alt_pansy | (no subject)

Well, today was quite interesting all told. Before the game I got a letter from mum, ~~which didn't make any sense at all, really~~ and it was good to hear from her, I guess. And I went on a bit of an adventure with a Pirate after the match. We had some tea, went looking for treasure, and found a bottle instead. So, we stuck a message in it and sent it off to the Great Squid. I hope he doesn't choke on it by accident or think it's a tunafish by mistake or something. Is the Great Squid a he? I don't think I know. Maybe it says in Hogwarts, a History.

Anyways, tea turned out to be brilliant, especially the treasure-hunting part after, and I think Hydra had fun too, although she seemed to be a bit quieter than normal, and she's pretty quiet to begin with. I'll bet it's cause she was so concerned about how Harry was doing in the Infirmary. But there were a lot of people there, and we didn't want to be a bother, so we went off and had tea instead. Tea is good if your stomach is a little upset and you need something warm to settle it, or you need your mind taken off things.

I read what Lucius said about Madame Hooch, how she thought the spell on the bludger was really advanced and stuff. And I'm glad that it probably wasn't any student or anything, because that would have been really awful. And at the beginning it really did kind of look like that was happening. I think it's hard not to jump to conclusions when you're really worried about something.

And I was really worried about something bad happening to Harry.

And, I think a lot of other people were worried, too.

I hope we find out what really happened.

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From:

alt_sally_anne

I was really worried.

Belinda screamed and covered her eyes but I thought it would be worse NOT to see and have to guess what was going on from the things other people were saying. (I was sitting with her and Morag and Daphne. Belinda and Morag said they'd cheer for Slytherin today.)

I think even the Gryffindors were really worried. You know I lived with Oliver Wood last summer and I could see when he realised there was something really wrong with that bludger, he looked positively horrified.

From:

alt_pansy

That was really nice of Belinda and Morag to sit with you. They're pretty nice people in general, really. It's been fun studying with them this term.

From:

alt_pansy

Some people are being a bit dense today, aren't they?

Honestly.

There are so many other more important things to be worried about.

From:

alt_lucius

What letter is this? We barely had a chance to catch up before the match went sour.

From:

alt_pansy

Well, she wanted to see how I was doing, and she said she had a friend she wanted me to meet when I came home over hols.

Do you know what she's talking about?

From:

alt_lucius

... I've no idea. Unless ....

I haven't had much contact with your mother since summer, as you know. But I have heard - perhaps I had better not be the one to tell you. I could be wrong.

From:

alt_pansy

I sort of guessed as much. I just didn't know if you'd met him or knew who he was or something.

From:

alt_lucius

You are far too clever, Little Bit.

Mr Prospero Campbell is his name, I believe. I have met him a handful of times only; he is from Berwick, if I recall correctly.

I had heard that he and your mother struck an acquaintance. I did not realise she considered him a serious prospect. Interesting.

Are you all right?

From:

alt_pansy

I don't know yet.

She seemed pretty happy in the note.

From:

alt_sally_anne

RON YOU THICKHEADED NITWIT THE TUNAFISH BIT WAS THE CODE WE TALKED ABOUT, REMEMBER?

You're supposed to say something! I think you're even supposed to say something about a fish but at least say SOMEthing! She wants us all to meet!

From:

alt_neville

I really think we'd better. If Professor Carrow's going around petrifying people, I mean.

From:

alt_sally_anne

Has Ron seen this Neville? Because ~~I think Pansy was was going to apologize and~~ if he hasn't can you tell him?

It's wretched outside but I don't know if I want to talk in the castle. Maybe it'll stop raining soon.

From:

alt_ron

Yes I saw it.

All right?

Why does she think I'd want to talk to her? About fish or anything else.

From:

alt_ron

I didn't think she was speaking to me anymore.

And honestly? I'm not sure I'm speaking to her.

From:

alt_sally_anne

Ron, from what Pansy knows, you asked her a bunch of questions about Lucius and then acted all strange and quit talking to her.

It looked to HER like you decided based on that talk that you couldn't be friends with her anymore.

From:

alt_sally_anne

Mr Malfoy I mean.

She calls him Lucius all the time and so sometimes I slip. I'd just better not ever slip where he can see or hear! Because he likes it when Pansy calls him Lucius but I don't think he'd like it much coming from me.

From:

alt_ron

My grandmother used to sing a song sometimes that went like this:

Tunafish, tunafish, swim and swish,
catch it, broil it, and make a wish.
Season it with paprikash, put it in a dish,
then serve it with a special fork and call it delish.

I always thought it was just sort of daft, but I guess you might understand it.

From:

alt_pansy

Hi Weasley.

I'm sorry I thought it was your brothers at first, okay? I really am.

But I'm not sorry that Draco and Harry have been my friends for as long as I can remember. And I'm not sorry that when my father died, Lucius Malfoy was there for me and my mum when we really needed it. That's just the way it is.

You've got loads of brothers and a sister and a mum and a dad. I've got my mum, and them. They're my family. And when you say those things about Draco and Lucius, you might as well be saying them about me. So that's why I got angry.

~~Are we still friends?~~

And that is a silly song, but I sort of like it. I wonder if there are really tunafish in the Great Lake, or if it was just the first sort of fish that came to mind, because I've been thinking a lot about tunafish for some reason lately. Especially the last few days.

From:

alt_ron

Look, the thing is that from the first time I met him, Malfoy has always insulted me and my family because my dad's job isn't as important as his and because we've got a big family. I mean, he's even rude about our house, and I don't think he's even seen it. So fine, he thinks he's so great? Whatever. I don't like him. He doesn't like me. If I have to get along with Malfoy to be your friend, then I guess that's your problem, cause it's not happening. But y'know? I thought the reason we were friends didn't have anything to do with who we know, yeah? It's just, y'know, you and Sally Anne are, I dunno, we just have a good time. It's like with Neville. You and Sally Anne don't make fun of him like some other people do. It's not about who he knows or how much money his gran has or how he talks or whether he makes high marks in lessons, it's just all good. That's what I thought you were like. But now if I don't lick Malfoy's boots when he says, then you're going to shout at me? That's not right.

From:

alt_sally_anne

Pansy doesn't expect you to like Draco! How thick do you think she is? Pansy expects you to quit giving her grief about the fact that SHE likes Draco!

And even if she didn't we have to live with him, Ron, in case you hadn't noticed.

From:

alt_ron

She did, too, yesterday. It all started because she was all upset about the fact that Malfoy and I got into it. It was what I said about Malfoy that made her call me a-- well, you saw it, what she said. I mean, yeah, by the end, I figured she was slagging me off because she was up there sitting with them, but that's not how it started. Go look!

From:

alt_pansy

But I'm not Draco. And I don't want you to be best mates with him if you don't want to, or lick anything. Because that's just gross.

And you're right. I thought we were friends because of more than who we were raised by too. And I think those reasons are still there, aren't they?

From:

alt_ron

Yeah, okay. I think so, too.

I didn't really understand why you were cross, and I guess I didn't know some other stuff, too, so it just got messed up. I didn't mean you to think I didn't want to be friends any more because I do.

So, yeah. I know it's okay now, but I wanted to write that down. That I'm sorry, I mean. See? I do know how to say it. Though maybe I need some more lessons so I can remember how to be sorry for what needs apologising for, like the fact there're no tomatoes for dinner, or that it was coconut cream for pudding not treacle cake, or because it's raining again and if you go out in it you get all wet in your shoes. That turns out to be a really useful thing to know how to do, saying sorry, and I wouldn't be nearly so good at it if you and Sally Anne hadn't taught me.

Heh.

From:

alt_pansy

I hate wet shoes. Cause then your socks get all wet too, and they smell bad, even when you dry them on the grate. Eurgh. And it takes forever to get warm once your feet are all wet.

But I happen to like coconut cream, thank you very much. Especially when there are toasty bits of coconut on top. Yum.

From:

alt_ron

Oh. In that case, I'm sorry when it's not coconut cream but something else instead. If it's something you don't care for much.

From:

alt_sally_anne

She wants you to meet us by the lake and the sooner the better in case that wasn't clear. Lucky the rain's gotten less heavy at least.

From:

alt_ron

Huh.

I guess I'll have to look and see if there's any tuna next time I'm out at the lake.

From:

alt_pansy

Good plan.

From:

alt_molly

His grandmother used to sing a song that went like what??

From:

alt_sirius

Looks like a code to me, Molly. Dead clever of them to work it out, though it's a little sloppy and obvious. Far too ridiculous to be useful for long. Then again, they're young. And not everyone can be a criminal mastermind at the age of twelve.

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From:

alt_ron

Okay. I'll be there soon.

From:

alt_sally_anne

Well say something about tunafish in the Great Lake so she knows you got it, she's not going to want to go tromping out in the rain if she's not sure.

From:

alt_ron

Wait. You mean it wasn't enough I wrote out that stupid song? I'm supposed to say tunafish in the great lake or it doesn't work?

From:

alt_sally_anne

And bugger it all Ron you got me so wound up I snapped my quill while I was writing and things went out of order, at least no one can see the bits they aren't supposed to see, I know because I looked over Pansy's shoulder.