Mudblood complications

[alt_draco]

Father's last Owl mentioned the importance of writing in my journal and not just writing comments in everyone elses'. I hadn't forgotten, only I've been awfully busy and I'm looking forward to Easter holiday because I think that when I get back, my detentions are over at last.

This last week's detentions were with Professor Lockhart. He wanted me to clean and polish the gallery of art in his office. It's all photographs and paintings of him, usually with someone famous, though in some of them he's standing with one foot on the back of some dark creature that he's conquered. There's really a great load of pictures, and they go all the way up to the ceiling so its good he has one of those sliding ladders like there are in the library. It was funny, though, because I thought the pictures would just be dusty but instead a lot of them were sort of..smeary, I guess. So cleaning them really wasn't that easy.

The real problem was that Dennis came in and tried to help me. I didn't even see him because I was way up on top the ladder and he was way down low near the floor. Only Professor Lockhart came in to check on me and he said he was disappointed that I would recruit my mudblood servant to assist me. Dennis tried to tell him that he came in on his own to help and that Master Draco didn't know he was there, and Professor Lockhart just laughed after that and sent him on his way. But of course Dennis didn't move because he waits until I send him away before he leaves. So I sent him away. But I see now why Harry didn't think Dennis was a very good servant. Because he wants to help you so much but he's too little, or something, to know when and where he should be helping sometimes. I tried to talk to him about never doing anything for me unless I specefically ask for it, and he said that he wouldn't be a very good slave if he did that. That he needs to be able to anticipate my needs to be the best slave there is. I like the idea of him anticipating my needs, but so far he's not very good at it. So after my detentions are over I think I'll have to work on that with him.

One thing I like, though, is that even though they know Dennis is a mudblood, his magic has never manifested - at least not yet. He told me he hopes it never does and I told him I hope so too. If mudbloods steal magic they must steal it from the people they're closest to, so if he decides he can't help it and he needs magic, I'm positive that it's mine that he'll get. I really do wonder how they do that, though. I suppose it's something that the grownups will figure out, eventually.


Here's something else: did anyone see my Aunt Bellatrix at school last week? Around Thursday I think? If she was here it must have been important business, because she didn't come round to say hi to me or to Harry.

Comments

[alt_harry]

Thats it about Dennis exactly. I didnt know quite how to put it. Good show. Only maybe hell get better when hes older? Hermione doesnt do anything like that. Hermione just does what I tell her to. She doesnt try to anticipate.

I wonder how Hermiones magic manifested. I ought to ask her. I bet she turned her hair to snakes.

[alt_draco]

Harry...I don't think you ought to ask about her magic.

Her hair's really awful. Maybe you should cut it off. I found a big long springy strand of it on my robes yesterday, ugh!

I thought you were calling her Granger.

[alt_harry]

Why not?

It is kind of awful isnt it. Maybe we should cut it off. Only if we cut it short it would look worse I think. Maybe we can give her some shampoo or something. Other girls hair doesnt look like hers so they must do something to it to make it less frizzled.

Well you call Dennis Dennis.

[alt_draco]

I don't know, but it seems like it might be dangerous to have her talk about magic. It might make her want to do some?

What about that thing Hydra does to her hair, plaiting? Or maybe get her a big hat and it could be all stuffed up inside of it.

I don't know if Dennis has any other name, I just remember that you that you said you were going to call her Granger, that's all. And when you're at Buckingham you just might want to keep on with that.

[alt_harry]

I suppose. Only I dont think she could. She doesnt have a wand so she couldnt really, except the kind you cant help. Eventually I suppose she'll do some of the kind you cant help. People always say you cant stop magic, dont they? But Dennis is probably all right as long as he just never starts.

A hat!!! What kind of a hat? It would have to be awfully big. I dont know how to knit. I suppose we could find someone who does know how. Or I could ask Father to buy one for me for her.

Good idea on that last part.

[alt_draco]

Yeah, but it'll look like you care, unless you can make it seem like you don't.

Millie has that really squashy knit cap she wore at winter, with the ear flaps and the pom-pom on top, and if it fit Millie's head you know it'll hold a lot of hair. We could try to nick it, or maybe she could be talked into donating it if we gave her enough sweets.

[alt_harry]

I bet shed give it. We can always send Herm Granger to Honeydukes if we dont have enough. Millys a glutton!!

[alt_draco]

I know, she can never have enough sweets. It'll be easy.

[alt_megan]

Don't they do something to them to keep them from stealing magic?

[alt_draco]

I think they're still figuring that part out. It makes me feel better, though, to know that Dennis doesn't want to steal magic. He was practically crying at the thought of it.

[alt_megan]

What? They don't? They're all around us where they could steal magic from anyone! And some of them are creepy. What if they do it by accident? Like when your magic starts and you don't know about it. And stuff happens. Before you have a wand.

I'm staying away from them. I don't know how you stand thinking about it.

[alt_draco]

That's why they put them in camps, Jones. I can't believe you don't know about this yet. That old lady you live with doesn't teach you much, does she?

Being around them really bothered me at first but I'm getting more used to it. Plus I think if you act scared of them, it probably makes them feel like they have power over you.

[alt_megan]

I know that. My guardian teaches me what I need to know. She's very painstaking, especially about making sure I know about mudbloods. And halfbloods. And purebloods. But the ones that are here aren't in camps. There's at least three of them. Right here with us.

I thought they'd made them safe. Somehow.

I suppose if they stole it we could steal it back. Since we're real witches and wizards.

[alt_draco]

I think if they die you get your magic back.

[alt_megan]

Ooooooooh.

I wonder if it feels funny when you get it back.

[alt_draco]

Probably feels either really brilliant or really awful.

[alt_padma]

I guess that's a good point, about making them feel powerfull or what, by acting afraid of them.

Are you really used to it now? But yours is sort of like a puppy, where Marvolo's is all, er, not.

[alt_draco]

Just because she's bigger than a puppy doesn't mean Harry can't keep her in line.

[alt_padma]

No, I meant that he sort of looks like a puppy, and he acts like one, I mean, you can practickly see his tail wagging. It's kinda cute.

But Granger's not like that at all. Well, maybe she's eager, I dunno. But she doesn't look like something you'd want to pet.

[alt_draco]

Ha, I wonder if I should give him a tail! Except Father probably wouldn't approve so I won't. But it would be a good way to practise, maybe. I've never done magic that difficult before.

Harry likes that she's not eager, I guess.

[alt_seamus]

You could practise your magic on your mudblood if you had spells you needed to practise couldnt you? Like the leg locker jinx. Or stunning spells when your older, dont OWL students learn that in Defense?

So as long as you could convince someone that the tail was to learn something for school it would probably be okay.

[alt_draco]

Well for Jinxes Harry and me usually practise on each other. It's loads more fun that way. I don't think Harry would want a tail, though. And I don't know, I probably won't give one to Dennis.

[alt_pansy]

Dennis does kind of have a way of appearing to help when you don't expect him.

Do you think you saw your Aunt? I saw someone outside when I was looking out the window in History of Magic, but I couldn't tell who it was.

It could have been her, though.

[alt_draco]

I didn't actually see her, I heard someone else did.

[alt_lucius]

I don't know if Dennis has any other name

Creevey, as I told you in the letter I sent when you embarked upon ownership. However, as he is so docile, it can hardly hurt to use his given name; I understand that the servants at Buckingham did so regularly.

We look forward to seeing you home, Draco.

I fear it may be lonelier than you are accustomed as Harry will be with his esteemed Father during the holiday and it is ... unclear at present whether other visitors shall be permitted. We ought to discuss whether there are other acquaintances you have made with whom you might wish to spend time. I have already spoken to your Great-Uncle Stephen about a visit with Seamus Finnigan.

[alt_draco]

Oh, sorry. I forget that you said that in your letter, Father.

I suppose seeing Finnigan would be all right. I wish Harry could come too, though.

[alt_seamus]

I thought mudbloods stole magic from wizard children whose magic isnt manifested yet and thats why there are squibs. So youd be safe from Dennis. I mean if you werent safe the Ministry wouldnt let mudbloods anywhere near wizards would they? But I still wouldnt want one in my dormitory.

Mr Rosier says your coming over some time during hols. If you bring your broom maybe we can go flying? Well if you dont bring your broom Mr Rosier has loads and you could borrow but Id love to see yours. It sounds wizard.

[alt_draco]

Yes, well, it seems like their still figuring out a lot about mudbloods. You never know what might be possible.

I'd only ever bring over my own broom, of course. I've been dying to fly it. How good are you at flying? You helped Padma, didn't you?