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[alt_pansy]

Well, I haven’t written in this thing in ages, so I guess I ought to. I’m in a writing sort of mood today – I sent off a letter to Lucius this afternoon about hols. I hope that I can visit him and Aunt Narcissa and Draco while we're home. I know they’re all awfully busy during Christmas with all sorts of social events, though, so if I can’t, that’s understandable. And if Lucius and Aunt Narcissa are busy entertaining, maybe Aunt Narcissa will let Draco come over to visit. If he wants.

I’m also really excited about Sally-Anne coming over for Christmas. It’ll be brilliant. I know mum will want to decorate our house way before Christmas Eve, but I’ve asked her to save hanging the icicles and ornaments and things on the tree till Sally-Anne gets there, so we can do it together. And I hope we get some hot cocoa too, I’ve asked for it special.

Other than that, classes are going well. All those study sessions are paying off, I think. Although I’m not doing as well as I’d like in Transfiguration, I think I’m getting better marks in Potions and Charms. And the History Club thing has been okay, too. I’m looking forward to learning more about that book about Slytherin, for certain. And duelling will be brill. I was pants at Aurors last term, but I think I’ll be better when I’m standing face-to-face with someone. And it’ll be interesting to see what sort of spells people know and what they come up with when they have to think fast. I also think that even if I turn out to be not so very good at duelling, at least I’ll be able to practise my spellwork a little.

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[alt_ron]

I was just saying to Dean this afternoon that we should work some more on duelling spells to get ready for the club. It's going to be so wizard! Do you want to get together with us after lessons tomorrow afternoon? Seems like it would be a good idea to practise with different people so we don't just get used to using the same couple of spells over and over, y'know? Like maybe that fish fin spell would be a good idea once, but probably not over and over again, right?

[alt_pansy]

Yeah, that would be fun, sure.

And I probably do have to learn some better spells. It really isn't very incapacitating to turn someone's ears into fish fins. It's still really, really funny looking though.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, it probably does more to incapacitate you with laughing at the other person!

Maybe we could learn to make it turn their wand-hand into a fin. That would be dead clever, don't you think?

[alt_pansy]

Oooh. Definitely. We could look it up at the library -- I'll bet they have all sorts of spells for turning different body parts into different things, and we could figure out how to make it hands instead.

I think it'd be brill to turn someone's hands into squid tentacles, too. That would just look dead cool. And they wouldn't be able to hold a wand that way either.

[alt_ron]

You don't think squid tentacles would just wrap around the wand and let a person wave it faster in more directions?

[alt_pansy]

Mmm. Maybe. But I'd bet they'd have terrible aim.

[alt_pansy]

oooh, maybe if we sort it out, we could show it to Professor Acton and get extra points or something for Charms.

I don't need them too much, but every little bit helps, and I know Charms has been hard on you this term what with your wand and everything.

[alt_ron]

Uh, yeah.

You can probably get points. I just get zeros from Ac Professor Acton.

[alt_pansy]

Zeros?

Well, that blows.

Even on the essays? I know she doesn't like I know she can be tough sometimes.

[alt_ron]

Just on the practical stuff, but that's enough

And I only ever get really average marks on the essays. She says I don't rise above mediocrity. I didn't even know that word until her class.

I don't know what I'm going to do when

Have you ever heard of anybody having a wand repaired? How much d'you think that would cost?

[alt_pansy]

I don't know. It might be fixable if core is still in one piece, but I don't have any sort of idea what it would cost.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, I don't think it's gonna happen.

[alt_pansy]

Maybe you can make it up with Astronomy and History of Magic.

I mean, it's not like you're stupid or anything. You just don't have a wand that works properly.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, I understand stuff in Charms. Transfiguration, too, y'know, but I can't do any of the practical work because I might blow stuff up or

I mean, it's going to be really dire when Marks come out

I don't even want to

Yeah

I dunno

[alt_pansy]

Well, that's the important bit, isn't it? Understanding stuff? I mean, OWLs and NEWTS are the really important things to ace.

And you'll have a new wand by then.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, but OWLs aren't for ages.

What if they don't let me


D'you think you could think of something more depressing we could talk about?

Like dragon pox.

Or wet shoes.

Or that stuff they served at dinner in the big bowls that smelled like stewed pants.

[alt_pansy]

So that's what it smelled like.

I was wondering.

I was too busy gagging at the taste to notice. It was awful. Like meat-flavoured dishwater.

[alt_ron]

You

tasted it?

It was seriously like something from that deathday party.

I mean it. I just ate a load of bread with butter.

[alt_pansy]

Hah! That works. I should stock up on chocs over hols just so I'll have something to eat at dinner.

Between those and pudding, I'll be set.

Urgh. Never mind. That makes my stomach hurt just thinking about it.

[alt_pansy]

...or maybe that's the soup, getting its revenge.

[alt_ron]

Maybe you should go see Madam Pomfrey?

[alt_pansy]

It was just a momentary twinge. I'll see her if it continues twinging, though.

[alt_ron]

I heard a bunch of girls got really sick last week eating chocolates. I guess they weren't transfigured right. Or whatever they were transfigured from was bad to eat.

Yuck, huh?

[alt_pansy]

Ewww. I want my chocolate to be made out of chocolate. Is that too much to ask?

[alt_harry]

Bet I beat you all to pieces Pansy!!!

[alt_pansy]

Hah! Well, it would be a one-sided bet, cause if it was a fight against you, I'd bet against me, too! You're so fast as a Seeker, I'd bet you'd be a pretty good dueller too.