I solemnly swear that I am up to no good

[alt_sally_anne]

Alright here's what I think.

I went looking today for potions that would let a boy be a girl for a while and I didn't find one that would just switch you over. But I DID find a reference to one that lets you turn into a whole different person. I think the instructions for it were all in the Restricted section but it's easy to get in there if you're Harry, I mean who'd tell him no? Or Draco, even.

I don't think they just hexed Sandoval and Laverty, I think they TURNED INTO Sandoval and Laverty, that's why they wound up acting like a couple of girls who'd put on a bra for the first time ever, they basically were.

And the ONLY reason they'd have done it last night was to slip into Carrow's group and find out what they're up to.

Did they?

I mean, what ARE they up to? Hermione did they tell you? I told Harry what I overheard but it's not as if I overheard very much. I think it's Carrow who petrified people and killed Dennis but I don't expect he'd have told his Transfiguration group about it. But maybe Harry thought he would have, and that's why?

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[alt_sally_anne]

Luckily it does look like they hexed her hard enough she doesn't remember NOT being at Professor Carrow's group.

I mean if I'm right.

If she did, they'd know someone impersonated her and Harry and Draco were not exactly discreet last night in their journals. Hermione did they have a plan if they get caught? Is Draco going to say he brewed it himself so you don't get in trouble?

[alt_ron]

Wait. Whoa. WHOA.

They what?

[alt_sally_anne]

Well we know it HAS to be a potion and it sounded last night like they were wearing unfamiliar clothing. But they were in the corridors at the school, it's not as if they could have been running around in muggle clothes or something, and they really did sound like

and we know Lana Sandoval got hexed and you don't hex someone with a potion. I mean if they thought she was the one petrifying people they might have tried to get her to take veritaserum, but then why Laverty?

Anyway like I said I went looking for potions that turn boys into girls (or girls into boys, for that matter) and I found something about a potion that turns you into a whole different person and everything fell into place, I mean it makes SENSE.

[alt_ron]

Wait.

Hang on.

They stole her clothes, you mean? That's what they were going shouty crackers about in the journals? That they couldn't get out of Sandoval's clothes? And Laverty's, but

her clothes?

so, like,

whoa

they had to take off

and put on

while

[alt_sally_anne]

Well they could've just nicked a Ravenclaw uniform from the elves, unless every girl in Ravenclaw does her own laundry. Which can't possibly be the case because I expect Padma Patil would sooner DIE than scrub robes..

But did you see where Sandoval said she wanted her earrings back? They must have knocked her out and then taken her jewelry. Which PROVES I'm right because can you imagine Harry and Draco stealing some girl's jewelry just for ...well it's not like they need the money and they certainly wouldn't want it to wear!

[alt_ron]

But they did wear it.

[alt_sally_anne]

Right but to disguise themselves as her. Or one of them did..

Not because Draco looked into the mirror one morning and said, 'you know what would really look dashing on me? Lana Sandoval's earrings.'

[alt_ron]

Ew. That's just wrong.

[alt_lee]

Whoa. If they took Sandoval's earrings--well, I guess Sandoval has pierced ears, right? So whichever one of them turned into her would then have pierced ears, too. But if he didn't time it right and turned back, then he would have had the earring stuck in his earlobe. Except there wouldn't be any hole there anymore, I suppose. So it would have been like it was grown in there. And he wouldn't have been able to get it out. Can you imagine what that would have been like if he came down to potions today with earrings locked in his earlobes?

[alt_gredforge]

Wicked.

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh surely he'd have been able to get them out..

But I reckon he'd have pierced ears after.

He probably got them out before he changed back though or they'd have mentioned something hurting when they were trying to get Hermione to come help them.

[alt_ron]

And what'd they do? Leave them with no clothes on?

Isn't that against the law? I mean

if they were wearing her y'know, things, then

whoa

I hope Mum never hears about this

[alt_sally_anne]

They couldn't possibly have left her naked..

We'd have HEARD.

I mean that is the sort of gossip that gets around FAST.

I wonder which elf does the laundry for Ravenclaw house, if it's the one that cleans Ravenclaw or a different one? I bet they know if two uniforms went missing from the clean laundry and then turned up later dirty.y.

[alt_hermione]

Oh stop being so utterly DAFT, when you use that potion your clothes change too. It's only the jewelry that doesn't. Only when they changed back, I guess some parts of the girls' clothes stuck around - I must've messed the brewing up a bit.

Honestly.

[alt_hermione]

Honestly, I thought I'd mess it up far worse!! What if something really horrid had happened? I don't think I could've fixed it. And then they'd have to go to the Hospital wing and it'd all come out!!

[alt_sally_anne]

It changes your CLOTHES?

How does the potion know what you're wearing just from a hair?

What if the person you changed into changes her clothes after you take the potion, do your clothes change too?

[alt_hermione]

I don't know! I hadn't ever heard of Polyjuice before they came up with it and asked me to help.

I suppose I'll never find out, either, as I can't imagine ever brewing it again.

[alt_ron]

Don't take this the wrong way or anything, but who'd want to turn into a girl? Even for a little while?

I mean, what if they'd done it wrong and not turned back?

!!!!!

Or, er. What if it hadn't lasted long enough and Carrow'd caught them?

Hermione, could you just please tell us if that's what they did?

whoa

[alt_sally_anne]

Well I CERTAINLY wouldn't want to turn into a boy. Ew.

If it's the potion I read about it wears off. I mean I'm sure it can go wrong, anything can go wrong. If Carrow had caught them, I suppose they reckoned they couldn't get in TOO terrible trouble because of who they are. I

And even though I wouldn't want to be a boy I might consider it if I could get a bunch of information about who was petrifying people.

[alt_ron]

But if you turned into an actual boy, I mean one you knew and all, and you

you'd have to

you'd see

you'd

uh

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh RON

Yes I suppose I would see pretty much EVERYTHING.

I'd be sure to file it away for future blackmail purposes too. I mean, you never know what'll come in useful.

Lucky for you I don't have any polyjuice potion unless Hermione saved some.

[alt_ron]

That's a silly name for a potion. And she better not have.

[alt_sally_anne]

If she did I don't expect she'll give me any anyway. And if she did I wouldn't use it to turn into a friend, you git. What a waste!

[alt_hermione]

Even if I wanted to, it's all used up anyway.

[alt_gredforge]

Pity. We would have loved to have taken some off your hands.

Don't suppose we could persuade you to brew some more?

[alt_sally_anne]

Who do you want to change into?

[alt_gredforge]

The possibilities are endless.

[alt_ron]

You didn't, did you? Hermione?

Wait. So did you turn into someone, too, then?

And do you know who you'll turn into? How does that work, then?

[alt_sally_anne]

Well the book I found that mentioned the potion said you can pick who you're turning into but it didn't say how..

[alt_hermione]

No, I didn't turn into anyone.

You use people's hairs.

[alt_neville]

Polyjuice potion? So that's what it was. Of course!

[alt_lee]

Why? You mean you've heard about it before?

[alt_neville]

I've see well, yeah, I have heard of it. Criminy, Hermione, that's supposed to be really a pain to brew. It really works good, though. It does make you look exactly like the person you're imitating. And it sounds like they got away with it. So far, anyway.

I wonder what they learned while they were at the meeting? Did they tell you?

[alt_sally_anne]

Although I wouldn't go infiltrating Carrow's office because that's just MAD. And if he caught me he'd probably kill me!