02. [video]

[theboywhodied]

[An anxious Cedric appears on screen. He looks from left to right, his mussed hair flying just about everywhere. He taps the screen to ensure that it's turned on---in his mind this somehow serves a purpose. When he's sure everything's working, he waves.]

Hello! This is Cedric again. I've talked about this with one or two of you before. I'm sorry if I'm repeating myself or it's something you've all heard before, but this is something I need to sate my curiosity about. It's just that this world is so different from what I'm used to and there are so many different types of people. If that's even the word you prefer. And sometimes we have conflicts with one another.

So I have to ask: what do you think of people who are capable of using magic? Witches, warlocks, sorcerers, casters, wizards, or whatever you choose to call them. Are they all right, do you think? Or not?

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[ voice ]

[theboywhodied]

What? Why was he chasing you?

[ voice ]

[fadedaway]

Ah...

[ HAHAHAH, uh, how does he put this... ]

...I apparently killed one of their clansmen?

[ voice ]

[theboywhodied]

And you didn't know at the time?

[This is Cedric's baffled voice.]

[ voice ]

[fadedaway]

Um... yep! Pretty much.

[ For something even he doesn't know the answer to, Yashiro sounds pretty nonchalant about it. ]

[ voice ]

[theboywhodied]

...well all right then. But I don't think magic's always involved in something that strange.

[ voice ]

[fadedaway]

Oh! You have powers, too? What kind of stuff can you do?

[ voice ]

[theboywhodied]

Well I can't fly without a broom or brew potions without ingredients, but my spells still work. They mostly change objects, or are used for attacks and defence.

Have you ever seen a singing pocket watch?

[ voice ]

[fadedaway]

Ooh, that's cool. It sounds like stuff that wizards can do!

Mm, no? I don't think I've ever heard of something like that...

[ voice ]

[theboywhodied]

I made one in my fourth year for a project. I don't have it at the moment, but I thought it was some of my best work. It was a great alarm.

[ voice ]

[fadedaway]

You made it yourself? [ He's not sure what it does, besides probably sing, but if he can make a clock himself then wow. ]

[ voice ]

[theboywhodied]

Well...no, I just transfigured it, but I could probably make another object into a clock if I wanted to.

[ voice ]

[fadedaway]

You can do things like that? [ HUH. ] You sure can do a lot! Where'd you learn all of this stuff?

[ voice ]

[theboywhodied]

At Hogwarts. It's a school for the wizards of England. Great place, I miss it a lot already.

[ voice ]

[fadedaway]

Really? I never knew a place like that existed... that's cool. Are you from England, then?

[ voice ]

[theboywhodied]

From the countryside just west of London. It wasn't too far from where we all now, but it was actually livable in those days.