alchemical blurb

[mswoods]

The following day, Sadde has Transfiguration in the morning.

She is all over it at lunch.

"Okay, so, Transfig is just about the coolest thing," she says first thing to the Ravenclaws as soon as she sits at the table.

Comments

[chanuphis]

"Because they would have told you about magic in general?"

[mrwoods]

"Yes. Or, at least, I hope they would."

[msmaxwell]

"You never know, maybe your neighbour's a metamorph spy. They could be anyone!"

[chanuphis]

"Why would there be a metamorph spying on Sadde?"

[msmaxwell]

"Clearly to see if he's fit to be a part of their giant conspiracy to take over the world by impersonating all of the world's rulers."

[chanuphis]

"I think you might need to do more than look like the rulers to successfully impersonate them for long."

[msmaxwell]

She shrugs. "I wouldn't know, I'm not a Slytherin."

[chanuphis]

"You're a Ravenclaw, think about it! Rulers know all kinds of stuff that a metamorph wouldn't know; and they have families who'll know them really well, too."

[msmaxwell]

"Sure, that's why the metamorphmagi are spies before they impersonate everyone! So they can learn all the things!"

[chanuphis]

"It'd be really impractical to man a conspiracy entirely with metamorphmagi, though."

[msmaxwell]

"The metamorphmagi are just the field operators! It's a shadow conspiracy, there's lots of people in it!"

[mrwoods]

"You seem to have thought about this a lot."

[chanuphis]

"If you like conspiracy theories, subscribe to the Quibbler."

[msmaxwell]

"I'm just reacting to the things you're saying," she giggles.

[chanuphis]

"Sure, sure."

[mrwoods]

Sadde grins. "You know, you would actually make a fine Slytherin," he comments.

[chanuphis]

"You probably think you're complimenting me."

[mrwoods]

"I mean a real Slytherin, like me!"

[chanuphis]

"As opposed to what, fake Slytherins?"

[mrwoods]

"Yeah! You know, like those who aren't even consistent enough to oppose muggles and then not go ahead and use primitive muggle methods of conflict resolution. Those are totally fake Slytherins."

[chanuphis]

"There are only four houses, I'm not sure you can use such a rigid standard and still expect a roughly even split."

[mrwoods]

He shrugs. "Sure, but apparently the Hat has decided to put the people who don't mind being associated with Slytherin rather than those that really should be Slytherin. Or the blood purists, or whatever. I mean, you can't really say any of them has exactly embodied any of the virtues of Salazar for like forty years." Someone's been reading his war history books.

[chanuphis]

"Salazar did actually care about blood. It was a thing."

[mrwoods]

"Yeah but it wasn't what his House was about."

[pleating]

"Are you sure?"