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[alt_pansy]

I am learning to play chess from Ron.

I'm very bad at it, though, so if anyone wants to practise with me that would be good. Ron is nice and doesn't laugh at me, though sometimes I think he wants to.

However, I don't have a chess set. Anyone have one I could borrow? Lucius? Do you play?

Mum says chess is a very Slytherin game and my father used to play it. She hasn't owled me since the Howler, so I guess she's not talking to me right now. She does that when she's unhappy with me. She just cuts me off, as mums do. Better than her yelling, though. She'll get drunk and forget all about it after a while.

I miss Marie, kind of, because she kept me company at night. But Sally-Anne says I'm not walking in my sleep so that is a good thing, I guess.

I want to send an owl because I have a very important question to ask. But I don't have one. What should I do? May I borrow someone's owl?

Comments

[alt_ron]

I'd never think of laughing. At all. Ever.

Nope.

[alt_pansy]

You don't out loud, but sometimes you get this look like you're trying to hold back. Your face gets kind of red and your ears do too.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, that happens sometimes. But I'd never laugh.

Bill did sometimes, when I'd do something stupid.

[alt_pansy]

Then why do your ears get red?

[alt_ron]

They just do that. Comes with the red hair.

[alt_pansy]

Oh. You're the only ginger I really know. I didn't know they did that. So your brothers do it too?

[alt_ron]

You'd have to ask them. But Dad's do when he gets angry.

[alt_pansy]

I think it's safe to assume you aren't angry with me?

[alt_ron]

Very safe. If I was angry, I'd scowl alot more. Or not talk to you at all, more like.

[alt_pansy]

I will try very hard not to make you angry with me.

Remind me again: taking the bishop is good or bad?

[alt_harry]

You can borrow Hedwig Pansy.

[alt_pansy]

Thank you.

[alt_lucius]

I don't know whether your mother kept your father's chessmen but I'll ask her if you like. If she has it, I'll ask her to send it to you.

[alt_pansy]

Would you? I would very much like to have something of my father's.

Thank you, Lucius.

Have you thought any more on my favour?

[alt_sally_anne]

I'll play chess with you. I'm rubbish at it, though.

[alt_pansy]

That's okay; I am too. Hopefully Lucius can talk mum into giving me my father's old chess set (if it still exists). I'd like to have something of his.