Private message to Seamus

[alt_jason]

I think all the practise is working. I've been starting to see things when I concentrate on certain people's thoughts. It's rather like an image will just suddenly be there, where it wasn't before.

First time it happened I thought someone might've dropped a hallucinogenic into my tea, didn't I?

The whole thing's entirely peculiar at times because the meaning of some images is beyond comprehension. For instance, why's Quilp keep thinking about a pair of black leather gloves?

Does he intend to buy some new ones, or did he lose a pair in the field?

Perhaps he finds wearing them some kind of exotic, sensual experience?

So many questions.

Anyway, I'll tell you more after your training exercises.

Comments

[alt_seamus]

Maybe get a pair of black leather gloves to drop on the table next to him, and if he reacts visibly you can ask him what that's about?

Anyway this sounds interesting but also a little disorienting. And less applicable to Auror work than everyone assumes, when they talk about legilimency.

[alt_jason]

Ha, that's an idea.

The disorientation makes sense--I mean, do you really know what's going on in your own head at any given time?

I can tell you that the contents of my own brain hardly resemble a Shakespearean soliloquy. More like Pint? Shag? Duel? Tea? Shag? Sleep?

[alt_seamus]

Yeah. Not to mention you change what people are thinking just by being in the room. If it were Bellatrix Lestrange legilimising me, she'd see a lot less of the 'shag.'

[alt_jason]

Good to know, cos I'm pretty sure role playing as Lady Lestrange isn't in my repertoire.

[alt_seamus]

I'm sure there are people who are into that sort of thing. Not on my 'must do' list, though, or anywhere near it.