Daphne had a thoughtful look. "I thought you did this for Neville?"
Harry's blush got darker. "Couldn't handle it, so I tried passing it through Susan's magic."
Tracey noticed the blush. "Did... did it make it better?"
He shook his head. "Worse. Never felt a woman like that before. Very awkward. And that was just my side, I am sure those two felt... things."
Daphne saw Tracey's look. They had to get onto a new topic before this degraded. "WELL, how about some training? You said something about our own inner worlds?"
Harry had a smile on his face as he fought through his embarrassment. Even now he had trouble looking directly at either of the girls. "Well, over here then. These are the doors, each connected to another mind." He waved at two near each other, with snake motifs. Each of the other doors had their own school symbol. "These two are yours. I used to just use the initials, but now that there are so many I just put each persons name on it. If you want to visit someone's mind, just knock on it and see if they let you in."
As both girls went into Daphne's door, Harry took some deep breaths. Wrath stepped out from behind him, an amused look on his face. "Growing up so fast, my Master."
Harry sighed. "I don't know how old I am anymore Wrath. Time moves so fast in here, and I control my body, age, and such. I certainly don't THINK like a child... at least, not all the time."
Wrath nodded, handing Harry some tea in a small cup. "They are both attractive young ladies." Harry rolled his eyes. "They are too young. So am I. Though I must admit, their magic is... beautiful." He sighed and started walking toward Daphne's door.
Harry leaned back. Daphne was using her stone ropes to convert her mental world into a cave system, with carvings etched all over the walls containing her memories. It was soothing watching her move the runes like they were rubber ducks floating in a tub, dragging them across solid stone.
He had stayed near the door, of course. Until Daphne finished organizing and protecting her thoughts, he wouldn't dare move around. Privacy... privacy was important. Everyone had secrets.
Tracey on the other hand was following her around and trying to get her to blush. Thankfully the easiest topic to do that was also one that Tracey had a hard time talking about without turning into a tomato as well. Daphne was REALLY glad Harry had stayed at the door. She had a feeling that somewhere in this cave was her memory of... well, a few minutes ago. Hours ago? Yeah.
She was going to keep that memory safe.
Tracey grinned as she poked Daphne and whispered. "Looking for a... recent memory?"
Wow. Red face indeed. Tracey leaned closer. "You know, we could both... watch each others memory of it."
Never mind, apparently the previous blush was just a test of the Emergency Blushing System. "TR.. Tracey, SHH!"
Tracey draped an arm around her friend and continued to whisper. "Didn't sound like a no to me, Daph."
Turns out that in your own mind, you can create pillows pretty easily. Daphne stopped throwing them when all she could see of her friend was a hand from the massive, laughing pile.
Harry was startled as he realized Daphne was throwing something... oh. "Hi Tracey."
She was wrapped up in a pillow case, tied up with rope and a gag over her mouth. "Harry, would you be so kind as to help Tracey find her way to her own mind? She seems a bit lost."
He grinned. "Of Course, M'Lady." With a wave of his hand, Tracey floated behind him, still squirming in her case. "Onward!"
Daphne gave a sigh of relief as she watched the two of them exit. As the door closed she began searching in earnest. Now where was that memory? When she found it... well, she would have to watch it to make sure it was the right one, of course. Just a few times. Her face had a bit of a naughty grin as she began searching the cave system. Harry grinned as he pulled Tracey's mouth gag off. "So what did you do to push Daph that far?"
She grinned. "Told her what she wanted to do but didn't want to ask."
He blinked confused. Her smile had a bit of a... something in it. It made him feel... something.
She shrugged. "So here I am, tied up by ropes in a bag. I STILL say I was right from the beginning."
Harry tried to say SEVERAL things. Words were failing him... "You know, you seem to have a bit of a bondage thing going on."
She winked at him. "Not yet."
Harry's face went smooth, with slight blush. "Well, congratulations, you broke me. Now if you excuse me, I will drop you off at your door and go to sleep in an bathtub full of ice." Tracey giggled as Harry gently opened her door and began moving through it. He grinned at her. "Joking aside, do you need any help or ideas? Or just company? I know I get pretty lonely in my head if I stay there too long."
He waved her bag open as she stretched. "Nah, I got a plan. Make it look like a mall near my house." She saw his expression and grinned. "Mom is a muggle, so my family knows about their world better than most wizards and witches."
Harry absently corrected. "Non-magical, please. Muggle seems... really, kind of offensive. Imagine if they called us hocus-ers or something."
She tilted her head before shrugging. "Sure, why not." She grinned. "I honestly got my idea from when you helped my core." With a focused expression... the pink fog moved away. The ground under them was sand... as far as he could see. Waves of clear blue water seeped up through the grains.
He looked around, the blue water had... a gem like sparkle to it. The sand was so warm, it was almost uncomfortable. He grinned. "Know what would make this better?"
Tracey smirked. "Topless sunbathing?"
Harry coughed, blushing. "Uh... well, yeah, probably. No, I meant this..."
Tracey smiled larger as four towering palm trees erupted from the sand, two giant hammocks hanging between them so anyone resting could watch the sea. "HARRY, this is BRILLIANT! I was going to do beach furniture, this is..." She wrapped him up in a hug. "Thanks, Harry."
He gave an embarrassed grin as he half hugged her back. "Anytime, Trace. I am just glad you two didn't punch me when everything got... uh." She smirked. "Interesting?"
He gave a guilty grin. "Yeah. Anyway, I will just wait in the hammock, if you need any help or just want to take a break, let me know. I have Jim checking on Daphne, so if she should have any issues, he will let me know.
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