Private Message to Sally-Anne

[alt_pansy]

The party is so odd.

Everyone is either too quiet or too loud or too drunk and no-one wants to look anyone else in the eye or say anything important and everyone's being careful about the sorts of jokes their telling.

It sounds awful and selfish of me to say, but this wasn't how I imagined our first anniversary. Draco's and mine, I mean. Maybe it'll be better later tonight when we can go off and spend some time on our own.

Fred said that Mrs Weasley would probably be better off if she kept busy, so they've no need for Hitty, so if the Strettons start fussing, we'll just ask Hitty to help cover your shifts so that you can spend as much time as you need at the Burrow. She likes you loads and I think she was a bit put out that she wasn't wanted at the Burrow so I'm sure she'd be up for it.

Comments

[alt_sally_anne]

That would be brilliant, with Hitty. They were SO CROSS -- well. I was afraid Mrs Stretton would confiscate my journal and I think she considered it but decided to be decent, for once. Either that or she was afraid of Harry.

The party doesn't sound the least bit fun.

I wouldn't have expected they'd be so upset. I mean none of them liked Mr Weasley.

[alt_pansy]

Justin thinks its something else.

I think it might be too. But I don't know what.

Professor Siz looks awful.

And yes, I'll be sure to ask Hitty tomorrow. And if you tell her how much it means to you and how helpful she's being, she'll be just over the moon.

[alt_sally_anne]

I definitely will tell her. I adore Hitty, you know.

Professor Siz might really be upset about Mr Weasley, since Ron is her student. And I heard it was Director Selwyn that Mr Weasley saved, so if he's at the party I'd expect him to be looking a little upset.

But

Yeah, that's really weird. What subjects are people conspicuously avoiding? Who's not there who you'd usually see?

[alt_pansy]

No, it was more like she had a sudden turn. She was looking okay earlier.

Let's see.

Mr Rosier left early, and Finnegan wasn't with, but that's understandable.

Everyone seems on edge. Lucius and Aunt Narcissa are the ones I've noticed the most, and they just seem like they're tired and jumpy and unhappy. As do a lot of people. And of course they're not talking of anything that happened yesterday.

Professor Dolohov is trying his best, though. He's been enlisting me to rope in people so we can all talk of books and the theater whenever we both end up in the same part of the house.

He wasn't there yesterday, though. He was at school.

[alt_sally_anne]

I think Justin's right. Either there's something else going on, or there's something important they're not telling us about the accident yesterday.

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_pansy]

We'd probably better use this.

Maybe it's that Someone got hacked off because he didn't get a chance to do his speech. Like what I told you Harry said happened at the end of last term. Only less.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

Ohhhhhhh

But WHY? He almost never gives speeches. I kind of thought he didn't like doing it.

Could he have been really angry about the accident?

Harry hasn't done ANYTHING. I mean unless He found out about the coins somehow

I really hope that's not it

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_pansy]

No. It's not Harry. He's looking miserable to be at the party, and a bit peaky, but he's always miserable at parties, and I'm sure he would've said something.