Hands off, thank you

[alt_draco]

Look here, just because someone offers to share their Earl Grey tea to one person doesn't mean that the option is open to every Tom, Dick, and, ,.. whoever. My stash has dwindled down to scarcely a handful of tea leaves, and it was meant to last well into the month of October. My Martin Miggs' comics aren't for just anyone to read, either. I'm not a lending library, am I? And yet I can't find my new issue anywhere, not even in my usual hiding spots. This is why I really prefer not to share, if at all possible. Once you start sharing, everyone just comes round and takes whatever they like, when they like. Prats.

I would also like to point out that choosing not to share notes with a house-mate doesn't always make one a git. I don't mind showing my notes to house-mates who don't have their notes for a good reason, like illness, or a bout of confusion that occured during one of Professor Slughorn's more colourful stories about his "wily youth," but honestly, if one's mucking about with spells like that, spells that could destroy their notes and worse, I'd rather they borrow somebody elses than mine. Sorry Harry, but you know I'm right.

I can barely see for all the Transfiguration revision I've done, and to judge by some of the ugly, gawping faces I've seen in the library, I'm not the only one. No one wants to pull a Longbottom and lose one-hundred points for their house this week. I don't see that happening to anyone in Slytherin, but you never know with Professor Carrow. He's a bit...unpredictable.

Comments

[alt_harry]

You still ought've lent me your notes. It's all right though.

Anyhow I didn't steal your earl grey, and I don't see why you care what happened to your comic. It isn't as though it got hurt.

[alt_draco]

Under ordinary circumstances I would have, of course.

How do I know it hasn't gotten hurt? You didn't set fire to it too, did you? I just don't like not knowing where my things are, you know that.

[alt_narcissa]

I've packed more tea in your next box; I'll send it up to school tomorrow. Is there anything else you need?

[alt_draco]

I wasn't trying to give you a hint, Mother, just so you know. But there's nothing else that I can think of that I need.

[alt_narcissa]

Of course I didn't think you were hinting, Draco. But I would hate to think of you going without because some horrid thief thinks they're entitled to your things.

[alt_draco]

People are just angry, I guess, if they can't get nice tea like we can. Though if their parents really wanted to, and they were any good at magic, they could transfigure some regular tea into nice tea and send it to them.

[alt_narcissa]

The transfigured stuff is never really quite as good as the proper kind though, is it? Although that's no excuse for theft.

[alt_draco]

I'll be more careful with the tea you send off tomorrow.

[alt_narcissa]

You won't have to. Just keep it safe in the tea chest.

[alt_draco]

Alright, Mother, I will. Thank you.

[alt_sally_anne]

I didn't take any of your tea, just so you know, I don't mind the sort they serve here. I did take one of your sugar quills the day you said I could. It was lovely, thank you.

Ask Crabbe where your comic is.

Did Harry really cast fiend Harry got my notes back to me undamaged but if I'd been there to see him cast but I don't blame you for and I think he'll take better care of his own in the future.

[alt_draco]

If you want some of my tea you can ask. I suppose.

I will speak to Crabbe about my comic at once.

[alt_sally_anne]

No, really, I've always had transfigured tea to drink, I really don't mind the kind they serve here. Now if you get more sugar quills in your care package I might ask you for one of those.

[alt_draco]

Yes, I imagine you have.

I didn't ask for sugar quills, but my Mother occasionally likes to surprise me. So we will see.

[alt_pansy]

I want a sugar quill!