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[alt_pansy]

Going to work with Lucius was really wizard. I had a good time! I love watching people and those meetings certainly gave me an opportunity. It's interesting to watch Lucius work. It's like there's two Luciuses (Lucii?). There's the regular one and then there's Serious Working Lucius. Then he'd look over at me and smile and he was back to Regular Lucius and then, just like that, Serious Working Lucius again. I learned a lot. I wish he worked at Gringott's, because I'd like to see how they work. I like money.

This game of AK is turning out to be really amazing. Seems like everyone wants to join in, which means we ickle firsties are likely to be wiped out pretty quick but I plan to pay attention to how I'm wiped out (I think we get blue ears) and remember it because I think this should be an annual event. And Sally-Anne is brilliant. She gave me the cutest little origami kneazle! It stretches and yawns and last night it was bathing itself. So I pretend it's a real one but paper is nowhere as soft as fur.

I think, now that we're all back, that it's time for a music party! Only this one will be different. I'll play music, because Lucius got me so much wonderful stuff, for like an hour. Then someone else gets to play what they want for an hour. Then someone else. And we'll all take turns, which sounds Hufflepuffish and fair but, really, it's a good way to turn other people onto music that's out there.

Cedric Diggory came up and talked to Sally-Anne at our table! I spilled some pumpkin juice in my lap but I don't think he noticed. You should have seen his smile.

I am saving my pocket money, and nearly have enough for a kneazle. I think it will be a birthday present to myself. Though I don't know much about Kneazles but Fergus is good for giving me an idea of what it might be like. Except when he farts he can clear out the entire dorm. So I have to be sure to find a non-farting kneazle. Though how you determine that, I've no earthly.

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[alt_draco]

I don't know what you think you saw, exactly, but I've only ever seen one Lucius. I mean, Father.

[alt_pansy]

He's different when he's working; at least, to me he is. But you see him all the time, so there's that. I don't see him as much as you.

[alt_lucius]

I'm not certain whether that means you want me to be a banker or a goblin. (Unfortunately the goblins refuse to allow the Ministry greater oversight or it's likely I would be more involved. Not that I need another committee!)

In any event, it's good to see you back in better spirits.

[alt_pansy]

I like you the way you are. No goblins. But do humans work at the bank? I'm just very curious as to how it's run.

Maybe you should make a new year's resolution to be on less committees, but I can't imagine how you'd decide which ones not to be on.

Did you make a new year's resolution?

[alt_lucius]

Goblins may retain some humans, for certain tasks they are ill-equipped to perform themselves. There are precious few humans compared to the number of goblins, however. Maddening.

If it were that simple, I should have reduced my commitments years ago. However, the survival and success of our people take precedence over any leisurely pursuits I might wish to indulge and of course I've a duty, as Draco shall have, to maintain the interests and connexions which assure our continued ... good fortune.

I do not set store by resolutions. If one means to do a thing, one ought simply to do it. There's no use making prating promises one generally has no intention of honouring.

[alt_pansy]

Is that why no one ever keeps their resolutions? I know that mum has made them (in the past; I don't know about this year) but she never keeps hers. I don't make them myself. I'm 11. What kind of resolution could I make? Not to kill people, maybe. That should be easy enough to keep, I'd imagine.

[alt_millicent]

fergus is a good cat. he cant help farting. it isnt that bad anyway

i dont know why you all fancy diggory. he's a ponce.

[alt_pansy]

Fergus is a very good cat, and I"m glad to have him around. But I think when he's been eating gnomes or something (not his usual food) that he unleashes his version of biological warfare. If only we could get him to do that in the boy's dorm.

I didn't say I fancied Diggory. He's nice to look at, though. But we're just ickle firsties so I doubt he even really notices us.

[alt_millicent]

I could lock him in to the boys room when i now he ate something funny.

[alt_pansy]

I will gladly help! That'd be wizard, don't you think?

[alt_megan]

I'm going to pay attention too. But I don't think I'd forget. Even if I wasn't specialy paying attention. Being hexed is memorable. Even just ears being hexed. Even if you can't feel it. I hope you really can't feel it.

Can people who don't have their own music play what they want from other people's music? When it's their turn? If they get a turn?

[alt_pansy]

Being hexed is definitely memorable.

You can play whatever music you like, and you can play from other peoples' music if you want.

[alt_megan]

Oooh, I just thought. Hexing people is probably memorable too. I wonder if you can feel that. When you do it. I hope not, too.

Good. I hope I get a turn then. And no one minds if I want to play their music.

[alt_pansy]

I certainly don't mind if you want to play my music. I'll make sure you get a turn.

[alt_megan]

Thank you!

[alt_neville]

Perks is really good at origami, and at charming them to move, too.

I couldn't ever make anything like that; I'm all thumbs.

[alt_pansy]

I'm all thumbs too. But you are wizard with herbology. I can't grow *anything*. I killed my cuttings I brought from home. I had thought something green would be pretty in the dorm but between me and Fergus, they hadn't a chance.

Though it'd be amusing to see Fergus v. Venomous Tentacula. I'm not sure who'd win, actually.

[alt_neville]

I've never met your roommate's cat. I've heard stories, though.

Judging from what I've heard, I'd bet on the cat.

[alt_sally_anne]

If you want to grow things you might want to arrange to keep them somewhere other than the dormitory. Between Fergus and the lack of sunlight, plants don't stand a chance.

[alt_padma]

Pansy, you're so weird. Who likes to go to meetings? (And it's ever so strange to see you always call Mr Malfoy by his first name like that. Mr Malfoy! I mean even Marvolo calls him Mr Malfoy. It's just odd. Our mum and dad would have a fit if we called Lavender's mother Daisy. Honestly.

It looks like I'm playing Perks's game. This time, anyway. We'll see. Though I expect your right and we'll all be elem turm hexed pretty quickly because of all the big kids. I wouldn't mind tho if Chang or Diggory

Music. Hey, we never did your colour chart last term, did we? Parvati can do it this time and I can do your stars. Your going to think this is daft, but we dont have that much recorded music. Dad has it all at the WWN and he says that as much as he loves it, he's serrounded by it all day and its the last thing he wants to listen to when hes at home. But we have a couple recordings. Have you ever heard Ranjeet Mukerjhee? He's wizard.

[alt_pansy]

You never did do my colour chart, no, but I'm curious to see what it'd be like. I did get some clothes over the holiday, and have more money to spend, though I haven't yet. I just don't know what to buy.

And the stars would be interesting too.

I've never heard Ranjeet Mukerjhee but I do have some Srikanth Sastry. I like world music.

I don't know... I've known Lucius all my life and he is my godfather, so to call him Mr Malfoy to me, would be strange. He's just... Lucius. I never really thought about it, to be honest.

[alt_padma]

Srikanth Sastry? Oh, we can do better than that! He's like ... like Faith Percy. But with a sitar.

[alt_pansy]

Now I can't wait to hear his stuff! Do you have some for Friday? I'm starting a new thing at the music parties, and letting everyone play what they like for an hour or so. Shall I put you on the list?

[alt_padma]

Oh, well, I don't have a whole hour, I don't think. But you can play his album if you like, or at least a sample of it.