Bella is about to turn thirteen! This is exciting.
occluminous
Bella unbites her lip, breathing hard.
She looks at her glowy person, which turns around and regards them.
The glowy person doesn't have discernible eyes, but it crouches by the picnic blanket, and reaches out and puts its hand on Sherlock's forehead.
She looks at her glowy person, which turns around and regards them.
The glowy person doesn't have discernible eyes, but it crouches by the picnic blanket, and reaches out and puts its hand on Sherlock's forehead.
nobodyelse
Sherlock flinches.
Then he uncurls. It feels like sunlight. Like getting a hug from sunlight.
Then he uncurls. It feels like sunlight. Like getting a hug from sunlight.
occluminous
The glowy person touches Feral's forehead, too, with its other hand.
Bella's breathing normalizes, meanwhile, and she is watching what her Patronus does.
Bella's breathing normalizes, meanwhile, and she is watching what her Patronus does.
occluminous
The glowy person is, of course, insubstantial, although not quite as much as a typical Patronus. It does not resist the hug attempt.
Eventually, it dissipates.
Bella sits down, hard, on the picnic blanket.
Eventually, it dissipates.
Bella sits down, hard, on the picnic blanket.
occluminous
"I sort of - you know how I got mist when I thought about the right books - I just thought about - I'm not sure how to put it in words."
occluminous
Hugs. "I will need to think of a way to go to that British prison without getting arrested. And then I have to find out how to find wild ones. But I'm going to get them all."
occluminous
"I wonder if I can work from far away. Maybe I should try sending my glowy person to Azkaban from here. You know, with a message. For the dementors. 'Goodbye forever'."