I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good

[alt_hermione]

Because they're not here to say it and someone should do:

His Excellency, the Lord Protector, is still

a stupid PUNTER!!!!

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Private Message to Harry

[alt_hermione]

So. I'm going.

All right?

I'll be back by teatime, I suppose. Remember that if anyone asks you sent me into New London to bring back some sweets.

If you need something before then or if I need to come back, just let me know and I can Floo right away.

Re: Private Message to Harry

[alt_harry]

Okay. I remember. I hope you have a good time.

Re: Private Message to Harry

[alt_harry]

And That? Was brilliant.

Re: Private Message to Harry

[alt_hermione]

Thank Fred and George. They do that every year on their birthday.

And it's SO much easier to talk with you under the ISS. I feel so much safer.

We're on a break at the moment. What are you doing? Has anyone noticed I'm not with you?

Re: Private Message to Harry

[alt_harry]

I'm glad. That you feel safer. I do too.

And

Well, I know it can't be right away, but I'll be glad when Draco can be on it too.

We're mostly working on Charms and Transfig right now with the tutor. It's going okay. And he's making us read History later even though no-one cares about History anyways.

No-one's said anything about you.

I'm going to talk to Raz later about learning Apparation.

Re: Private Message to Harry

[alt_hermione]

You know, as far as Draco goes, you have to be the one to talk to him. I mean, you have to make sure he can understand this lock and what it means to the people here, and that he won't--won't offend them when he's finally able to read things. Because I know he won't betray the group but he can be just as abrasive as Zabini when he's feeling nasty. And that wouldn't be good.

We've just had our third Apparation lesson and no one's been able to move so much as an eyebrow. They told us to come down and set the table for lunch, since everyone's knackered from trying. Ron looks like he's going to burst a blood vessel in his forehead, he's been concentrating so hard. I don't think I've ever seen him so focused.

Anyway. See what you can do with Draco and maybe this weekend we can break things to him. Oh, and you're coming with me to Laszlo's on Sunday, remember, for tea? Not going racing with the Quidditch side.

Re: Private Message to Harry

[alt_harry]

Okay. I'll try.

Uh.

What sort of things do you think I could say that would help? Without, you know, telling him about the lock?

And I remember about Sunday. I mean, of course I do. It's Sirius. I wouldn't forget that.

Re: Private Message to Harry

[alt_hermione]

Well, you could sound him out more, I think. Draco doesn't much care to be told what to think or what to do, so maybe if you asked him more questions about what he does think, and then you could use that to talk about what other people might think. Like whether muggleborns should be allowed to learn magic or whether it would be all right to help muggles to escape, or even smaller things like whether halfbloods should really be fostered. Things like that.

Or you could ask his opinion of the people on the ISS lock without telling him that they're part of a secret group.

Re: Private Message to Harry

[alt_harry]

Okay.

Maybe I could start with the galleon. Like what people have been saying on it. And how being able to talk about things in private is important, even if you don't agree with what other people say all the time. And go from there about what he thinks.

[alt_sally_anne]

Hey, I'm really glad you were able to come.

Which tutoring session are you going to pick, after lunch? (I'm doing Potions, of course. I'll probably pick Potions every single day.)

[alt_justin]

Hello, Hermione,

I agree with Sally-Anne: It was a splendid surprise to find you here.

I say, is this really Sirius's house? It's quite brilliant, though I can well understand he might not think so. Imagine having a shrieking portrait as a burglar alarm, what?

-Justin

[alt_pansy]

Especially seeing as it's his own mum.

That was certainly very odd.

[alt_justin]

Pansy,

Oh, that's right, you've been here before, hadn't you? Has it changed very much, then? I say, it's well fascinating to think he grew up here. That was his mother? I say.

Do you suppose he'd object if we went for a tour after tea? Not to invade privacy or anything but I'm well certain the library and study and attics and such are just as interesting as the drawing rooms.

-Justin

[alt_sally_anne]

Well, the portrait wouldn't have been here, or at least it wouldn't have been shrieking. Because Pansy got to spend time with the real old lady.

For Christmas hols.

[alt_ron]

Well said, you!

And too right!