A fine mess

[alt_draco]

What is with today? I think I've finally got Dennis calmed down now. For a while there he wouldn't stop trying to punish himself like a house elf would, trying to take his eyes out with a toasting fork and whatnot.

Vince, I heard what you were telling people. As if I would really make my mudblood summon scones during Transfiguration because I was too upset to eat breakfast, owing to Patil losing her hair! (Not that I don't feel bad for you, Padma, but I managed my breakfast just fine). So now I suppose I have to give some kind of public explanation, don't I?

Well the truth is that Dennis is... his magic has manifested. And it's been going off at random, inconvenient moments, like during the middle of Professor Carrow's lecture. (I'm terribly sorry I had to leave during lecture, sir, but Dennis was making such a scene and you looked...displeased) Dennis thinks he's a bad mudblood because of it, now, but it seems to me that he can't really help that his magic's shown up. With the way he beats himself up about it he'd obviously turn himself off if he could.

I was going to bring him to class this week because I thought his magic might stay away if I was constantly watching him, but that obviously didn't work. Maybe I should just leave him in our room all the time. Only he isn't really any use to me then, is he?

Comments

[alt_hermione]

I hope it doesn't either, sir, and you know I wouldn't be like Dennis, I mean, I wouldn't let scones come or anything, I'd try to stop myself, and I think I'd do better at it than Dennis, since he's just little.

[alt_harry]

I know Granger.

[alt_draco]

You're just lucky you don't have to deal with this, since you got rid of Dennis and have a good mudblood now who does your homewo as she's told.

[alt_harry]

Sorry. I mean, I'm not sorry I got rid of Dennis. He's a dud. But I'm sorry you have to have him instead. I wish he would be more like Granger. She's too forward. Like Father says, but she's not like Dennis.

[alt_draco]

He used to be alright, fetching chocolates and tidying up and things, but nowadays I feel like I'm looking after him more than he looks after me.

Do you suppose your Father would take him back? But no that'd be like returning a gift. I can't do that.

[alt_harry]

I don't think Father would like that much.

But maybe he'll drown himself in scones. Could you smother yourself in scones?

[alt_draco]

Maybe the batter, but likely not after they've been baked.

[alt_harry]

Unless there was a real load of them.

Too bad.