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

[alt_ron]

I'm sorry.

That was really-


Are you cross? Or- I dunno.

I'm- I can't believe she was so- I mean, even for Mum.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

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[alt_sally_anne]

Of course I'm not cross.

I don't think she even realised--

well, anyway. I told Pansy she's coming along on Sunday, I hope that's alright. With both you and your mum.

[alt_ron]

No, that's the thing. She didn't have any idea how embarrassing-

Ugh.


And when she started in about dust-repelling charms and pot-scouring ones...

[alt_sally_anne]

I'm sorry! She got me onto runes and runes are interesting even when they're housework related!

I didn't mean to make her all misty-eyed or embarrass you worse than Maybe next time we can talk about something safe like Quidditch.

[alt_ron]

You and runes!

Yeah. Quidditch should be safer. Or creatures. We could get her talking dragons, and Charlie, and all. That's pretty interesting, and she might say something we haven't heard yet about what the Order knows about Stornoway and the wards.

[alt_sally_anne]

Not if Ginny's there. But the dragons are really interesting, even if she can't mention the wards.

[alt_ron]

Ugh.

You're right.

We should've got her onto that tonight. It was lucky Gin was off wherever. With Honoria Sandoval, I think.


I wonder what Sandoval's parents think about that, actually. Not much, I'd guess. Gin never says, but, well.

[alt_sally_anne]

About the wards, or about the Lord Protector, or what? They immigrated here from Spain, you know, so I assume they like it here.

Honoria's not too bad, but Lana was a nightmare. I wonder how she'd have got on with Umbridge?

[alt_ron]

No, about Honoria wanting to bring Ginny along to theirs.

I don't think they'd be very pleased.

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh, got it.

I always imagined Lana Sandoval grew up in some huge enormous castle of a rich-person house. So maybe Honoria and Ginny just stay at one end and the rest of the Sandovals are at the other.

[alt_ron]

Actually, Gin says their house isn't that large, but she went on and on about how amazing it is, anyway. She said there's a room that's all tiled and has a pool with a fountain in it. Inside the house. And another room that's got something to do with it's having been taken out of a harem in Turkey or Persia or somewhere.

And I guess there's a carriage house, too, that Orion lives in now, and the grandparents live just behind in a really big house with secret passages that Honoria and Gin played Sneak Thief in one time.

Yeah, Honoria's all right. It's just the rest of them are right snobs.

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah.

Did you know I saved old Mrs Sandoval's life once? After the QWC bombing. Didn't make Lana any nicer to me, though. Orion's never given me any trouble, at least, maybe he appreciated that I patched him up too? (He wouldn't have died without me being there but their Gran would have.)

[alt_ron]

Lana Sandoval's a nasty piece of work.

And her gran's lucky you were there. Figures they weren't even grateful.

[alt_sally_anne]

This is probably why usually people don't go meet someone's parents until they've been dating for AGES. Only I already knew your mum and I've eaten at your house loads of times, so...

Anyway I don't want to stop coming over so hopefully, oh, I don't know. Hopefully your mum will get used to the idea and beam at me a little less.

[alt_ron]

No! Don't stop coming over. I mean, I can tell her-

I don't know what I'll tell her, but I'll think of something to say to get her to stop... that won't hurt her feelings...


At least the Fool was good.

Told you it probably wouldn't be pie. No idea what's up with that.

Though, I bet if you asked, she'd make one for Sunday!

[alt_sally_anne]

Don't say anything, it'll be fine. We'll just bring Pansy on Sunday and I think even just having an extra person there will help.

Anyway if I ask for pie it'll just encourage her so I'd probably better not!

[alt_ron]

Definitely bring Pansy. Have you tried Apparating with her, by the way? We could try again then. And if Bill or Charlie turn up, one of them might be able to tell you something you're not already trying.

And, yeah. You have a point about that.

[alt_sally_anne]

I'm not going to try apparating unless I know Madam P's available in case I splinch myself.

[alt_ron]

You're sticking to that, then?

Hmph.

Passing up brilliant instruction from people who've just learned and can still remember the triggers...


Oh, well.

[alt_sally_anne]

I am a cautious Slytherin who is perfectly aware she'll be completely unable to apparate unless she KNOWS a Healer's going to be able to come and patch her up if she meets with disaster!

[alt_ron]

And I'm a Gryffindor who thinks there's no point meeting Disaster when you can just tell him to bugger off and mind his own business!

[alt_sally_anne]

I think that strategy only works for Gryffindors.

[alt_ron]

Slytherins just need to figure out what they can use to bribe Disaster off with to make him figure it's not worthwhile messing you about.

[alt_sally_anne]

That really would be IDEAL.

I'm not sure what a good bribe would be for Disaster, though, I mean what does Disaster want?

[alt_ron]

The password to Ravenclaw's common room?

[alt_sally_anne]

Ha!

[alt_sally_anne]

I need to go to bed. I'll think about how to bribe Disaster tomorrow.

See you at Tea Appreciation.

[alt_ron]

Yeah. I'll see you there for sure.