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[alt_sally_anne]

Well detention wasn't too bad.

Professor Slughorn had me spend most of the afternoon doing inventory in his supply cabinet, he said it was a chore he didn't much care for. So I weighed beetle eyes and flobberworm pus and counted things like whiplace pods and turtle shells. And it really was dull and I was indoors on a nice afternoon when everyone else was celebrating the end of exams. Then he had me deliver a bunch of things that needed to go to other professors. There were a set of silver flasks that needed to go to the hospital wing, I took those first. And then another set of flasks to Mr Lupin's cottage, he told me when he took them that they were for repelling creatures from the gardens and things like that and also there was one for healing injured pets, he has someone's owl who got sick and this was like the owl equivalent of pepper-up potion.

And then he had me take something down to the house-elves which actually made them a little cross, I think they thought they could have come and fetched it themselves.

And then one big silver flask to Professor Macnair and he was even crosser than the house-elves and acted like I'd burst in on him in the loo or something. I knocked and waited for him to open the door and anyway all he was doing was practicing the tinwhistle. I didn't know he liked music and he didn't sound bad, I don't know why he acted like I'd seen him doing something horribly embarrassing.

Now Pansy and I are going to Draco's party. The question I'm wondering is whether grapefruit tastes like grapes? There isn't a lot so I don't know if I'll get to taste it but I expect it does because why else would it be called that?

Comments

[alt_padma]

Really, you're not playing chess with Weasley?

[alt_sally_anne]

Maybe later. Draco only has one birthday a year, Weasley's up for chess anytime.

[alt_ron]

So what's all this about Macnair going mental? And playing pipes? I mean, Macnair?! Pipes?

And he seemed like he was in a pretty good mood this afternoon. He got the elves to lay out a really wizard spread of cakes and sweets and stuff. I brought some of the leftovers down with me, and they're not from Harrows or wherever in New London, but they're really good!

So he really went shouty crackers at you, then?

[alt_sally_anne]

Not exactly shouty crackers but he was really cross. And he was playing a tin whistle not pipes.

[alt_ron]

A tin whistle? I mean that's sort of naff, innit? Er, Macnair doesn't seem the type.

I guess I might be pretty embarrassed if someone caught me practicing something like that. Was he any good?

[alt_sally_anne]

Well he wasn't bad. Decent tone and he could play the tune alright.

[alt_ron]

So what was his problem with you turning up? That doesn't make sense at all?

I mean, I know he's tetchy and all, but that's no excuse to go biting your head off when you were just bringing him something from another professor.

[alt_macnair]

You both talk as if a Professor oughta justify his moods to you lot. And as if he can't read, as well.

[alt_ron]

Er, sorry, sir.

The sweets you sent up for us were really great. And what's greater is that exams are over and there's a whole summer before I have to open a book again!

[alt_ron]

So we really can't come out and see the hippocampussiwotsits? Are they out there singing now?

[alt_macnair]

Stay inside.

[alt_sally_anne]

There's a spot up one of the towers with a good view of the lake, want Pansy and me to show you where? We might be able to see them there now.

[alt_ron]

Oh, that would be wizard!

I was just sorta hoping he'd take us out to see them at the lake, but that doesn't look like happening, does it? So, yeah! Let's go up the tower and see if we can see from there.

[alt_harry]

Wait Sally Anne can I see you for a moment? In the common room? I want to ask you something.