This year's timetable

[alt_padma]

is utterly mad. I thought last year's was bad enough but - well, I suppose with the electives in, we were bound to have less free time.

Finnigan, I'm trying to figure out if Wednesday is still best for History Club. I think probably it's no worse than any other. We've got to be up anyway, right, for Astronomy. So perhaps we ought to go ahead now and say Wednesdays.

But I heard from Electra Bobolis that they're considering moving Young Interrogators to Wednesdays. Have you heard anything about that? Anyway, if it's true we'll have to change up, but I hope not. I'd rather not have to shift everything round.

Oh. And you can tell that Weasel you dorm with that I saw him at breakfast. Parvati and Lav did too, from down the table. It's not funny, and it's in horrid taste. I'd tell him myself but we've no lessons with you lot today. I don't fancy he's clever enough to be taking Arithmancy.

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[alt_daphne]

I found his antics to be entirely classless, but nevertheless unsurprising.

[alt_padma]

I know, he's so insensitive! But then again, he is a Weasley. 'Weasley' and 'boorish' practically go wand-in-hand. It's disgusting.

[alt_seamus]

Watch what you say about the Head Boy, eh?

[alt_padma]

I said 'practically' - and at least the Head Boy doesn't go about making fun of people.

[alt_seamus]

True enough.

I'll see you in Dark Arts, eh? Or Arithmancy -- no, hold on, I have that with Slytherin, not Ravenclaw. I think. Well, Dark Arts anyway.

[alt_percy]

No, he doesn't.

And he'll do his best to ensure that his siblings don't from now on, either.

I Solemnly Swear I Am Up To No Good

[alt_pansy]

I don't suppose that carries over to actually supporting them when other people are the ones making fun, does it?

Honestly, though, Ron, this one is entirely on you.

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[alt_ron]

How is it on me?

I tried being friends with him. If Marvolo wants to make a meal out of making me look stupid, I'm not going to just roll over and take it.

I can't believe all of you.

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[alt_pansy]

I mean your behaviour this morning is all on you. I can look at what Neville did and honestly say that he didn't mean to make fun, but you meant to, and that's different.

I understand why you'd want to do it, and I know why you're angry. And really, Harry's treated you quite poorly, so I understand why you're feeling the way you are.

So I'm not arguing about that.

I'm just pointing out that making fun of the Lord Protector's son might not be a smart move right now, even if you are mad and don't want to be friends with Harry any more.

Especially after Longbottom got blasted for seeming to make fun of Professor LeStrange just yesterday. It just isn't helping anything right now for any of us. You must see that what you do doesn't effect just you.

And now that you have gone ahead and done it, you have to take responsibility for what people will say about you, and what they'll say about Longbottom, and Sally-Anne and me for that matter. It's like my hexing Padma. It was a stupid thing to do, I had to serve loads of detention, and it was because I let my temper get the best of me, and I had to listen to a load of people calling me an idiot after, and worse besides.

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[alt_ron]

It's not like that's the reason they call me stuff. Or that they all started today. Or if I hadn't said that stuff, they'd like me.

Whatever.

I'm not sorry.

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[alt_pansy]

You don't have to be. It just might be better next time to do something else instead of being so public about it, is all.

And you're right. If you hadn't said anything, it's not like people would have started liking you that didn't before. But doing what you did certainly didn't help anyone, least of all you. I mean, did it make you feel better? Did it accomplish anything? You still sound really angry and miserable to me.

Look. What do you want right now? Because if you want to go off on your own and cool down and have me stop bugging you about it for awhile, I'll do that. If a long walk and chocolate would make you feel better, I'm always up for that. But you can stop that nonsense about me not being your friend right now. Okay?

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[alt_ron]

Of course it felt good.

Really bloody terrific.

What feels rotten is all you lot saying, 'That wasn't nice' and 'That wasn't smart.' Whatever.

So, yeah, if you're my friend and you can't say, 'Marvolo Stinks,' then it's probably best if you go away for a while and let this all go by.

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[alt_gredforge]

The two of us can meet you by the lake before dinner and we'll all chuck rocks at the Giant Squid, if that would help. You can pretend you're chucking them at Marvolo. The squid won't mind.

Re: I Solemnly Swear I Am Up To No Good

[alt_ron]

Yeah, okay.

That'd be good, actually.

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[alt_gredforge]

Fine. We'll see you there.

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[alt_pansy]

Are you even reading what I'm writing at all?

Okay then.

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[alt_ron]

We're going down the lake in a bit.

You could come along.

If you wanted.

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[alt_pansy]

Yeah.

I do.

[alt_pansy]

Speaking of the History club, when do you want to get together for our project?

I've been doing loads of work on it, I'd like to show you what all I've done to organise the files I got from the Department of Mysteries.

[alt_padma]

Good question! Maybe Saturday? I don't think we've any lessons together this year. Unless you're doing Arithmancy or Runes. I heard you're not in Dark Arts, is that true? There aren't many Slytherins who didn't go for it.

[alt_pansy]

I'm in Arithmancy.

But yeah, I thought I'd go for Ancient Runes instead. And my House certainly has a fine tradition of work in the Dark Arts, I just don't want to go for my OWLS in it, is all, and Professor Carrow was very explicit that she only wanted people that were really committed to it.

But yeah, Saturday would work just fine.

[alt_seamus]

I don't talk to the Weasel I dorm with, not if I have any choice about it.

His performance this morning pretty well shows why.

I think Wednesday is as good as any other day. It's a shame we can't go to History Club instead of History of Magic classes with that useless ghost.

[alt_padma]

Too right.

[alt_ernie]

It's mental. First Longbottom taking the mickey of a Professor, right behind his back, in front of everyone, and now Weasley taking the mickey of the Lord Protector's son! I know Gryffindors are meant to be bold and that, but there's a difference between boldness and stupidity. What's going on in that Tower?! (Not you, Seamus. Everyone knows you're a good sort.)

I haven't heard anything yet about Young Interrogators, but I hope it doesn't clash with History Club. I definitely want to keep up both this year.

[alt_seamus]

If they do clash we'll move History Club. Padma's in both, too.

[alt_draco]

Here's something we can discuss in history club: the now historical FACT that Weasley is the biggest idiot who ever lived. Harry's been trying to put him off gently for ages but he just wouldn't get the hint, and now he's so desperate for Harry's attentions that he's decided to imitate his chum Longbottom's ways.

But this all on top of the fact that he was questioned by the MLE this summer for more of less harassing Harry during the YPL trip and...well, I don't even know why he's even allowed to stay at this school anymore.

[alt_padma]

I know, right? What a squib.

[alt_seamus]

I'd really rather talk about real wizards in History club, not useless prats like Weasley.