Brilliant

[alt_ron]

Mum,

New London is brilliant. We saw The Prophet offices and the WWN headquarters yesterday--they're just off Diagon Alley, so we had lunch there. And then we went on a walking tour past all the really enormous houses they've cleaned up for wizards to live in and up to Buckingham. We didn't go in. I guess some of us'll get to do that later in the week if we don't want to go swimming or flying in Hyde Park instead.

Anywiz, the REALLY TOTALLY COMPLETELY DEAD BRILLIANT thing we got to do was last night when we got on this big boat and went up and down the Thames and had dinner and Owain Pritchard and Kirley Duke were there eating with us and we all got their autographs and they sort of jammed some and told jokes and were really, really awesome.

AND THEN. The boat took us to the Tower. We went in at Traitor's gate, not that we're traitors, of course, the captain said. She was really funny. AND THEN WE GOT TO GO ON A GHOST TOUR OF THE TOWER. Our guide was some old knight who got locked up there and died of enwee. That's what he said, anywiz. Something like that, anyway. But we got to meet Queen Anne. And Queen Jane, who got killed after she was only queen for nine days and some Muggle queen took her place. And loads of other ghosts were there. And some of them were jolly but others were really dead scary. And at midnight, they all came out onto the green and we could talk to them. They said they got really tired of having to live with Muggles around all the time for so long. The Muggles used to come by the thousands and walk all over the Tower and line up to see the jewels and the armour, but they couldn't see the really cool stuff, which we got to go in and look at.

Teddy Nott asked Queen Anne if she belonged to the Headless Hunt, and it was really a laugh the look she gave him. Sir Nicholas would've loved it: apparently, she thinks that's totally beneath her dignity or something.

Anywiz, I've got to go now because we're off to tour the Ministry and see some of our Aurors duel--the ones who're doing security for the trip, y'know, keeping Harry safe and all. I guess Aurors duel all the time to keep fit. I expect that'll be dead snitch. And then we've got lunch at the palace of Westminster. But you know all that 'cause it's on the list Professor Sinistra sent.

So, yeah. Gotta go.

Tell the twins that if they touch my stuff, they're totally dead.

That goes double for Ginny. Tell her that no matter what Wood said, she can't fly my Silver Arrow.

Comments

[alt_ginny]

We will see about that. You are not the boss of me, plus I am a better flyer than you any way.

[alt_ron]

Maybe not, but Mrs Merriwynch gave that broom to me, and I'm the one's been fixing it up. So keep your bloody paws off it, you!

[alt_ginny]

Last I checked I didnt have paws. I am not an animal. And I will do what I please, as long as its back where you left if and its not broken you have nothing to fear.

[alt_ron]

MUM!!!

[alt_ron]

And you're no way a better flyer than me.

No way!

[alt_ginny]

Am too.

[alt_ron]

You're just jealous you're not in London doing all this snitch stuff.

And you're not a better flyer, you're a silly newt.

[alt_draco]

That's ennui, not enwee. It's French.

[alt_pansy]

That is pretty much how it sounds, though!

[alt_draco]

Yes, which is how I was able to guess what he meant.

[alt_sally_anne]

You're so clever at languages, Draco. I wish I knew French, at least a little.

What's your favourite thing so far? I think mine was the tour of the WWN but watching the duelling was utterly brilliant too.

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_ron]

Oh, blef!

oh, Draco! you're so clever!

I may sick up.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh piss off. Don't you have a sister to threaten or something?

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_ron]

Ha.

[alt_draco]

Not really, I've just studied it for a while is all.

Duelling, definitely.

[alt_sally_anne]

That's how you pronounce ennui?

I've seen it in books but I always thought it was pronounced en-you-eye. Good thing I never tried to say it out loud. It's not a word that comes up much in conversation though.

[alt_pansy]

Well, it's a bit like the word "oui," because you pronounce that sort of like "uwee" except it's a bit harder to write out exactly how it sounds, but it's not like "ohooee" like it looks.

Which is why French spelling is my nemesis.

[alt_sally_anne]

I don't know how the French know how to spell (or pronounce) ANYTHING. It seems like it would be a much more sensible language if they'd either fix the spellings of their words, or the pronunciations.

[alt_pansy]

It's almost like they need their own alphabet or special symbols or something.

[alt_ron]

Hahahahahahaha!

Yeah.

[alt_ron]

It sounds nasty, actually.

However you spell it.

[alt_padma]

It means boredom.

But the duelling was really snitch, wasn't it? I mean, I never thought anyone could cast spells that quickly, and so many of them without even incanting or anything! I don't know how anyone thinks those traitors from Azkaban have a chance.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, I knew that.

It really, really was, wasn't it! And when they put on blindfolds and could still protect against spells being cast from all sides. That was dead amazing!

[alt_sally_anne]

The silent spellcasting was amazing. Do they teach the upper year students to do that? Or do you have to be in Auror training?

[alt_padma]

Well, Sandoval can do it a little bit, just simple things, you know, but I don't think it's just because she's going into Auror training. It's dead useful, though, isn't it, if you're going to be duelling a lot.

They certainly are very fit, though. Especially Mr Braithewaite

[alt_gredforge]

Ronald, your lack of imagination is so disappointing. We can do all sorts of interesting things to your stuff without touching it.