I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good Private Message to Sally Anne

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Did you know you can't just scourgify the shelves in a pantry? Apparently that upsets a whole load of preservative and sealing charms and charms that keep maggots and moths and voles and other horrible things out of the food.

I don't see why Mum's so hacked off. I mean, she might've said, yeah? If it's that major a thing, you'd think she would have. I mean, before she set me cleaning it all, yeah? She's said loads about it since. Hasn't stopped yet.

I think the conclusion's obvious, really: I don't have the skills needed for house work and shouldn't be set these sorts of things, right? Not everyone can be gifted like that. I tried telling her, but she had another view of it.

Oh. What I was writing to say is: Mum says tonight'll be fine for you to come for supper.

And she wanted to know if you like gooseberries. I think she's making fool. Could be tarts, though.

Or pie, but she hasn't done a pie yet since we've got home. I wonder if it's because it reminds her of dad?

Anywiz, gooseberries alright with you? I told her you'd be happy with anything she made, but she said it's proper to ask. So, yeah. I am.

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[alt_sally_anne]

I like gooseberries just fine as long as sugar is also involved. What time should I come? I knew that about the preservative charms but you know what, she SHOULD have told you. The Strettons have SIGNS UP all over in their store rooms, telling you what charms you shouldn't use where, because it's a bit complicated and they don't expect people to just know.

Because yeah if you're not supposed to use THE MOST COMMON CLEANING CHARM THERE IS people ought to let you know before they SEND YOU TO CLEAN A ROOM.

(The Strettons mostly deal with this by having some of the muggles clean the store rooms. You know who can't ever upset an anti-maggot ward? Muggles, because they don't have wands.)

[alt_ron]

Oh, well. We're friends again, Mum and I. I just saved her having to try to Accio some china thinger off the top of a cupboard without smashing it. I pointed out it's really a good thing I got so tall. I mean, yeah, it does mean all my trousers and shirts and robes and uniforms have to be replaced again, but sometimes you just need someone around who can reach things down for you.

Made her go all sniffly, that. For a minute. Now she's got me dragging the carpets out and setting beating charms on them. And that's made me sneeze.

Um. Why don't you come at 4:00? Or earlier if the Strettons will let you. That way we could work on you Apparating. I've got some ideas about that, too. Like maybe if I stand by the second ring, it'd be a bit of an incentive to get there, yeah?! Or I could set off a noise jinx right behind you and that'd make you want to get to the second ring!

Actually, you know, why don't you come earlier. It'll be fun, and Mum'll let me off chores if you're here!

[alt_sally_anne]

I think I could get away at two or three. We'll see.

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Floo's open whenever you want to step through.

Just, y'know, shout if no one's in the kitchen when you get there. We'll be somewhere. Fluffing pillows or blasting spiderwebs or hopefully not cleaning ghoul dung out the attics.

[alt_sally_anne]

Does she save up all the big cleaning projects for summer holidays?

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Heh. You think?

[alt_sally_anne]

I am on my way to rescue you from scourgify spells and chicken coops!