Exams

[alt_harry]

It is exams so soon, I have not revised atall enough. I wish I had some of those mind enhancing potions. I suppose they did not sell to firsties. I must do better this time or Father will be angry. He says I must do well because the future of the wizarding world rests on my shoulders. So I am trying to revise but it is hard with classes still going on. I am trying to improve my grammer because Professor Acton said it needed work. If Professor Acton said it it must really be true. She does not say bad things much.

I wish it was summer.

Comments

[alt_ron]

I'm sure you're going to do fine, mate. And there's loads of time still 'til our exams. I mean they're not even next week, yet, so I wouldn't worry yet.

Is that why you didn't come to play chess last night? I don't know whether I'll be playing tonight. I think we're going to have a little celebration thinger in our common room for Neville cause he passed flying. You should have seen it! He did some really hilar cool moves, trying to keep on the pattern Madam Hooch told him to fly. He nearly did a Woollongong Shimmy one time, but I told him he needs work before his Starfish and Stick's good enough for Keeping!

Anywiz, I'm pretty sure we'll be playing chess again tomorrow afternoon if you wanted come to the Great Hall and have a game. Or if it's nice out again, maybe we should all go fly now everybody's passed the test!

[alt_harry]

Im no good at chess really, and I dont need to lose to a Gryffindor, thanks. Id never hear the end of it. But Id like to go flying. At least I could catch Neville if he fell!!

[alt_ron]

You're not bad at chess, mate. Not as good as you are at flying--that's true. So if the weather's good, let's go tomorrow afternoon!

[alt_harry]

Allright, but Im bringing Draco.

I wonder if Mudbloods are allowed to fly? We could try to make Granger go. I bet she'd be horrible at it, she doesnt even like being at the tops of staircases.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, okay. If he's not a git.

Granger doesn't like staircases? That's mad. I bet she'd be allowed to fly if you wanted her to. You could say you needed her to carry your broom mending kit in case you needed the twigs trimmed while you're flying.

[alt_harry]

He's not a git really. He just likes Slytherins better than anybody is all.

Thats a thought. And then she could get to Hogsmeade faster if we wanted Honeydukes. Really shed be ever so much more useful, since she wont ever learn to Apparate.

[alt_ron]

I think it's a bit more than that with Malfoy. But if you say so, okay.

Huh. I'd never thought about that. You can't Apparate without a wand, can you? Seems like that's kind of inconvenient, cause even elves can Apparate, y'know. I mean, isn't that sort of like hiring somebody to tend dragons and then telling them that they can't fly or use fire-proofing charms? or getting a job as a broom-maker and being told you have to cut and tie all those twigs by hand? That's kinda mad, innit?

[alt_harry]

Guess that's why some people like elves bet

OI did you hear what the headmistress said there?! About Stretton?! Glad I didnt bet on this match, Ravenclaws gonna get creamed.

[alt_ron]

No kidding!!!!

Stretton was dealing potions? Whoa. That's dead serious.

So they're playing with just two chasers? Ravenclaw's SO dead!


Go, Gryffindor!!!!!

[alt_harry]

Looks like they got a second-stringer on. Cant tell who it is though, did Jordan say? I didnt hear.

[alt_ron]

Never heard of him.

Second-string's right! He's really scrawny, isn't he?

Heh.

[alt_harry]

Looks like a second year. Dont know him at all though. Their other two are doing okay though.

Hey dyou think they'll get kicked out? Stretton and people I mean.

[alt_ron]

Score!!!!!!

I don't know. I mean Frobisher isn't getting kicked out, is he?

Though the Headmistress said they might get more punishments if things were worse than it seemed at first, didn't she? I've only seen Deverill a couple of times since it happened, and she looks pretty dire, y'know.

[alt_ron]

I mean, look at him! Neville can fly better than that!

Neville, mate, d'you see that?

Hey, Marvolo. Is Perks sitting down there with you lot? I can't see anybody past Crabbe and Goyle. What did she say when she heard the Headmistress? I bet this won't go down a treat with the Strettons!

[alt_harry]

I dont see her but shes probably here, she usually is.

Wonder if theyll be nicer to her now? The parents? I mean she didn't cheat on anything.

[alt_ron]

I bet they'll be pretty sorry they told the Ministry they didn't want to be foster parents anymore.

Oh, wow! Did you see that roll? Davies is flying too well today. Too bad it wasn't him that's off the team!

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh Ron. You are FUNNY. About the Strettons I mean not the quidditch.

[alt_ron]

Your not mad are you? About me saying that, I mean. It's just they weren't very good foster parents at all. And you were really decent to them and did everything they wanted.

Um. Yeah.

Okay, I won't say anything else, except that I'm not sorry Stretton got caught.

[alt_sally_anne]

I was at the game sitting with Pansy but we came in just before the game started and had bad seats. That's why you couldn't see us. I almost felt sorry for Gryffindor the way it turned out but I suppose they're used to losing now don't you think?

The Strettons already said they didn't want me back. But I'm sure they wouldn't have been nicer to me. It made everyone angry when I Here's the thing. If one of their little kids showed Jeremy up it would make them proud. But I wasn't one of their kids so they wouldn't like it if I showed Jeremy up BUT they'd have thrown it in his face anyway.

I was glad before I wasn't going back but I'm really glad now. Also one time over winter hols Jeremy asked me about whether my mates were fussed about exams yet. It was one of the only times he came to my room to talk to me alone. I think he might have been trying to figure out whether anyone in our year would buy the potion.

[alt_sally_anne]

They aren't allowed to use broomsticks silly. I don't know what would happen if you ordered her to do it, she'd kind of have to since you said to but I think she'd still get in enormous trouble.

[alt_harry]

Id tell them that I told her to and make sure she didnt get in trouble. Since when aren't they allowed to use broomsticks? Thats mad!! How can they do anything without at least broomsticks? Im going to ask Father if we cant get an exception made. What if I got hurt somewhere far away from anyone and she was the only one with me. Then Id die if she couldnt get help cause she cant use a wand.

[alt_lucius]

If that is your Father's wish, then you must do your utmost to please Him. Certainly you have never been a poor student, when you apply yourself. I am sure you will perform admirably, in any event.

[alt_sally_anne]

I'll help you revise for Transfiguration if you want Harry. Longbottom says I'm good at explaining things, not that you'd ever know it from his marks.

[alt_harry]

Thanks Perks, I think I'll take you up on that. (Also I remembered my apostrophy, I think I'm getting better at that)

[alt_seamus]

I think those apostrophy things are over rated!

Mr Rosier thinks their important though. He says he might get me a tutor over the summer hols to learn better writing. Over hols! I wont have to miss the camping trip at least.

[alt_ron]

Tutoring for writing?

In the summer? Oi!

You'd best not miss the camping, mate!

[alt_draco]

Your writing looks funny like that.

[alt_harry]

Like what?