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_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.