I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

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Sally Anne, Pansy, Nev.

(Good thing I don't have to use private messages to talk to you lot since there's three of you. I heard Jones got well cheesed at Bones--heh, that rhymes!--'cause Bones sent her a PM she couldn't read 'cause she was third on the list. I bet that happens all the time, people forgetting you can't have more than two.)

Anywiz. Last night some of us were messing about and came up with a game you play with switching spells that turned out to be a real laugh! You need to get a bunch of stuff together--like we had Bundy's bunny slippers and Towler's omnioculars and my wrist sheath and a load of other things--nobbly rubber balls and some ribbons and a bell and just a load of stuff--and then you take one thing and swap something on it with something on one of the others, and then you pass it to the next person and they have to swap something on it with something from one of their things and then you pass it on. It gets really mad!

It's a bit complicated putting it all right at the end, of course. I think Towler's omnioculars have still got bunny ears.

Anywiz, I was thinking you might want to play. (It'd be great with jam!!!!)

And Nev, you should totally try it. You were hiding out last night so we wouldn't ask, weren't you?

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[alt_ron]

You know what, maybe we will see if Evelyn wants to come along. I think people are being pretty rotten to her. And maybe it'd get Nev to come.

He's so quiet all the time now.

I dunno.

Guess he's having a time of it, too, actually.

[alt_pansy]

Well, I'll bring along Exploding Snap in case Evelyn does come. But that Switch game does sound ace, we definitely have to try it.

I don't blame him for keeping his head down and all. It's the best thing to do, really. And people've stopped talking about it over the journals at least, which is a good thing.

[alt_pansy]

Oh, and I have the most ace thing to tell you. I only just found out, but it is really, really wiz nift.

[alt_ron]

Oh, hey. That's totally snitch about your song. I bet it's the best thing ever to go and play it for them.

[alt_pansy]

I'm nervous, though. I mean, it was fun to write and all, but I'm worried he'll think it's rubbish. Just kid stuff, you know? And that he's just humouring Lucius.

[alt_ron]

Well, I guess he knows you're a kid from the start. And even if he's doing it 'cause he wants Mr Malfoy to owe him a favour or whatever, he's still asked you and he's going to hear just like he would any other songwriter. And, I mean, they all got their start sometime, didn't they? And, y'know, some of the really big musicians are just a few years out of school, so they couldn't have been a lot older than you when they started. Right?

So, y'know, even if he doesn't take this song, it's a start. And you'll write more of them, I bet, until some band buys one and makes it famous!

[alt_pansy]

You're right. It is a start. I think that's what makes me so nervous!

[alt_sally_anne]

Even if it's a favour to Mr Malfoy, it's still a good song.

[alt_pansy]

I'm glad you think so!

[alt_neville]

I'm sorry I've been making myself scarce lately. I was talking with Evelyn last night, and then tonight....yeah.

Anyway, you probably had a better time without either one of us there.

[alt_ron]

So, what happened? Something again tonight?

[alt_neville]

I reckon I just wasn't good company. That's all.

[alt_ron]

No, hang on, Nev. What've Nott and Goyle done? I mean, I don't think you're writing them love poems in that PM you sent.

What'd they do?

If you tell us, we can all figure what to do about it, yeah?

I mean, if we'd known, we could've done something tonight instead of just listening to music and messing about.

[alt_neville]

Someone killed her cat, Ron.

I don't think Nott or Goyle could get into Gryffindor Tower.

But they were hinting that they knew about it. Somehow. And they've been

[alt_ron]

They WHAT?!

[alt_neville]

Yeah.

[alt_ron]

Have you told Madam Hooch?

I mean, Evelyn's sure it hadn't got out of the Tower at all, right? So how'd anyone get in here to do something awful to it?

Unless it was a Gryffindor that did it.

You don't think-

[alt_neville]

She hasn't told any of the teachers yet. She hadn't told anyone until I wormed it out of her because she's been crying.

[alt_lee]

How does she know it got killed and didn't, I dunno, just die?

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh bloody hell.

It probably was Teddy. If he had any way to get at the cat. But I don't think he'd have gone in to Gryffindor Tower to get it, the cat would've had to get out. Or someone in Gryffindor would've had to get it out for him, but I don't know who'd do that to your sister.

Even the Slytherins try to keep our pets away from Teddy unless we're there to keep an eye on things. It's easier for the girls, because he can't get into our dorm.

[alt_terry]

Yeah, I could see Teddy Nott doing it. He's certainly poisonous enough.

Or...it might be something Master would do, too, come to think of it. I know he's got it in for you, Neville. Has he been as bad to Evelyn? It might be easier for him to get his hands on Evelyn's cat than your toad.

[alt_neville]

Hadn't thought of that.

She's better in Transfiguration than I am. But he's always taking points from her anyway.

[alt_sally_anne]

I'm trying to decide if I think Carrow would do this, or not.

It's not that I think he wouldn't kill someone's pet. It's more than I think he might prefer to find some excuse to do it in front of them.

[alt_sally_anne]

Are you okay, Neville?

[alt_neville]

Not really.