I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good

[alt_ron]

Yeah, totally. I Solemnly Swear I Am Up to No Good.

So is it okay to use a contraction there? I'm up to no good? Or does it have to be spelled out? And does it have to be capitalised like that?

Okay, so I'm supposed to tell something on myself that would get me in trouble if anybody found out, right? Well, yeah, I've got something. In Carrow's class that day, when he'd put the Imperius curse on Dean and Hermione, and he was planning to get them sent away? After he blew up in flames, a bunch of people started shooting water out of their wands like they were trying to put it out, only they were really just trying to keep Carrow from realising who'd done what and to keep him off balance so he wouldn't start hexing people.

I didn't cast a water spell. I cast a spell that made some kind of burning oily stuff spray all over Carrow, and it made the flames flare up and go scary hot. I don't think it was even a proper spell, exactly; I think I just wanted to see Carrow burn for what he'd done, and my wand just did what I was thinking. You know what my wand's like now: that's the only time all year my wand's done anything I wanted it to.

And I totally meant to hurt him. I did.

So there. If I do something stupid to get us all in trouble, you can turn me in for trying to murder a teacher.

Comments

[alt_terry]

Wow, you ARE a Gryffindor, even more than I knew! I've been with Master for years, and I don't know of anyone who's ever tried to hurt him. I think it's because everyone's so scared of him, even the most important people, that nobody would ever dare!

And thank you. I mean, I'm so glad you didn't end up hurting him, cause you would have ended up in such a world of trouble. But you and the rest of the Gryffindors saved Hermione and Dean. I'll always be ever so grateful for that.

[alt_ron]

Heh.

Yeah, I guess I am. I'm not really proud of this part, though, if you know what I mean. Wanting to kill somebody? One more totally huge muck up for me.

[alt_neville]

Well, I'm with Terry, I'm glad you didn't end up doing it.

(I'm not exactly looking forward to class when he starts teaching again. I mean, I don't think he could exactly tell what you and me did. Thing is, there was so much mud and water flying at that point that I bet he couldn't exactly see who was shooting what. Anyway, that's what I hope.)

[alt_ron]

That's what I'm hoping, too, mate.

Does he really come back next week? I mean, it's not like Lockhart has done anything but talk about himself, but--

I can't believe they're letting Carrow back in the classroom. With us, especially. I mean, do they really think he's going to let Dean alone? I mean, seriously.

[alt_sally_anne]

Professor Carrow Amycus Carrow is a evil son of a hag and I wish he'd get dropped way out into the North Sea without a wand and left to drown. Or maybe get attacked by a lethifold, that would be fitting, too. I'd wish a Dementor on him but I don't think a Dementor COULD suck out his soul because I don't think he ever had one.

I can't believe you tried to set him on fire Ron. That's either really brave or really stupid. Which kind of covers a lot of what you Gryffindor types do.

[alt_ron]

Heh. Tell us what you really think, there! But, yeah. A lethifold would be brilliant. Except if it got loose in the school and got hungry again after it finished with him. Maybe we could feed him to a manticore. We could ask Professor Brutka about that.

I'm not sure I'd say I tried to set him on fire, but I wanted to and so that stuff came out of my wand. Thing is, I don't know what the spell was, at all. I don't think I could do it again.

Actually, I kind of hope I don't ever find out if I could do it again. And I'm sure it was more stupid than brave. I'm not feeling all that brave about what will happen when we've got Carrow again for class next week.

[alt_sally_anne]

A manticore would be good. Or a dragon. Or an acromantula.

I'm not fussy as long as it's not too fussy to eat Carrow. As far as getting rid of it after, that's what Gryffindors are for!

Anyway speaking of Gryffindors I'd suggest you all go to the hospital wing and say you're sick, no potion in Madam Pomfrey's cupboard is half as frightening as class with Carrow when he's hacked off. But you're Gryffindors so I imagine talking you into that sort of plan is a lost cause.

[alt_neville]

Well, I won't turn you in, that's for sure. But don't think it's quite right to say you were trying to do it. The thing is, it all happened so fast, there was no time to think. It all turned out a lot better than we had any right to hope it would. And it got Terry away from him, which is probably the best thing of all.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, but I've had plenty of time to think about it since then, and I know I meant it. I mean, face it, my wand could never have done that if I hadn't been dead serious about it. I mean, with my wand, I can't even make mud!

[alt_neville]

You're right, that wand of yours is sort of a menace.

You can't get a new one?

[alt_ron]

Yeah, I don't think so. I mean the one I've got is Charlie's old one.

No point asking, really.

[alt_hermione]

Well at least you have a wand!!

[alt_ron]

Well, yeah. But I can't really practice anything with it anymore. You never know what it's going to do. Seriously. You saw the slugs! And there've been some pretty nasty muck ups in Charms, so I pretty much just pretend--do the wrist movements and don't even try to cast anything. It's really better to just let Acton give me terrible marks than to burn up people's robes or explode our table or whatever might happen next.

[alt_hermione]

Ron!!

I'm so glad you're here!!! I had hoped you would be!! Fred and George are ever so nice, but they aren't our age, and sometimes they're just not around very much, and anyway, I don't know them as well. But here you are!!

I wish you had burned Carrow right up. I'm not afraid to say it either. Wanting to kill someone isn't always bad. You don't know the things he's done to Terry, because he hides them, and Terry hides them - Terry's very good at hiding them. But he deserves to burn up for the things he does. So I'm glad you sprayed him with oil!!

[alt_ron]

This is really wizard, y'know? I mean, wow. I couldn't believe it when Fred and George told me. Might be the most brilliant thing they've ever done. And it's going to be dead useful, too. I mean, I hope there won't be anything like that night after Pansy got detention again, but this would have made that so much easier.

Isn't kind of tricky for you that Harry doesn't know about this?

Thanks, I guess. It's just, I know it's not right to hurt people on purpose, but he wanted to hurt you and Dean. And I thought he was going to kill Terry when his robes lit up like that. And, I don't know, I saw his face--Carrow's--and I just got so, y'know, furious or

I just wanted to hurt him.

But it's not good. Feeling like that.

I expect I'd do it again, though.

[alt_hermione]

It's a little tricky I guess, so sometimes it takes me a while to find a time when I can write. Because sometimes Harry's too close by and I get nervous. He can't see what I'm writing but I still don't like to write while he's around.