I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

I don't know how anyone could think that Neville would need to FAKE tripping over his own feet.

Also, I don't know what I was thinking, packing my journal in my school trunk.

Neville, I'm going to wait until Draco and Harry have calmed down and then point out that you've always been a pillock, if you don't mind. I think it's probably better if Draco thinks of you as stupid and harmless, rather than a blood traitor.

Finally, I want to know what Snake-hating sadist came up with the Slytherin schedule. On Mondays I have Double Transfiguration first thing, then Defence, then Double Potions, then Dark Arts. Two hours of Carrow first thing on Monday AND I'm barely going to have time to go to the loo AND I finish the day with Alecto Carrow.

On the bright side we have a lot of classes with Gryffindors this year. Well, maybe it's not so bright; I hate to think of the sort of trouble Draco could make for Neville in Potions class. Although he really likes Potions, he wouldn't normally cause trouble there. Still.

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[alt_neville]

Thanks for that. I think.

No, seriously, you'd be a lot better at calming Malfoy down than I would ever be. I don't mind getting called stupid, so long as they drop that blood-traitor stuff. (And it's even true, I suppose.)

Even if you can't manage that, I'm willing to put up with a lot, so long as they leave Evelyn mostly alone.

I have to admit, it's hard luck that Marvolo came out agreeing with Malfoy, though. And having him be on the outs with Ron doesn't exactly help either.

[alt_sally_anne]

You're not stupid, but you're even more clumsy than Morag. Honestly I don't know how Draco could think you tripped because you were taking the mickey.

And no. I agree about Harry.

What are things like with Finnigan these days? I suppose Thomas still talks to him.

[alt_pansy]

Did you see what Professor LeStrange wrote?

That's pretty good, I think. I mean, it still looks like you meant to make fun, but it sort of doesn't make it into a big deal, and Draco and Harry'll listen to him.

I still think an apology would be a good move, though.

[alt_sally_anne]

I agree.

Pansy, I was thinking maybe Neville could write to him privately to say that he really did just trip and he feels terrible that Professor Lestrange would think he was making fun given that he's someone Neville greatly respects and is eager to learn from? If he wrote it privately, it wouldn't restart the fight with Draco saying OH YES YOU WERE MAKING FUN YOU TRIPPED ON PURPOSE YOU PONCE and so on and back and forth. But he could say something right away, tonight. If Professor Lestrange is on Neville's side that'll help a lot, and he's not a bad sort, you know, in general.

Do you think a private comment is a good idea, or a bad idea?

[alt_pansy]

Well, I think other people would see he was writing a private comment, and would probably guess that it had an apology in it, which wouldn't really be a bad thing -- I mean, it'd be the sort of thing one ought to do, you can't get angry about that. And since no-one but Professor LeStrange could read what was in it, they couldn't argue with it, like you said.

So yeah.

I mean, it's up to you what you say and all, Neville, and you'd probably say things best your own way anyways. But I don't see how it could hurt.

[alt_neville]

I'll do that.

[alt_lee]

Oh ugh. Amycus Carrow's weighed in with Professor Lestrange. That's all that Neville needs now.

[alt_gredforge]

That git.

Carrow, obviously. It's too soon to know whether Lestrange is a git, too.

[alt_sally_anne]

A lot of the grownups dislike Carrow. So hopefully Professor Lestrange is one of them.

[alt_neville]

Well, I did it.

I said some things that I really hated saying, too. I hope he buys it. Thanks for your suggestions, but I think I'm absolutely pants at being Slytherin sly.

(Gah, I think I need some chocolate myself.)

[alt_sally_anne]

Good for you, Neville.

Go tell Percy you think you need chocolate, Siobhan has some so surely he does too.

[alt_pansy]

It really does help. The chocolate, I mean.