Totally Wizard!

[alt_ron]

I got a letter this morning at breakfast from my brother Charlie, but I didn't want to read it then in front so I only just pulled it out and had a look and it wa d'you know what he says?

He's coming to Hogwarts next weekend for the YPL meeting!!

I guess Professor Sinistra invited some people who work with dangerous creatures, so Charlie's coming to talk about being a dragon handler!

How dead awesome is that?!!


Anybody know if there's a sign-up list yet?

Comments

[alt_ernie]

Dragons?? Wizard!!

[alt_ron]

I know, right?!!!

[alt_pansy]

I don't suppose he's allowed to bring a dragon with him, is he? Still, that's pretty wicked cool.

I'll bet he has all sorts of great stories.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, I saw Corner this afternoon, and he was over the moon about maybe having a chance to see a dragon. Says he never gets to see any of the interesting stuff!

But I don't think there's much chance, really. I mean, it's pretty hard to move dragons around safely--y'know without having them get away and go off terrorising the countryside and all.

But I don't know. Maybe he can bring a hatchling. 'Course some people here have already seen one of those, but the rest of us haven't.

[alt_pansy]

Ooooh. That would be pretty wizard.

Are you going to be able to spend any time with him at all while he's visiting?

I wish I had a cool older brother.

[alt_ron]

I dunno. Maybe at lunch before the meeting or dinner after. I don't know whether he's staying over.

I guess that's one thing about having so many brothers. They can't all be Percy, yeah?

[alt_percy]

Hey!

[alt_ron]

Well, you're not likely to end up taming dragons, are you? You've got to admit Charlie's the one with the really wizard job.

[alt_seamus]

What does the other one do? You have another one right I'm not all mixed up?

[alt_ron]

Oh, you mean Bill? He's the oldest one. Well, he started out working at Gringotts as a curse breaker, but then the Ministry offered him a job and so he's there now.

[alt_neville]

Wow, that really is wizard, Ron! I can't imagine how brave you'd have to be to work with dragons. (I wonder if there are many really successful dragon handler who aren't Gryffindors?)

[alt_ron]

Yeah, Charlie's pretty tough. And he's amazing on a broom, which you've totally got to be to survive very long working around dragons!

(Heh. You know what Sally Anne's going to say about that!)

[alt_neville]

I reckon it's one career option I can already cross off my personal list. (It'll be dead cool to hear about it, though.)

[alt_sally_anne]

Ha that is a good point, Longbottom. I would love to see a dragon but I'd be happier if I could see it from far enough away it can't bite me.

[alt_sally_anne]

That is completely wizard. I can't WAIT. Do you really think he might bring a baby one? Maybe? Even if he doesn't and we just hear him talk about dragons that'll still be loads better than really nift.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, I really don't know if he'll be bringing anything live. I'm not really sure when dragons hatch. There may be a season or something, but maybe they're like chickens and can lay any time. But even just the kit he wears to work in is really amazing: it's leather that's been made really tough but still flexible, like armour almost, and it keeps him from getting burned and is decent at protecting if a dragon thumps him with its tail or grabs him off his broom with its claws or whatever.

Even so he's got some really wicked scars. Maybe he'll show some of those!

[alt_seamus]

Your brother Charlies coming to talk about dragon handling? WIZ-NIFT!

[alt_ron]

Yeah. I think you'll really like Charlie. He's got all sorts of really great stories about stuff he's done, and he knows all about the history of dragons all over the world.

[alt_lana]

Weasley, the list will be up on Professor Sinistra's door first thing tomorrow morning.

I look forward to hearing your brother's presentation.

[alt_pansy]

Hello, fish head.

Did you go sign up yet? For the talk thing?

[alt_ron]

Very funny, tuna lips.

I did sign up. This morning.

Want me to go with you and watch while you sign up? I could mock your fishy penmanship.

[alt_pansy]

Ha ha. I may write like a fish, but you smell like one.

Sure, the more the merrier. I'm making my way there as we speak. As we write? You know.

[alt_ron]

You'll smell me before you see me, then, I reckon.

[alt_pansy]

Hah! No doubt.