He has a point.

As do you.

[darkart]

Too late now.

[sophically]

Just a bit, though I have no desire to be at Hogwarts currently.

[darkart]

[ Aaaand this is veering towards things he doesn't want to hear about, so Severus just. Stops replying. Like the nice guy he is. ]

[sophically]

[It's far too easy to enter that territory.

After a moment, she writes:]

It was a tie between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.

[Is anyone shocked?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Bueller?]

[darkart]

[ He types 'How unfortunate' but deletes it, and instead decides to continue not to reply. ]

[sophically]

I was awful to Harry and Ron when I first met them. I thought being expelled was the worst outcome.

[Such a silly time.]

Now that I think about it, I doubt the Ravenclaws would have been very pleased to have me then either.

[It's more than a little funny now.]

[darkart]

Probably not.

[ juuuust in case she wasn't sure he's still a dick ]

[sophically]

I asked for that.