Seraphina's Cottage[6]

[Seraphina Bloodworth]

*pulls herself up off the floor reluctantly*

*folds the duvet with her wand, and places it on the couch*

*quickly combs her fingers through her hair before turning to face him*

All right then. What are we doing?

[Augustus Rookwood]

Occlumency......

*He paused for a moment.*

Involves clearing the mind of thought and emotion, so that the Legilimens can find no emotional ties to memories that the target wishes to conceal.

Simple resistance to attack requires similar skills to those needed to resist the Imperius Curse.

[Seraphina Bloodworth]

*nods*

Okay.

[Augustus Rookwood]

Basically you have to resist me prodding into your mind.....but I am very advanced in the both these skills. I cannot assure you that it will feel pretty....

You may feel light headed/heavy headed.

So.....if you would kindly clear your mind and focus soley on the fact that you dont want your Godfather in your head, I'm sure after a few tries you will get the hang of it.

[Seraphina Bloodworth]

*smirks*

Very well. I suppose whenever you are ready.

*begins to clear her mind of all thoughts and emotions*

[Augustus Rookwood]

*He smirked back and stared into her eyes, keeping eye contact, prodding into her mind.*

[Seraphina Bloodworth]

*stiffens, feeling his presence in her mind, seemingly just prodding*

*resists as well as she can, keeping her mind blank*

*waits*

[Augustus Rookwood]

*Prodds even further into her mind, not blinking as he continued to stare deeper and deeper, breaking her Occulmens first try. He ended it a few minutes later.*

Hmm.....

*He put a hand to his chin and got up, walking over to the windowsill, staring out the window.*

[Seraphina Bloodworth]

*tries to shove him out as he prods deeper, but in the effort, a memory slips*

<sub>*flashes of two young girls playing in a forest, both dark-haired, laughing and running*

*one turns and reveals spritely blue eyes, contrasting sharply with her elder twin's dark eyes*</sub>

*lets out a gasp at the memory she'd nearly forgotten*

*tears fill her eyes*

[Augustus Rookwood]

*Rookwood didnt show a single motion and didnt even flinch, he stood where he was, knowing that what he saw Seraphina saw too.*

*He wanted to run to her and grasp her, but he couldnt bring himself to do it, and as a Deatheater it would of been an "illegal" move.*

*He knew who the other girl was....Seraph's sister.*

[Seraphina Bloodworth]

*swallows, and quickly brushes away the tears, trying to forget, wishing she could forget, but scared to as well*

*her voice chokes suddenly*

Let's try it again.

[Augustus Rookwood]

If you insist...

*He whispered.*

*He rounded on her again, and dug deeper into her mind, then he had done the previous time.*

[Seraphina Bloodworth]

*fights back, forcing her mind to become a black hole, forcing down the heart-sickening emotion that had filled her with seeing Sapphira again*

*ignores the few stray tears that fell down her cheeks, and tries harder*

[Augustus Rookwood]

*He intensifies his mind breaking Legilmens, a bit impressed, at Seraph's second try.*

[Seraphina Bloodworth]

*closes her eyes, sweat starting to trickle down her forehead*

*swallows again, and in her mind reaches with the effort to shut him out*

*frustration starts to build, as she realizes it's weakening her*