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Inventing a new spell; a most tricky and daunting proposition. Beyond most wizards. Lupin flattered himself by thinking he had a chance, but if pressed, well, he had helped with the Marauder's Map, had he not? He knew a thing or two about Defense Against the Dark Arts, and this was not dissimilar.

Besides, what did it hurt to try? (Besides the very real chance of an injurious backfire.)

Lupin came to the City, seeking out a place by the river where he (probably wrongly) thought no one would venture close enough to be harmed by his experimentation. Once there, he sat down on the grass without much regards for his dignity, and began writing on the book he had liberated for such a purpose.

"Protego Minutiae," he began, writing the words down as he spoke them.

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Einhart blinked, before moving to think a bit. That was true, a lot of people did complain. "I guess... but that happens with everywhere, doesn't it? There are some people here who are happy with what's getting done."

Some people definitely complained during the rule of Ancient Belka, that was sure, even while others praised the leaders.

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"From what I've seen, there's much more anger here than, say, back in England. Everyone grumbled about the Ministry of Magic, but that was really only for the sake of form. Outside of the Quibbler's devoted readership I don't think anyone truly believed it to be evil or malicious." And the Quibbler's theories betrayed a naive notion of the true nature of evil, at that.

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"That makes some sense, I guess," Einhart said. "Different circumstances here. Back then, we didn't lose our worlds, after all..."

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Lupin considered a moment. "I think, and this is just a guess, that many of the people on this ship have harsher experiences with governments or ruling figures than is common. So they expect ours here to be cruel, or have hidden agendas, or such."

[hegemonstratos.livejournal.com]

Einhart nodded. She could definitely understand that. Political backstabbing and maneuvering had ended up causing a lot of the Saint King Unification War, after all. "That's... also understandable."

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"Understandable, yes, but if it grows to the point where the crew is unwilling or unable to put its trust in anyone..." Much as he might hope that would not be the case, he could see it as a possibility.