I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

The school shop is pretty wizard actually. I went ahead and queued up for it yesterday because Kathryn Pyle heard from Josephina Gamp that the shop had bobotuber pus soap, it's supposed to be really good for getting rid of spots. Kathryn has horrible spots but she also didn't want to stand in line all day so she paid me to do it for her. Since I was going to be running her errand I asked around and Melinda Pennifold said she'd pay me a sickle if I'd get her a bar of it too. And Charles Warrington wanted chocolates he could give to his girlfriend, and there were a few others, in all I made eight sickles for running everyone else's errands and the best part was, the queue wasn't even that long! Everyone who needed something really urgently went Friday, and the wait was horrible on Friday. No one wanted to deal with it so hardly anyone went on Saturday.

The person running the shop got all suspicious about the fact that I was buying five bars of that soap, I think she thought I was going to hoard it myself to resell, but I'd had everyone make me out a list so I showed the lists to her and explained I was running errands for friends. (I didn't tell her I was paid to do it. I didn't think she really needed to know.) She couldn't decide whether or not to be cross about it. I think she thought it wasn't quite on. I probably won't do it again, I don't want to get in trouble.

I bought myself some new socks, too, and some other things I needed. And some green ink. And I was tempted to get a charmed hairbrush that gets snarles out of your hair without pulling but actually my hair doesn't usually get that snarled.

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[alt_sally_anne]

I just saw what Madam Pomfrey said about spots! I hadn't even realised that they were extra worried because people might think they had the scourge.

If I had spots I'd go get that wash Madam Pomfrey gives you free, but Kathryn and Melinda say the fancy soap smells nicer.

[alt_ron]

I expect they're right about that. Nothing that comes from Madam Pomfrey ever smells or tastes good. I don't think there must be a rule of medimagic that all the potions have to be nasty or they won't be any use.

What are you going to use the green ink for?

Were there really chocs at the shop? Not that it matters, anyhow. I don't expect anybody here would pay me to stand in line for them.

[alt_sally_anne]

I might use the green ink for letters if we ever get to write them again. And send them, I mean.

There were chocs at the shop but no one was sure whether they were transfigured and if they were, from what. Warrington didn't much care, his girlfriend will eat either sort.