Hey, Hogwarts!

[alt_ron]

Is anyone else missing Duelling Club?

I was hoping maybe if a mob of us asked for it, Professor Lestrange would let us do it again.

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[alt_pansy]

Even though I'm not the best at it, it was loads of fun.

I'd bet Professor Lestrange would be tonnes better at it than Professor Lockhart, for sure. That's a wiz idea, Ron.

Long as it isn't on Wednesdays or Thursdays!

[alt_ron]

Oh.

Well, it was just alternate weeks last year. Maybe it could be 1st and 3rd Thursdays and tutoring could be 2nd and 4th. I mean, Duelling's kind of like extra Charms work and all, just, well, a bit more exciting.

But, yeah. I'll come help you out with tutoring. Now I've got a wand that works, y'know, Charms is, well, it's one of those things I just sort of get. I'm pretty good at it. Don't know if I'll be much good explaining techniques or whatever to other people, but I can show how you do stuff.

[alt_pansy]

Well, we can see when Professor Lestrange would be free to see if we need to rearrange things. I'm pretty sure duelling club would be more exciting than revision any day!

And helping out in Charms would be brill.

It is nice now that we don't have to worry about your wand exploding or something. I bet your professors are a lot more relieved too.

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_ron]

Yeah, well, Professor Acton still calls on me loads and then looks disappointed when I can do it just fine. Carrow, too, but it's not so funny when it's him.

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

[alt_pansy]

You just keep showing her up, then.

Him, well, it wouldn't be a bad idea to mess up a little every now and then, just not on the exams.

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

[alt_ron]

It is dead funny sometimes!

I guess that might be smart with Carrow. But maybe after we're done shifting hedgehog spines, messing that up can be a right pain.

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

[alt_pansy]

Sally-Anne does that.

Messes up on purpose. Just for Carrow, because he gets mad if she does well.

But yeah, it wouldn't be fun to pick quills out of your hand or something.

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

[alt_ron]

That's so completely wrong. I can't even

Gah!

But I guess it works; he doesn't loom over her quite as much as he does Neville or Thomas or Bundy. Mind you, the fact that she's always got Crabbe and Goyle and Bulstrode creating mayhem has got to help, too. I know that's the high point of the lessons we've got with you Slytherins.

(It certainly isn't Zabini and Nott and Malfoy and Marvolo taking the piss about everything Neville does wrong or me.)

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

[alt_sally_anne]

Well the important thing is just that I not get it right immediately. Even if I've read ahead and practiced and know I can do it, I pretend at first that I can't because it makes Carrow so cross.

I also don't usually raise my hand in class anymore, he doesn't like it when I know the answers.

But then I get everything right on the tests and since that's where most of our marks come from...

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

[alt_pansy]

Exactly. And you'll ace your OWLS, because he doesn't lead those exams at all. And that's what really matters.

[alt_rabastan]

I'll speak with my classes and see if there's enough interest to justify it. If it's going to include older and younger students as well, I'll probably have to seek out a second staff member to assist.

[alt_ron]

That would be so wizard, sir.

Thanks!