Yikes!

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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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Sure. I'll bring the magazine with me.

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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?

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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!

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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!

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

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Yeah.

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What? That sounds sweet. Literally and figuratively.

Hah.

My favourite is raspberry.