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]

Yeah, yeah. I know. Mrs Lestrange probably would love to see me do something filthy to get Padma back just so she could arrest me and send me to the camps or something. So, yeah.

I totally know it was Padma, okay? She acted just exactly like the twins do when they've pulled something: she was there all day making me say stuff on the journals and poking fun at how I had to talk to all those people I'd never talk to ever if I could possibly help it. Well, Mr Director Selwyn was all right, but the others? I mean Mr Crouch?!!!! Merlin's dirty pants, Nev. He was about to hex me through the book!!

[alt_sally_anne]

Mr Selwyn was kind to you because he thought the curse was funny. Also he was hoping to get incriminating information out of you on Gareth, if you knew anything.

[alt_ron]

Well, yeah. I know he wanted me to tell him stuff on Archer. And I didn't know much, but I tried really hard not to say anything that could sound bad or make him ask more questions or whatever. But I think Archer's pretty hacked off at me anyway. I saw him this morning, and he looked like he wanted to hex me. I don't know what he was cross about. I mean, it's not like I could help it, you know?

But he was nice about the rest of it. Mr Selwyn, I mean. And, I don't know, I thought it was nice that he's worried about us here at the school. How we're doing and all.

[alt_neville]

Suppose Archer's sort of hacked off at the world. Can't blame him, really.

Yeah, Mr Selwyn did sound okay.