I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good Private Message to Sally Anne Perks

[alt_ron]

Have you finished the assignment for Dark Arts this week? I did the reading last Sunday, but I've been thinking all week about which spells to pick for the essay and, really, they all seem interesting. I mean, he said to pick 'at least' a dozen, but I don't think he means to pick twenty or two dozen. And I don't want to write about that many. That would be completely daft! So I've been trying to see if I can work some of them out for myself. In case he asks us to really learn the ones we pick, and some of them are pretty clear, but others are really fiddly. And here's the thing--that makes me really want to work them out. The fact they're not simple ones at all.

So I was wondering if you'd want to get together tomorrow to work on it some. Unless, y'know, you've already done the essay and wouldn't want to mess about with the spells. Or you've got something else to do or whatever. Or. Have you talked to Hermione about meeting up with her again?

Also. I saw you wrote something to Greengrass and I guess you're probably going to that other meeting instead of hers, but you're going to do something for the play or whatever it's going to be, yeah?

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[alt_sally_anne]

I've been working on the essay but I'm not done with it. I was thinking probably a good number would be sixteen -- it's more than the minimum required but not so many that I can't do a reasonable amount of thinking about each. And yeah, if he says 'now go and learn them!' it won't be half the book.

And sure, we could get together and work on it.

Hermione and I haven't worked out a time to meet again. There's a lot we still need to settle, too, only I've been either listening to the wireless or trying really hard to ignore the wireless and thinking about coins or enchantments or where to find Adscitus potion has just seemed too hard.

I pretty much have to go to that Sisters in Witchcraft meeting but I told Daphne I'd like to work on the play. But not on stage this time, I mean I don't want to be IN it, I think doing the backstage things like props or effects charms would be more something I'd like.

[alt_ron]

I've got Quidditch tomorrow morning. If Angelina doesn't cut me, I mean.

But I could meet anytime after half-ten.

I told Greengrass I'd maybe work on effects charms, too. I mean, those can be really wizard, yeah? That seemed like the most snitch part last time.

And even if I try out for a part, I could work on planning them and tweaking them to do what we want. And it's not like I'd get a part that's on stage all the time, either, so I could probably work backstage for the rest of the scenes, yeah?

[alt_sally_anne]

Angelina won't cut you. It was your FIRST GAME. Also, she might know what a tosser McLaggen is.

I think you could work on effects charms and be in the play, yeah.

[alt_ron]

Thanks for saying.

[alt_sally_anne]

I don't even know what to say about Terry's apology.

It seems churlish not to say anything, but I don't know how to say 'there, there; clearly you are having a difficult week; we all still like you' without sounding patronising.

And it's when he gets patronising with US that I want to shout at him.

[alt_ron]

Yeah.

He's lucky it's hard to shout when you've got your head in the sand.

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah that's why I go with sarcasm instead. You need less breath for that.

[alt_ron]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!

You always know what to say to make me laugh.

Well, except when it's me you're being sarcastic at.

[alt_sally_anne]

Well, it's hard to switch it off, you see.