Thirty-Seventh Hex - [Voice/Action]

[hisdarkmark]

[Hi Luceti. Today if you happen to be walking anywhere in the village, you might notice an overenthusiastic malamute attached to a leash. At the other end of said-leash is a rather disgruntled British wizard, more or less glaring at the dog as he's dragged along.

Stupid Arumat. Of course he had to disappear and shoulder him with the responsibility of yet another life. It was strange knowing that the man, the last original housemate, was officially gone. Not necessarily sad, though there was a hollow feeling he hadn't been able to shake off ever since he'd realized what had happened.

He didn't get much time to reflect on it though, seeing how the malamute has been working him. On their walk today, the dog's busy barking at pretty much everything, trying to pull Draco in all directions to sniff all the things.]

Gods, you're obnoxious, aren't you?

[He wraps the leash around his wrist to make it a tighter hold, using his free hand to make a grab for his journal while Edge is still pulling him along.]

I can't believe I'm asking this...

Dog training. What do any of you know of it? Time's a factor here, I'm half-tempted to toss him into the lake at this point.

[Later in the day, in fact, he will be at the lake. His lake. The South Lake. Edge the Malamute seems to have calmed down, but Draco's sitting up and a bit on edge. His wand's in front of him, and he seems to be concentrating.]

Expecto Patronum. [Nothing.] ...Expecto Patronum! [Still nothing. A frustrated sigh later and he's back to consulting Luceti as a whole. Though the journal's in his hands, he's hesitating for a moment. It'd be much easier if Hermione were still here, but she's not. That's a fact. She won't be returning anytime soon, so he'll have to make do with the resources he has.]

...second question for the lot of you. When do you reckon it's appropriate to give up on something?

Comments

[hisdarkmark]

There's always a right answer. It just depends how far down the line you'll be before you discover it.

[geniustheveil]

And if it's too late? What then?

[hisdarkmark]

In most cases? It's not my problem. All I'm saying is that there's always a right answer.

[geniustheveil]

But what decides what one is right? What's best for everyone?

[hisdarkmark]

Who says it has to be best for everyone?

[geniustheveil]

Isn't that ideal? It'd be selfish to just look out for oneself.

[hisdarkmark]

And who said it had to be just for oneself? There's a middle ground.

[geniustheveil]

Even then, if it's not made right for everyone, I'd feel badly about that.

[hisdarkmark]

You realize you're pretty much asking for the impossible, don't you? There will never be an answer that benefits every single person. Just the majority.

[geniustheveil]

Maybe that's true. However, I still want to do my utmost to be sure 'the majority' is as large as possible in that case. And I'll learn it for myself, after trying.