Yikes!

[alt_ron]

What is it with all the spiders? I mean seriously, all over the castle it seems like they are all queuing up to get out of this place! It's like they've all gone mad and decided that since it's got cold, they should all come out of wherever it is they hide all the time and go outside and freeze to death. Either that or they're afraid they're going to get petrified. I mean, bloody h***, have you seen how many of them there are??!!! I just wish they'd get it over and leave already, cause I don't want to know how many of them have been lurking in the corners, watching us.


Oh, and Pansy! I meant to ask earlier, but I forgot. Have you seen that magazine about your pirate bloke? There's a copy here in the common room, and it's got pictures and everything. There's even one of Mr Lupin, you know, the old groundskeeper, with his mates when he was in school. One of them's the traitor, Sirius Black, your bloke's brother. I guess that's why it's in the magazine, anyway. You should try to get a copy. Or I could ask around and see if whoever owns this one would mind if I lent it to you.

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[alt_padma]

I haven't seen any spiders, but they can go outside and die, it doesn't bother me. Of course, if they do, then there will be more flies in the spring, but I'd rather swat flies than spiders.

We've several copies of that magazine here. The editor-in-chief, the wizard who wrote the article and all, he's Leander and Electra Bobolis' brother. So they got a few of them. It's been very interesting.

I liked the pictures from the Witches' Institute auction, too. And he did a piece on the St Mungo's gala coming up, with a picture of Sandoval's parents.

[alt_ron]

There were some pretty amazing costumes at the Witches Institute thing. Towler and I were trying to figure out who those three blokes in that one picture were meant to be: Towler thinks they were Barnabas the Barmy and a couple of trolls in tutus. Oh, and did you see the picture of the witch who went as the snake charmer? Those robes were, um.

I'd think she'd have been cold.

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[alt_lupin]

What's that? There's a picture of me in this magazine? Why on earth.. Well, I suppose I ought to track down a copy and find out for myself.

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[alt_sirius]

I re-read what Malfoy and Reg had to say, and it seems there's a picture of the four of us.

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[alt_lupin]

Yes, there is. I tracked down a copy of this magazine of theirs today. I don't remember it being taken. It's from years ago, and we're all larking about, but we did that a lot. It's nice, though. I can hardly believe we were ever that young.

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[alt_sirius]

Cheers, I never thought we'd live to be this old, thanks. Thirty-three - just the sound of it is enough to drive me to the pub.

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[alt_lupin]

Imagine how I feel - I spend my days as Junius Ponds. Thirty-three seems quite sprightly in comparison.

[alt_pansy]

I've heard, yeah. I've asked Morag to get me a copy of my own, she said she'd try to.

Apparently, they talk about me in it too. Just a little. And it's not really about me. But I still want to read it.

I hadn't really noticed the spiders... where did you see them? Spiders are awfully creepy. Especially the hairy ones.

[alt_ron]

The spiders were all over the place last night when we were coming to meet you, and there were even more of them when we were heading back to Gryffindor. And they were in the ice corridor the other night, scuttling towards the windows to get out of the castle.

And, yeah, it does mention you. And Mrs Black. The interviewer asked whether she used the Cruciatus hex on you. Um. Do you want me to go find the article and tell you what it says?

[alt_neville]

Tell you what, I'll make you a deal: I won't ever wonder aloud why you're in Gryffindor when you're so scared you hate spiders so much, so long as you don't ever wonder aloud how come I'm in Gryffindor when I never want to take a broom more than four feet off the ground.

I'll even kill any spider you find in the room for you, if you ever find one. They don't bother me all that much, really.

[alt_ron]

Heh. Deal.

[alt_pansy]

Oh. Well, not here. You want to meet before curfew? Or breakfast tomorrow?

We really all should get together for one last study group session before hols, too.

[alt_ron]

Sure. I'll bring the magazine with me.

[alt_pansy]

Thanks. And maybe Morag'll come through with a copy of my very own before I leave!

Merlin, I didn't think I'd say this, but I can't wait to go home. There aren't any paralyzing whatsits and Carrows lurking around. And there'll be hot chocolate, AND Sally-Anne is coming, which will be ace. And mum always takes me to hear carolling and do last-minute Christmas shopping in Diagon Alley, and we get mulled cider after. I really hope we're doing it this year too. Even if he has to come along, too. Mum's new friend, I mean.

What sorts of things do you do for Christmas?

[alt_ron]

Well, eat, of course.

And so it always smells great even when we're not actually eating, so we're all pretty much hungry all the time.

[alt_pansy]

You are rather like a Bottomless Pit when it comes to food. I've watched you tuck in at supper.

I can only imagine how much food your mum has to make to feed everyone, if they've got as much of an appetite as you do!

[alt_ron]

And I always used to go out with Charlie and Bill to get pine boughs to hang over the doorways. They'd make me drag them into a pile while they climbed up and cut just the ones they wanted. I can't remember what spell they used for that. Actually, I think they used to try out different spells.

And they'd always make loads of snow fall on my head.

Or Percy's the year he came with us. Heh.

Yeah, he never wanted to come again after that!

[alt_ron]

And there's always jam for breakfast; Mum always makes sure we each get our favou

[alt_ron]

Yeah.

[alt_pansy]

What? That sounds sweet. Literally and figuratively.

Hah.

My favourite is raspberry.

[alt_luna]

Spiders are really so very interesting. Do you know that their silk can stretch to one and a half times its own length without snapping, and that for its weight, it's even stronger than steel?

Perhaps you'd like them better if you saw some of the bigger species, like the African Red Globule, or the Tanzanian Merrylegs. They're so fasinating to watch!

[alt_sally_anne]

You think Ron would like bigger ones better?

[alt_luna]

Perhaps, because when they're bigger, he can see how lovely they truly are.

[alt_sally_anne]

I do not think that would help.

At all.

[alt_ron]

Um. No?!!