Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it.
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* DORCAS IS A POC
Despite coming from a pureblood family, Dorcas grew up in a happy, centered, and grounded home. It was a place brimming with extended family members, people tumbling through rooms, the smell of rich cooking, the magical wireless murmuring in the background. Dorcas was a steady, calm place in a storm of activity, the rock upon whom so many people relied. A natural diplomat, she was well-suited to dealing with her familyās bursts of frenetic energy. Their wildness didn't result in her being neat and ordered, but it did give her a perspective that was wise and understanding beyond her years. An old soul, her aunts would say, dressed in their beautiful traditional silk clothes. And the eyes of a child.
At school Dorcas was mainly popular or well known for one thing only: muggle weed. No one really knew how she managed to smuggle it into school, but by their sixth year everyone had tasted the Meadowes grass. In her classes Dorcas excelled most at runes and charms. There was a degree of logic that, despite her free-spirited nature, Dorcas had in spades. She is a clear thinker, able to mull over the spiritual side of things with as much finesse as cutting to the heart of a complex problem. She loves the ancient power that comes with runes, the intricacy of cracking a spell, of unpicking the threads of a magical lock. Although she never considered herself one for traditional work, Dorcas was considering going off to Egypt and becoming a rune breaker when the war broke out. After that, there wasn't time to think about the what could have beens: there was only the now, and the urgency of battle.
Contrary to what anyone else says, it was Dorcas who recruited Lily and the others. Dorcas is a political person, and she has a strong sense of justice, and with her cool demeanor and diplomatic words, she rapidly untangled the mess of the war and understood it to be nothing more or less than about hate. As someone who had faced some element of discrimination in her life in one way or other -- her ethnicity, sexuality -- Dorcas knew in her heart that if she had the ability to help end the war, she would do it. And so she was the first of the Hogwarts graduates to be involved with the Order, and she rose rapidly in the ranks. Dorcas is a fierce fighter, although she would prefer to smile wryly and murmur, I think of myself as a lover, really, and her role in the war has been indispensable. Minerva McGonagall has recently approached her to teach legilimency in order to penetrate the Death Eater ranks.
Dorcas currently lives in a small apartment shared with Lily Evans and Marlene McKinnon. The three have been inseparable since school. Dorcas is still the relaxed, constant person she's always been -- she and the girls go to parties and have fun, talking and laughing long into the night, supine with weed, pressing kisses to bare limbs -- but recently her mind was turned more inward. Perhaps it's the leglimency or her natural intuitiveness, but Dorcas can sense something bad is coming. Something more horrible, and more unexpected, than what they have dealt with so far. But how can she explain a feeling when she has always been so intellectually open?
MARLENE MCKINNON. CLOSE FRIEND / ROMANTIC INTEREST. If it were anyone else, Dorcas would say it made sense. Who better to figure out your sexuality with than your best friend? Dorcas and Marlene fell into bed sometime in '79 and for some reason they've never stopped. Well, Dorcas knows the reason. But she is content to wait until Marlene is ready to realize the part of herself she has hidden for so long.
LILY EVANS. CLOSE FRIEND / ALMOST FLING. Whenever Dorcas needs some time out, she finds Lily. The pair are intellectually matched and they can often be found having heated debates over cold cups of tea, a joint smoldering between them. Only once have lines been blurred between them, but Dorcas has kept quiet about it ever since.
HESTIA JONES. BEST FRIEND. Hestia needs someone to listen to her -- she also needs someone to laugh with. Ever since Dorcas put her onto smoking weed, Hestia has been able to loosen up. Hestia is far more than quiet smiles and nervous stutters; now she needs to learn how to accept herself.
REMUS LUPIN. OLD FRIEND / EX-FLAME. Before Dorcas realized her sexuality, she and Remus were together. It was a remarkably platonic situation, marked more by mild conversation and hanging out than anything heated or overly sexual. He still holds a special place in her heart, and Dorcas is very protective over him; they're like siblings.
PETER PETTIGREW. FRIEND. People overlook Peter. Correction: his best friends overlook him. Dorcas has floated over to him whenever he's lurked in the shadows at parties. They talk, they smoke. Peter has a lot of walls up. He's hard to read.
JAMES POTTER. FRIEND. Although he might know her as the girl who put the Marauders onto weed, James is much more open and tolerant than people might believe. They've had some good times together -- beyond the bravado, James is a sensitive person who is confused about what -- and who -- he wants. Dorcas understands that intimately.
SIRIUS BLACK. FRIEND. You wouldn't think she and Sirius would get along, but both being purebloods that buck the grain gives them a thread of commonality. Sirius is remarkably open around her, sounding off about whatever is in his head, and Dorcas is there with the one-liners and the raised eyebrow. She's never anything but bluntly honest with him: they're both people who appreciate dropping facades.
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LUNA by Bombay Bicycle Club