I hate being in discrase.

[alt_harry]

That's what Father said anyway in his owl this morning.

What I want to know is has there been anyone who didn't want to see the Forbidden Forest?

And Father also tells me I have to take care of my things. Hermione counts. It seems like it's mean to punish me for that. But it isn't very Sly is it.

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[alt_draco]

He's telling the truth.

[alt_padma]

And you WENT OUT THERE?

You're all mad.

[alt_draco]

I didn't really want to go into the Forest, because it seemed like it obviously was some kind of trap - which it WAS, I should add - but Harry thought it was important. Which it also was, I think. At least, the giant..
the giant spiders, they're important somehow.

It's rather touching, though, to see that you're so worried on our behalf.

[alt_harry]

It was pretty wizard, wasn't it?

[alt_ron]

It was totally wizard!

[alt_harry]

Even the part where you got scared?

You were definitely the best driver though.

[alt_ron]

Well.

The spiders not so much.

But yeah!

[alt_ron]

You'd be scared of spiders, too, if you'd grown up with the twins torturing you.

Yeah. It's too bad about the car. I mean, flying it is really wizard.

[alt_harry]

I didn't know that things could grow a brain all on their own, though. Well I suppose not really a brain, where would it go? But it came alive anyway.

[alt_ron]

Oh, my dad always says that you should never trust a magical thing if you can't tell where it keeps its brains.

But I always thought he was sort of joking. Not about being careful with magical stuff, but about their having brains.

[alt_pansy]

It seemed to be nice enough, though.

It remembered you and Harry, after all!

[alt_pansy]

You got off some pretty good shots while we were getting away.

I guess that duelling club is really paying off!

[alt_draco]

Not really. If we'd just had our brooms we could have escaped much more quickly, without needing that idiot car.

[alt_harry]

I suppose. Only, I mean, the spiders were pretty fantastic. We'll never see one of those in Care of Magical Creatures!

[alt_draco]

Of course not! They'd make the floor all slippery, on account of some people wetting their trousers in fear.

Do you think Professor Macnair knew about them? And the other thing thing out there?

[alt_harry]

I don't think so! I mean if he did he'd have warned us about them, right?

[alt_pansy]

Well, he wasn't particularly interested in your safety, now, was he?

[alt_pansy]

Well, Professor Carrow knew. About the spiders, at least. And he wasn't even in charge of the grounds.

[alt_draco]

Yes, which is why I told everyone that it was clearly a trap.

If Macnair knew I reckon he would have tried to set one on Harry last year.

[alt_pansy]

Ooo.

Can you imagine trapping one of those?

Well, if we could find them, I suppose he could've. But we had a trail, sort of, didn't we?

And I had the feeling the second part is hard to find unless it wants to be found.

[alt_ron]

Yeah.

And he totally knew what he was doing, sending us out there. He was trying to get us killed. I mean, the more I think over what happened and what he said. Yeah.

[alt_pansy]

Well, so Draco did have a point, there.

But at least we got to find out what it wasn't.

Do you still think it was Carrow? That he's guilty, I mean?

[alt_pansy]

When it started talking, the giant spider, I just...

it was so wizard.

I wonder if Professor Brutka knows they can do that?!?

[alt_narcissa]

But you're all right?

That was extremely foolish, my son. I thought you promised Mother you would not go rushing off like that again. After last year's incident?

I think you know your Father is most vexed. I know you've explained your reasons, dear, and I've read Miss Parkinson's justification, but you must understand how very foolish and dangerous your excursion was, regardless of why you thought it necessary.

Your professors are there to help ensure all your safety, son. You cannot disregard them simply because you take a notion, certainly not in ways that are directly in the path of mortal peril.

But you are all right?

[alt_draco]

I'm very all right, Mother. I'm sorry to have worried you. I know what I promised, only I don't see how I can really get away with letting Harry run off without me into these dangerous situations, either.