TFLN

[plungeintofire]

You know what you must do.

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[greatestgood]

You're not. In the end, it's just a wand. We're unique.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Well, that and I imagine stealing from you might have ruined the moment.

[greatestgood]

It would have ended our foreplay rather quickly.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I though that might be the case. Besides, it seems like it would have been a rather rude way to thwart our time there.

[greatestgood]

You are never rude and you're not a coward. If you want it, I know you will duel me properly for it.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I don't desire it the way you did. If I duel you, it will not be for the wand's sake.

[greatestgood]

You're the only one that stands a chance of winning it from me.

I don't plan on giving you a reason to duel me. Not here.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I know. I'd prefer not to duel you at all. But I imagine you know that.

[greatestgood]

There are better ways we can spend our time. I made that clear, I thought.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

[That earns a small smile] That you did. Which I suppose brings us back to the etiquette of not ruining the moment with theft.

[greatestgood]

I trust you to adhere to your etiquette and I will adhere to mine. I think we can meet in the middle for some enjoyable moments.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

[Teasing:] I imagine so. Though I suppose I would question what etiquette you follow, since I've no evidence of any existing.

[greatestgood]

I always bow before a duel. I even keep to the rules; I never cheat.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I suppose that makes sense, saving your finest graces for combat.

[greatestgood]

What better place to display them? If you can't win fairly, you don't deserve any of your winnings.

Quickly headcanoning that Dumbledore doesn't know how he got it, and watch me turn out to be wrong

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Is that how you got the wand, then?

No that makes sense.

[greatestgood]

He wasn't paying attention. I disarmed him.

Watch I will still get retconned! @.@

[chambermusicandtenpins]

You won it without fighting then?

[That's...interesting, given what they learned of the legend of the brothers. The wand obviously obeys Gellert, but he's admittedly surprised it does so without a duel or without bloodshed.]

We all will. <3

[greatestgood]

I did. He wasn't aggressive and I saw an opening. [Maybe Albus has had a nice effect on him. Or maybe he wants to change the wand's history.] Gregorovitch didn't even know who I was, so he won't have much luck looking for me.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

[...in its own odd way, that's sweet. He doesn't entirely know what to make of it.]

I wonder if he realizes one day, at least in the time I'm from, given your prominence. Besides, I imagine he'd never forget a wand.

[greatestgood]

[Gellert is a bundle of chaos. Very rarely he does the right thing by accident.]

He might, but what can he do about it? I won't be waving the wand around like I've done here. Only you will know I have it - and maybe him.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Not much, I suppose. I imagine even if you are waving it about, you won't be announcing 'Here is the Elder Wand, the most powerful wand in existence' as you toss spells.

[greatestgood]

Hardly. I would be asking for death. [Which would be annoying.] It works for me; not the other way around.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I didn't think so. You're too clever for that. Even if the wand did try to encourage you.

[greatestgood]

So you think I'm being bewitched?