Waiting

[alt_draco]

No one has told me yet if I'm in trouble because I was with Harry when he ran off to help the mud see about the troll. I was trying to stop him, actually, so if anyone asks me I don't think that I should get into trouble for that. But if I am in trouble, I wish someone would tell me so that I can stop wondering.

I also wish someone would tell me why there was a troll inside in the first place. Someone said it was Professor Macnair's but why did he bring it in the castle? Was it supposed to be part of the feast? So far there's a lot more to watch out for in this school than just ghosts.

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[alt_harry]

I don't know, it was just something he said.

I told him that I made you come with me and he said something about how at least he knew you weren't a Gryffindor. I think that that was nice of him. He spent half the time saying he thought it was good I went after it and half the time saying that no wonder the Hat put me in Gryffindor at first. Only I don't think I'm supposed to talk about that too much, so I won't, any more.

[alt_draco]

I would have gone anyway to make sure you didn't get yourself killed. It's weird, though, because while everything was happening I really did NOT want to be there, but afterwards it felt like we had done something awfully exciting.

[alt_harry]

I thought it was exciting, too.

[alt_neville]

Well, Gryffindor or not, I'm happy to have you and Draco at my back as well as Ron whenever I'm stupid enough to try to charge a troll.

Except you were hanging upside down at the time. Never mind.

(I heard one of the Ravenclaws say once that a Gryffindor's idea of a cunning plan is, "All right! Everybody together on the count of three--!")

[alt_harry]

Hey I thought I was the hero here.

You know it wouldn't have been so bad if Father had made me stay a Gryffindor because you and Ron'd have been there. I'm glad I didn't have to give up my best mate but if I had had to I'd rather it be that I'd go to people like you.

[alt_neville]

It would have been great to have you in our room. Except you might have ended up chucking pillows at me at night like Seamus does, 'cause he says I snore some.

[alt_harry]

I wouldn't do that. I'm nice.

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh I like that joke about Gryffindors. I always figured the rest of us kept you around just for things like handling trolls and maybe stray dragons.

I want to know the answer to Draco's question about the troll. It's not just a mudblood who could've been killed. What if a student had gone out to the loo from the feast? I mean, yes, they'd have had a wand, but they'd have been all alone and the troll would've taken them by surprise. If I'm going to have to worry about trolls walking around the castle I think I'd like to know so I can learn some new spells.

[alt_neville]

I'm a Gryffindor, and I find that joke funny, too.

I'll let Ron handle the dragons, thanks. The troll was more than enough for me!

[alt_sally_anne]

There's got to be a joke in there about fire-breathing dragons and Ron's hair but I can't think of one.

I'm glad you weren't hurt too badly. Probably good we weren't planning to meet to revise Transfiguration today, though. Maybe the knock on the head will turn out to help? Jar something loose, maybe?

[alt_neville]

Reading was making my head hurt some today, so yeah, probably better not to revise today.

As for the knock on the head jarring something loose--well, I can hope!