we are such stuff as dreams are made on [lizzie]

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Dear Natalia,

That’s a very good point – there is a certain ruthlessness in a Slytherin working to achieve their goal – but offending people hardly helps with that. Still, once the proper mourning period’s over, I will absolutely owl him. It’s only a few days from that point, now. I’m glad you enjoyed the article. I wasn’t terribly surprised by the culprit being a Weasley either – they do have a bit of a reputation for that sort of thing.

It doesn’t sound insane, quite. Because I dreamed that dream too. We talked about your hair, and going shopping, and Hogwarts. I knew what you looked like, without seeing you. It doesn’t sound insane, Natalia, because I believe you. I just don’t know how or why or what this is.

I should very much like to meet you in person. Perhaps that shopping trip, next time you’re free on a Hogsmeade weekend? I know Healers are dreadfully busy, and you must want to see your sister too, but between dreams and letters, I think maybe it’s time.

Yours,
Eliza

@natalia

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dear eliza,

I think that’s something that people fail to understand about Slytherins – they’re old-fashioned, and like to play by the rules. Not always the world’s rules… but their rules. My brother was a Slytherin. Yes, it is only a few days, isn’t it? Strange how time seems to fly by. One moment you’re mourning something, and the next it’s in the past. A reputation for what sort of thing? And did you ever consider that it could be one of the other Weasleys? There’s quite a few of them graduating this year, aren’t they? I try to pay attention because they may one day become my in-laws, but there’s so many of them!

I’m glad that I’m not insane. I’m glad that we’re not insane. I… recently had another experience similar to the one that we shared. Where I think I was in someone else’s dreams. I haven’t been able to confirm it with them since, but… I think it might be me?

Yes, that sounds amazing! I’ve heard that there’s a new boutique in the village that people are swarming. I’m not horribly busy, and I was able to meet my sister during the Second Task, so it’s not that big of a deal if I miss one Hogsmeade visit with her. I will add it to my schedule!

yours,
natalia

@elizabeth

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Dear Natalia,

You're quite right about Slytherins and our rules. Unwritten and unspoken, and yet we will stick to them ruthlessly. That makes us a little odd, doesn't it?

Weasleys have a quite reasonably deserved reputation for trouble-making! There are quite the number of them in my year - I share a dorm with two, and both the Head Girl and Hogwarts Champion are too. I did consider that it might have been one of them, but if you'd seen Roxanne's glee at being identified, you'd have no doubt either.

It's interesting that you've been sharing dreams with other people as well - I haven't had anything similar at all. Would you like me to look and see if there's anything in the Hogwarts library about the phenomenon? Discretely, of course.

Excellent! Is that C'est La Vie? I've heard good things about it. I will look forward to meeting you there and in person. I dare say I know what you look like these days.

Yours,
Eliza

@natalia

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dear eliza,

I’m not sure if it makes you odd or not. Like I said, my brother was a Slytherin, so maybe I just understand the mentality more than people who don’t know any Slytherins closely do. I can’t say that I approve of it, but I understand. And it’s not like many people would care about my disapproval in the first place.

The reputation for trouble-making makes sense, if what James and Fred were like in school was anything to go by. Which two do you share a dorm with? I can recognize all of the Weasleys, obviously, but I’m not as good at ticking them off as most are… I suppose that’s what happens when you ignore the existence of non-purebloods for the majority your school career. Enough about that, though.

If you could, that would be nice. I’ve been researching as well, but I’m afraid every book I’ve read on the subject of dreams only mentions analyzing what they’re about, not anything about appearing in others’ dreams.

Yes, I do believe that’s the name. I look forward to meeting you as well – and the fact that we both know each other’s current appearance will be helpful in those crowds.

yours,
natalia

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Dear Natalia,

I have the dubious honour of sharing a dorm with Ondina and Lucy Weasley. Lucy is Molly's - the Triwizard Champion's - twin sister. They're fairly awful, to be quite honest. Troublemakers, but of the worst sort. Albus Potter's the other Slytherin Weasley (of a sort) and he's quite alright. He's dating Dusti, and they're quite the perfect match. I don't think I could even begin to name all of them though.

Of course! My first glance through the library mostly showed Divination texts on dream interpretation. I did spot a few potential books, but potential mostly just means 'not obviously interpretation', so we'll have to see.

Yours,
Eliza

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dear eliza,

I know who Molly is! But doesn’t she prefer to be called Anna? I’m pretty sure she does. Either that or I’m just going a little crazy, which is possible, considering the amount of time I spent trying to construct a Weasley family tree before writing this letter so I could figure out which ones Ondina and Lucy are. I know who Albus is. James’s brother. From what I can tell, he and James haven’t always got on well, but in any case, depending how serious Dusti and Albus are, I might end up being your sister’s sister-in-law… which is a strange thought, mostly because marriage is a very large, very scary thing, especially when it’s not a marriage that’s been planned for forever.

Maybe interpreting dreams can be my thing. I walk into someone’s dreams, tell them what it means, and walk out. Ha. At least then I’d be doing something other than disrupting others’ sleeping patterns.

yours,
natalia

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Dear Natalia,

You're quite right, she does. It's been a bit of a dilemma for how to report on her Tournament participation, because she prefers to go by Anna, but her official documentation all says Molly. It turns out she signed her Tournament entry as Annelise Weasley, so we've been using that for the most part. Or Miss Weasley, but there are an awful lot of those.

When my betrothal fell apart - well, I still haven't figured out what to do with this newfound freedom to make my own romantic decisions. Now marriage is much too daunting a thought for me. Maybe Dusti could handle it - she had no intention of going through with her betrothal long before it dissolved.

That would be quite entertaining, although possibly confusing for whomever recieves insight on their dream from part of their dream. I did find something possibly related in the library recently. If it weren't for the circumstances, I'd probably consider it utter hogswash, and as it is I'm unconvinced. Apparently some people will try to share dreams on purpose, so they'll do things together and then deliberately try to dream of that and of the person. It's obviously not the same as what happened with us, but it's the closest I've found so far.

Yours,
Eliza

@natalia

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dear eliza,

I’d never think about those sorts of things. At St. Mungo’s we’re supposed to call all patients by their last names unless they specifically request to be called by a different name, so we don’t run into the whole preferred name versus legal name mess. I don’t even want to think about how many Miss Weasleys there are – like we’ve said, a lot. Too bad Lily wasn’t the Triwizard Champion – at least there’s only one Miss Potter! I somehow doubt that Lily would want to do that, though… from what James has said, she’s a bit too carefree to want to pit herself against a bunch of dangerous monsters.

Romantic freedom is a wonderful thing, but don’t push yourself into a romance if you’re still uncertain about things, or don’t want it. One of the most wonderful things about loving James was that it was one of the first things in my life I felt like I had a choice to do (even though, really, I’m not sure if it was a choice at all, so much as fate…).

I don’t think it would be entertaining in the slightest. I think I’ve been very lucky thus far that the people whose dreams I’ve visited haven’t thought me a demon of some sort. I mean, couldn’t you tell that I wasn’t just a part of your dream? Wouldn’t that be strange for you if you didn’t already know me to some extent? That does sound close… but still not quite the same. Please keep searching, and I’ll do the same.

yours,
natalia

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