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[lilium_evansiae]

Wingardium Leviosa is a first year spell, one Lily's had down for years now, simple levitation.

Still, it's good to practice the basics sometimes.

Which is why there's a small brown teapot (empty, of course) hovering about five feet above a table tonight.

And below it, a redheaded witch with her wand out, watching it slowly spin in the air.

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[real_or_notreal]

It's a little sudden, but he shakes his head, saying, "Not plants."

Not plants. Not -- it was too alive. Swimming little rippling circles.

[lilium_evansiae]

"All right," Lily says.

"Well, I suppose we could pick something related to teapots or bread, in honor of its beginning."

[real_or_notreal]

"It's not very sweet looking," he said, looking up.
More toward the whole cookie and cake referencing.

"He'd be a terrible 'Frosting.'"



And a bad joke she wouldn't get.




(And he couldn't live with.)

[lilium_evansiae]

"No, he's not a Frosting," Lily agrees.

She watches the fish swim dart around in circles, and then looks up at Peeta, giggling.

"You could name him Tempest."

[real_or_notreal]

"Tempest?" He parroted the word again, looking up at her and down at the tiny green thing splashing around in the little water it had. It was definitely going to need more space.

[lilium_evansiae]

"It's a storm. And there's an expression, a 'tempest in a teapot' or a 'storm in a teacup,' that means a lot of fuss over something small.

"And then there's a play called The Tempest by a man named Shakespeare, about a wizard. And his daughter has a line. 'O brave new world, That has such people in't!'

"Which would seem to apply to this place, wouldn't it?"

[real_or_notreal]

Peeta stared down at the fish.






It fit a lot of things actually.






"Tempest it is, then. A magical name for a magical fish."
Beat, and he glanced up. "You're sure you don't mind?"

[lilium_evansiae]

"Not at all.

"I don't think I could bear to change it back after all this, and if I take it home ... well, it's not allowed, and I have a cat on top of that.

"I'm glad you're taking Tempest.

"And the teapot."