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[kelseycornerclaw]

Can’t Get You Outta My Head → Cong

TAGGING → Kelsey Corner & Lydia Chang

TIMELINE → Sunday, Nobember 8, 2023, evening

SETTING → The Astronomy Tower

SUMMARY → Kelsey and Lydia try to invade each other’s minds.

NOTES → Written for aghprompt24.

Kelsey was practically stomping as she made her way up the stairs of the Astronomy Tower. She knew that this whole "learn to understand and respect each other by seeing into each other's minds" thing was partially her fault since she'd started the group text about Clara, but that didn't mean she liked the idea of it any better. She kept what went on in her head private from herself half the time, the last thing she needed was for someone else to be looking into. As she reached the top of the Tower, she saw that she was alone for the moment. She slung her bag down with the strap and it landed in the corner with a loud thud. Kelsey didn't care though, it's not like there was anything breakable in there. She walked over to the edge of the room, sitting down and letting her feet dangle over the ledge they used for telescopes.

Lydia purposefully strode up the steps of the Astronomy Tower, head high and arms behind her back. She'd admittedly lost track of time looking up information about possible vacation spots in Mexico but she didn't feel inclined to rush. It should be a quick matter, after all, getting into Kelsey's head and showing her how it was done. Lydia didn't fancy the idea of anyone getting a peek into her mind which made her even more grateful that Kelsey had reached out first; a 5th year had far less of a chance of actually succeeding, right? When she finally walked in, Lydia saw Kelsey already there and extended a warm smile, placing her bag down and perching further down among the edge. She couldn't help but be a little confused as to what beef Kelsey could possibly have with her -had they ever even spoken before?- but she assumed she'd figure it out in due time. "Hello," she greeted, reaching into her pocket and gripping her wand. "I presume you've had a nice day?"

Kelsey didn't return Lydia's smile, instead turning back to look up at the sky. There weren't many strong, recognizable constellations this time of year. Only the Phoenix. Her father used to tell her stories of Dumbledore's pet Phoenix, Fawkes, and the grieving music he'd flown above Hogwarts singing when the Headmaster had died. Whenever she looked up at the bird in the sky, it reminded her of the story. And tonight, she couldn't help the faint sadness that lingered when she gazed at it. Whether it was because of the thought of her father or the bird, she wasn't sure. "I was having a nice day," She muttered, still not looking down. "Until now."

Lydia shrugged at Kelsey's muttering. "Shame. I hate to think that I'm going to have to see inside a sad mind," she jested, tossing her hair behind her shoulder. "Well, don't worry. In sure we can get through this quickly and you can get on with your day. You do know the basics to Legilimency, yes?"

Kelsey looked up, feeling slightly more interested now. "You aren't going to see anything," She smirked, with a flip of her hair. She liked anything a little bit better when it was a challenge. "I do," She muttered, with an eye roll. "It's pretty simple to figure out when the incantation is part of the title." She also knew the basic of Occlumency. She'd picked up a book on it the other day when Becca was looking for some magical mystery novel in the school library the other day. And she figured by now, she was pretty good at keeping her mind closed anyways.

Lydia kept a smile as pleasant as she could on her face, though her lips were tighter on the sides than they usually were. What was this girl's problem with her? Shaking it off, she tapped a finger to her chin. "Does that mean you'd like to go first? Show me how it's done?" Lydia spoke the challenge through a toothy grin, already wishing she was at dinner. At least helping a 5th year out fulfilled her daily goal of helping someone less fortunate than her.

Kelsey rolled her eyes. Internally she was a little bit flustered, it wouldn't look very good if she just trash-talked Lydia and then came up with nothing when she tried. Kelsey didn't like failing, it was one of the reasons she came off so nonchalant about her classwork even while maintaining good grades. It was always good to have an out even if things didn't go right. "Fine," She muttered, turning towards Lydia and crossing her legs. "You ready?"

Lydia nodded. "I'm always ready," she replied simply, folding her hands neatly on her lap, closing her eyes shut for a moment, then opening them again and meeting Kelsey's straight on. She tried not to let anything cloud her mind, not school, not home life, not Liam, and focused on keeping her mind blank as she waited for Kelsey to begin.

Kelsey pulled her wand out of her pocket, grapsing the willow wood hard as she concentrated. 'I want to see into Lydia's mind, I have to see into her mind,' She closed her eyes or a minute, focusing on the thought before raising her wnad in front of her. "Legilimens!" She shouted, but only a tiny flicker of blue light yielded from the end of her light, about the size of a firefly. It flickered for a moment before extinguishing itself. "Damn it," She muttered.

Lydia waited for the inevitable breach - she imagined she'd be able to feel it - when Kelsey was muttering and her wand had shut down. "It's alright. It can take quite a bit. Go ahead, try again,"Lydia prompted, opening her mind more and looking Kelsey straight in the eye, waiting for it again.

Kelsey ground her teeth, hating that Lydia was being nice about this. Why couldn't she just bitch back at her like a normal person? She could even get her friends to strike back at her when she was feeling particularly grumpy, she disliked not getting a reaction. She raised her wand again with a harder swish, "LEGILIMENS!" She shouted, the spark shorted out faster this time. She waved her wand back and forth in frustration. She wasn't used to failing things, even things she didn't put any effort into.

Lydia scooted closer to Kelsey when the spell failed a second time. "Don't bother trying it right now. When you're frustrated, it'll make concentrating even more difficult. You can take a moment to sit and cool down if you'd like before giving it another go. I don't mind."

Kelsey clenched her fists. She was always frustrated, it had never given her any issue before. Still, she sat and took a deep breathe. When she was upset when she was younger, her mum used to say “positivity in, negativity out” and she’d visualized all of her anger just floating away. It wasn’t as easy anymore. “Maybe you should just try,” She grumbled.

[gryffinelliott]

All In Your Mind ||Clariott

TAGGING → Elliott Gilbert (@gryffinelliott) and Clara McLaggen (@mccclaralouise)

TIMELINE→ Monday, November 23rd, 2023- Afternoon

SETTING → The Quidditch Pitch, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

SUMMARY → Elliott and Clara meet up to practice for Xavier’s Legilimency assignment, and maybe bond a little.

NOTES → Written for aghprompt24

Elliott GIlbert

Elliott was starting to wonder if they were just a little crazy, not for meeting up with Clara to work on Xavier’s assignment, but for the location that they’d agreed to. It made sense, logically. One could never tell if the Room of Requirement would be in use, and empty classrooms were always hit or miss. But the weather was turning from brisk to outright cold, and they tugged the cloak that they’d pulled on over their muggle clothes that much tighter around them as they moved, glad not for the first time that they’d charmed it to ward off the worst of the cold.

For a moment, Elliott looked around them, scanning the forest nearby to see if they could catch sight of Aurors near the forest, doing God knew what, and trying to ruin Matt’s life more.  Really, Elliott didn’t want to think about that, especially not now, when Clara was about to be rummaging around their mind- or trying to. Sometimes, Elliott was very glad for the time they’d taken to learn how to shield their thoughts, and now was definitely one of them. It meant that, Fidelus Charm or not, the day wouldn’t end in disaster.

At least, unless they edged too close to Clara’s thoughts on Spencer. Or she got too close to how they felt about Kurt, who’s memory was that much more at the forefront of Elliott’s mind after what had happened. But that, the shared pain between the two of them and the consequences of it all would be dealt with later, and as necessary. Besides, first Elliott needed Clara to arrive.

[lucyclaw]

still sane; lurose

TAGGING: lucyclaw and @roaringrosie

LOCATION: Empty Classroom. 

TIME: November 19, 2023.

NOTES: Lucy and Rose pair up for the legillimency asigment and maybe even bond after seeing into each others minds. Written for aghprompt24.

LUCY:

Legilimency wasn’t anything new to Lucy and she knew that it wasn’t anything new to Rose either. They’d practiced the spell before and granted it wasn’t on each other but they had been successful at it. Thus it was with timid steps that Lucy made her way to one of the many empty classrooms the Castle had, wand clutched in a small fist as if she expected someone to jump out at her. The ongoings of the castle had startled her and walking around by herself was causing her to be more paranoid than ever.  

So it was with that thought that she quickly slipped into an empty classroom, shutting the door behind her as softly as she could. Propping herself up on one of the tables, where she would wait for Rose, she proceeded to try and clear her mind. There were far too many things in her mind she wouldn’t want anyone to see, least of all a member of her family. But she’d already made her offer and Rose had agreed. There was no backing out, not when she’d pushed for it. Lucy could only be hopeful that her preparations would be enough to keep her secrets just that, her secrets. 

[goyleandtrouble-blog]

COME INTO MY HEAD || LAURIVER

TAGGING → Lauren Goyle & Oliver Hopkins (@lionhearthopkins)

TIMELINE → Monday, November 16, 2023

SETTING → Charms Classroom

SUMMARY →  Lauren decides that her lack of fondness for Oliver makes him the perfect person to take on the latest task set by Professor Xavier with her. Not to mention that neither has any interest in what’s going on in the other’s mind, or so they think. Written for aghprompt24

Lauren: 

Drumming her fingers lightly against the desk she was leaning on, Lauren impatiently glanced at her watch, wondering where Oliver could be. They’d literally only just had class together, and while she probably could have waited up for him, she didn’t particularly want anyone to see them go off together. The task that Professor Xavier had set was not one that she cared for and she’d been keeping tight lipped about who she’d asked to do it with her, knowing that her choice in partners would probably bring up a bunch of questions from her friends for a variety of reasons.

Still maybe if she’d been there to grab the boy and physically drag him to class, she wouldn’t have to sit here and be so nervous. While Lauren had very little faith in his ability to successfully gain access to her mind - which was the very reason she’d chosen him in the first place - that didn’t stop all the “what if...?” questions from going through her head. What if he gets lucky? What if he’s better at this than I am? What if he just plays dumb in class? 

[liam-davies]

Time Out of Mind || Tiam

TAGGING → Liam Davies & Tina Cohen-Chang (@ravenclawtina) 

TIMELINE → Saturday, November 14, 2023

SETTING → Ravenclaw Common Room

SUMMARY → Tina and Liam meet up to work on the Legilimency assignment. Written for aghprompt24.

Liam Davies:

No matter how many times he turned Tina’s offer to pair up for the Legilimency assignment over in his mind, Liam couldn’t quite make sense of why she’d asked. While they had never exactly been friends directly and weren’t all that close, their mutual friendship with Lydia had always meant that Liam considered Tina someone he was on good terms with most of the time. 

Still, despite his confusion, she wasn’t wrong that it might lead to some interesting insights, and he wasn’t about to turn down the chance to practice his admittedly weak Legilimency skills. Sneaking away from the stands after the game was over, he made his way back to the Ravenclaw common room, slight twinge of nostalgia hitting him at the still familiar surroundings, and settled into a quiet corner to wait for Tina to get back as well.

[graciesgotwood]

READ MY MIND → LEGILIMENCY PROMPT

TAGGING → Gracie Wood & Jake Puckerman (@slytherinjake)

TIMELINE → Wednesday, November 11, 2023

SETTING → Astronomy Tower

SUMMARY → After Jake and Gracie give each other a hard time about Quidditch, they decide they’re qualified to work together on the Legilimency assignment. Written for aghprompt24.

GRACIE WOOD: 

Although her conversation with Jake had started out with no hard feelings, as he’d pushed her buttons, Gracie had actually found herself growing more and more frustrated. She wasn’t good at a lot of things, but she was good at Quidditch -- and she didn’t think Jake really thought those things about her, but what if he did? It sounded too much like the trash talking she’d gotten from Lydia Chang, too, and Gracie refused to let it rattle her confidence...even if it was definitely riling her up.

She took the steps to the Astronomy tower three at a time, grabbing onto the rail on her way up to make sure she didn’t slip on any of Hogwarts castle’s unexpected obstacles. When she got to the top, she didn’t bother with pulling out her book, or her wand; instead, the sixth year leaned on the railing, looking up at the stars and waiting for the sound of her partner arriving. Gracie wasn’t the best student around, so last minute preparations wouldn’t do her a whole lot of good. She just had to focus on keeping her emotions in check so that when Jake probed into her brain, he didn’t see her wishing she could throw him off the tower after all. 

[becclawtheraven]

FREE YOUR MIND → LEGILIMENCY PROMPT

TAGGING → Becca Goldstein & Amelia MacMillan (@ameliamacmillan)

TIMELINE → Monday, November 9, 2023

SETTING → Charms Classroom

SUMMARY → Becca and Amelia meet up to work on their Legilimency assignment, to see if looking into each other’s minds will help mend their fractured friendship. Written for aghprompt24.

BECCA GOLDSTEIN: 

Becca’s nerves had gotten the best of her during dinner, so she’d ducked out early to head to the Charms classroom, where she was planning on meeting Amelia afterwards. She pulled out her spell book, looking in it for any last minute tips on how to cast the Legilimency Spell. A part of her almost hoped that neither one of them could successfully cast it, since it was scary enough being in her own head, much less someone else’s. 

But there was a bigger part of Becca that wanted to prove herself, especially when she was paired with one of the best at DADA in the whole school, and there was that lingering part of her that thought maybe, just maybe, this would help fix their still-fragile friendship. Rifling through the pages again and going over last minute tips for seeing into someone else’s mind, Becca waited for Amelia to join her.