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I haven't the slightest clue why I was brought to...? [What does she even call this place? A forest? A paradise? She doesn't feel entirely settled with calling her new surroundings the latter. Something is definitely off. After all, hadn't she been in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts a moment ago?

Crossing her arms over her chest, she presses her lips together, a determined glint in her eyes.]

My name is Hermione Granger and I know for a fact that I did not choose to come here. Nor did I choose to have wings fastened onto my back.

[That part is quite curious. Bringing her somewhere against her will is one thing, but attaching wings to her back without her realizing it is another. She wonders if she had been rendered unconscious for awhile.]

Is there any way to rid myself of them? They are...cumbersome. [Not to mention they make her feel like a walking target.

She lowers her voice and adds in an undertone:] It's a shame Luna didn't come with me. This seems like something out of The Quibbler.

[Rolling her shoulders to relieve some tension, she exhales.]

I have a number of questions for anyone who has the time. I've tried to speak to the villagers, but they're not terribly... [animate] ...helpful. I wonder if they're under some spell?

[Hermione shakes her head and shifts from foot to foot.]

I would sincerely appreciate any aid. Thank you.

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So I've been told. I hear it's quite painful to even tug on them. [She exhales quietly.] It's nice to meet you. I wish it was under better circumstances.

Yes, it can be. But you do get used to them after awhile.

[She nods.] It is nice to meet you as well, Hermione. My name is Ran Fan.

It's a shame they're not useful, though I have no desire to fly.

[She tries to smile, but it's strained.]

How long have you been here, Ran Fan?

I don't have any desire for that either. I would be happy without them, but I suppose that can't happen.

[Give her a second to count.] I think I've been here for about six months. I haven't been keeping track.

Without tremendous pain and the possibility of death. [Which just sounds awful.]

Half a year... Have you heard any news from your home?

It took some time, but it is possible to protect them during a battle, if that is what you're worried about.

The only news from home I've heard is from other people from my world. People tend to be from different times and remember different things, so it's possible that someone here is from your future.

How would you go about doing that? I have some defense, but I'm not sure if it's powerful enough. [Considering her Magic is cut down by 50%.]

I'd love to meet them. At the moment, the future is rather shaky for my world.

It just take some simple defensive positions. [No, they aren't that simple.] They take some time to learn though.

It seems like it's that way for a lot of people, including myself. But I received good news, so I hope you receive the same.

Would you mind showing me? I'm a fairly fast learner. [She isn't completely inept when it comes to dueling, though that has more to do with Magic than various positions.] It looks like I have the time.

I hope so too. [Harry and Ron... Hogwarts covered in rubble... All of those bodies...] I'd settle for mediocre news.

I would be happy to show you. Are you skilled with kunais, by chance? [Just so she knows what to teach.

That last part caught her attention.] Was something happening when you were taken?

Kunais are...knives? [That would be a no.] My main weapon is a wand.

...yes. A war. It... The final battle occurred last night and this morning for me. My best friend...

He ended it.

[Sorry, a wand for a weapon? That isn't something she's heard of before.] I suppose I can work with that, but I might need some time to think of something.

War? Yes, that can be hard time. But your friend ended it? That is good. There was war in my world as well, so I know how it can be scary.

I would appreciate the lessons. Just...let me know? [A wand can be used like a sword or knives for that matter and Hermione is creative with her Charms and Hexes.]

I thought he was...gone. But he came back and ended it. There was a Prophecy about him and...the one he defeated. I'm relieved he was the last one standing.

Of course. It shouldn't be to difficult to use a wand. It's just not a weapon I'm used to.

Then that is great news. [She smiles.] I have been told that in my world, we won as well. What other news are you looking for?

I can show you how I duel with it. [That should help a little.]

I want to know how the worlds are put back together. I want to know what new laws are passed and if the oppressed are given their proper rights. That's...what I wanted to work on especially.

Yes. That should prove useful.

If it helps, I've been told that time doesn't move while we are here. So when you return, it will be like you were never here.

How...is that possible? [Is the flow of time completely in chaos?] I'm not sure if that makes me feel better or worse.

[She frowns thoughtfully.]

Do you think Luceti exists in another dimension? [Not just another world.]

I am unsure. There are many things here that I still have to learn.

I think it does. It's the only way to describe this place.

Then I'll take it one step at a time.

[Her head throbs even more and she presses the heel of her hand to her forehead.]

Anything could happen. We should be grateful Luceti resembles Earth at all.

It is helpful. It is also nice that everything here is free. It helps with cooking and weapons.

It helps with surviving period, I imagine.

It does. And it's better than not getting anything at all.

I'm really not sure why they give us everything, but I will not question it.

That had occurred to me. But, then, what good would we be to their experiments?

I think I know why. I just don't like it.

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