I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_ron]

Ugh.

Acton made a total meal of it during our lesson today, going through all the Apparent Characteristics of the Curse I was under ('Or was it the journal itself?')--she wrote it all up on the blackboard. Blerg! I was so hacked off I could have curled those long, pointy nails of hers just by thinking about it, but I didn't.

Really, I didn't do anything. I just sat there. And I even answered her questions when she was horrible and made me answer. Mostly because she was trying to make out it might have been a spell that I cast that went wrong because of my wand, and I didn't want to prove she's right that I'm sometimes doing stuff I don't really try to do (when I get frustrated, y'know or angry, like that time in Carrow's lesson).

But everyone knows I didn't curse my journal yesterday. For one thing, I only do stuff accidentally that I kind of want to see happen (like roast Carrow alive). It's never stuff I don't wish would happen. Like me having to chat up the Malfoys and Mrs Lestrange!

Er. Except when stuff rebounds, I guess.

And she's totally right. Mrs Lestrange, I mean. I have to get Padma back for this. Right away!

I've been thinking all afternoon, but I can't decide. What do you think I should do? What's the best way to really wipe that smug sneer off her ugly face?

I could make her nose look like a pig's. I think I could do that one and make it stick. But, I don't know. I don't think I could do it without anyone knowing.

Comments

[alt_ron]

D'you think you could ask Stretton if he heard who did it? I mean, he might have done, right?

Yeah, you're right about Malfoy, but I don't think he was anywhere near me. And nor was Marvolo, though he could totally do it. He knows loads of Dark Arts already, I think.

You don't think it was him, do you? I mean, honestly, if I thought it was, I'd

I don't know

[alt_sally_anne]

It wasn't Harry. First of all, he's been as distracted as Draco. Second, if he were going to curse you he wouldn't do something that would make you run around pestering people like Bellatrix Lestrange. He'd think that was a bad idea but also his own life sometimes gets harder when the important adults are in a bad mood, you know?

Besides, he could care less that Padma got her hair hexed off. I think he thought it was funny.

[alt_ron]

Maybe.

But, really? Who knows what he thinks.

[alt_hermione]

I do!! It wasn't Harry, honestly.

[alt_ron]

There you go, making excuses for him again. What was it you said the Headmistress calls that? Whatever. You shouldn't do it.

[alt_hermione]

You're just angry with him, Ron!!!! If you calmed down you'd see.

[alt_ron]

Of course, I'm angry with him, Hermione.

What would I see? That he's not my friend, and I was an eejit to think he was?

[alt_sally_anne]

And I could ask Stretton but he might not know. Padma isn't exactly one of his confidantes. I mean if you want to know who has a stash of Bertie Botts he's your man but 'who hexed me,' I'm not sure.

You could ask Katrina Bundy if she saw who did it.