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_sally_anne]

Pansy might feel like she has to take it if Lucius Malfoy tells her to, and if she does, I may try to take it to keep her company. But I don't expect I'll get in, I mean I'm a half-blood and Amycus Carrow hates me, I don't expect his sister will be keen on letting me in. If there's a half-blood in our year who does get in it'll be Finnigan.

OF COURSE it's the prats and evil wankers, anyway, they don't call it 'Dark Arts' because it's all sunshine and kittens do they?

[alt_ron]

I didn't think about that. That they wouldn't let you in. That's so daft.

And, well obviously it's not about nice stuff, but I'd be totally keen on learning how to hex people without them knowing it's me, right? I mean, Dark Arts means it's secret and, what's it called, not stealthy

yeah, suttle

right?

when you get stuff done and no one can figure it out, right?

I guess that's not really something I'd be naturally good at, but I can see how it'd be dead useful. And I know you see it, too. It's too bad, really: if we were all three in there, then look out Padma Patil! We'd be totally unstoppable, terrorising all the filthy backstabbing prats around here.

[alt_sally_anne]

The word you're looking for is 'subtlety,' and you Gryffindors are not exactly known for it.

Clearly it's a learnable skill, though!