The incident

[alt_draco]

Can anyone really be that unlucky? Even if he did live at the camps and think he was a mudblood his whole life, it just doesn't seem possible that someone can create that much havoc all on their own. Maybe the Transfiguration classroom is cursed, or that chair that Thomas sits in. I suppose we'll know more if all that mud business keeps up even with a new teacher for Transfiguration.

Harry's still quite upset. He doesn't want to disrespect Professor Carrow but he doesn't like it when people try to mess about with his belongings, especially if its Granger. Professor Slughorn says it's a good manners to share, and Harry normally really likes to share, but I think it's different with Granger because she's not a broomstick or a book, she's a per mudblood, and hardly anyone gets to have one of their very own. And she saved Harry's life once, too. I'd feel the same way if I were him. If it were Dennis who I had to share, I mean.

Now I'm sure that Harry will speak to his Father about it, and he doesn't do that very often because if he ran to his Father every time somebody or something upset him then most people would be terrified of Harry and he wouldn't have any real mates. It's the same reason why Hydra doesn't run off to Auntie Bella every time someone or something upsets her.

Comments

[alt_padma]

I don't blame Marvolo one bit for being upset. It's like if I borrowed one of Lavender's frocks, I'd have to be sure to take extra-special-care of it, wouldn't I? I would never, ever borrow it just to drag it through the dirt and spill mustard on it or anything like that. And that's sort of what Professor Carrow did, in a way.

Not that I want to disrespect him, either. I mean, he really knows about Transfiguration and I haven't any complaints about how he ran our lessons, but he has his own mudblood, so why on earth would he be so jealous of Harry's?

[alt_draco]

But Lavender could always get a new frock, yeah? I suppose Harry could get a new mudblood, too, but it doesn't really seem so much the same as a frock. You're right that Professor Carrow wasn't very careful at all, but I reckon he had some brilliant lesson planned and he didn't mean for it to go all pear-shaped.

I don't understand how Professor Lockhart will have time to teach both Dark Arts and Transfiguration AND be Head of Gryffindor.

[alt_padma]

Right, and that's why it's so much worse, because while he can get another, I dunno, I reckon he's sort of used to this one now. And she's all trained up. And I guess he'd feel sort of sad to lose her, like when Smith lost his dog last year and he was all mopey for a while.

I think you must be right and Professor Carrow had something brilliant planned .... but if that's so, he should have known better than to use Thomas, don't you think? Or maybe he planned to fix Thomas, and stop him turning all his spells to mud!!! That must be it! You're really quite clever.

[alt_draco]

Yeah, I bet he wanted to fix him...

Sorry I missed the meeting last night, what with all that went on. Teddy and Blaise filled me in on what happened, but I'll definitely be there next time.

[alt_pansy]

I wanted to go too, but my stomach was feeling off, so I thought I was getting sick.

But I'm fine now.

I'll be there next time, though.

[alt_padma]

Well, you had that detention, didn't you?

[alt_pansy]

Oh, gee, I'd forgot. Thanks for reminding me.

Yeah, that too. But it didn't start till half past seven.