Oi!

[alt_ron]

PEEVES, YOU ROTTEN GIT!!!

COME BACK HERE WITH THAT CHESS BOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[alt_luna]

Check the Vanishing cabinet on the first floor. I found my shoes there, and Padma Patil's choli.

(The choli had shoe polish all over it, though. But perhaps she can fix it with a cleaning charm.)

[alt_padma]

SHOE POLISH!

Well, it's better than not finding it at all, I suppose.

Only now I think Morag's missing her cloak. Is that in there as well?

[alt_luna]

Well, I don't think that everything that's been missing today is there. He hides things in other places, too, you know.

[alt_ron]

Huh. It's not much of a Vanishing cabinet if the stuff was still in it when you looked.

So your shoe polish got on Patil's whatsit? It might've been better if that had vanished!

[alt_padma]

As if you'd appreciate anything nice, Weasley. Have you ever got anything new in your life?

It's ruined.

Anyway, you were just having a laugh about it all until your things got taken, so you can get out of it.

[alt_padma]

And I suppose you would know, Lovegood.

[alt_luna]

Oh, not my shoe polish. My shoes are silver, sort of metallic-glittery. I think he must have nicked someone else's shoe polish.

And I think the stuff didn't Vanish because he broke the cabinet. He tried to chuck an entire suit of armour in there, and I guess the halberd (that's the long pointy thing it was holding?) split the wood at the back.

[alt_luna]

I don't think that's what he meant. I think he meant it would have been better if the shoe polish had vanished. So your Choli wouldn't have been marked. It was actually a very nice thing to say.

I'm very sorry your Choli was spoiled. It was so very pretty! But perhaps Sandoval can charm it clean for you.

[alt_ron]

Who was having a laugh? I didn't even know about it until Peeves grabbed our chess board right out from the middle of our game.

[alt_padma]

You mean something was going on and you didn't notice?

I'm so surprised.

[alt_ron]

Well, some stuff's still vanishing from it because he was chucking our board in when we got down there, along with somebody's frilly drawers and a cauldron full of something really vile smelling. But when we opened it up, all that was left was the smell.

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good

[alt_neville]

Blimey. Either she's slagging on you for laughing at her or she's sneering at you because you don't notice stuff.

Guess you can't win with her either way, Ron.

[alt_ron]

You know, I was thinking this morning that I might sort of miss being here, but it'll be nice to have a long vacation from you.

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[alt_ron]

Ah, she's just sweet on me.

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[alt_ron]

NOT.

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[alt_terry]

EWWW. I feel sorry for ANYONE she's sweet on.

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[alt_ron]

Yeah, I don't reckon Patil fancies anyone but herself.

I mean, she'd think it made her more impressive if Harry or Malfoy went googly for her--not that anyone's likely to do that ever, either--but it would still be all about how much she fancies herself, wouldn't it?

[alt_padma]

I heard there are going to be two different groups this summer. With any luck, you'll get your wish because they'll stick you in with the thickies and weirdos where you belong.

[alt_padma]

That's not what he meant, Lovegood.

[alt_ron]

As long as I don't get stuck in a group with you, whingeing about how far we have to walk, or how you can't hear what the guide's saying or can't see because Goyle's too tall and he's stood right in front, or how it's too hot or too soggy, or how no one's paying attention to what you're nattering on about.

[alt_pansy]

So your board is gone? Have you tracked it down yet?

[alt_pansy]

Maybe he didn't want any of us to leave.

Which is sort of sweet, given that it's Peeves.