wintery visits

[peterxy]

 So it goes.

Sadde doesn't come up with a good idea for a club for most Slytherins. Their intersecting interests seem to lie in the vicinity of "Pureblood club" and that's something Sadde will not support. They haven't managed to befriend all firsties, but their consistent association with the Ravenclaws coupled with helping people out pretty consistently has gotten most people to give them the benefit of the doubt. The trickster-ish streak does mean people are a bit confused about them, though.

Older Slytherins are still pretty resolutely against Sadde, but that's not too bad, and it's only been three and a half months.

(Also, Sadde has managed to not ask Miranda about her plans for a month and a half. Even if the curiosity is eating them inside.)

And Winter Holidays are next week.

Comments

[chanuphis]

"When will we sleep?"

[mrwoods]

"Sleep is for the weak!"

[chanuphis]

"We'll see how that philosophy works for you, then, and I'll be the control group."

[mrwoods]

He laughs. "No thanks, I definitely need my sleep."

[chanuphis]

"Thought so."

[mrwoods]

"Oh shut up."

[chanuphis]

[mrwoods]

"No I didn't mean that I like it when you talk."

[chanuphis]

She sticks her tongue out at him.

[mrwoods]

He grins. "Anyway, when do you wanna start practising the Patronus?"

[chanuphis]

"How about now?"

[mrwoods]

"That's why I like you!" Pause. "Amongst other things."

[chanuphis]

Miranda giggles. "Let's go find an empty classroom."

[mrwoods]

"Alright!"

And lo, an empty classroom.

[chanuphis]

And: "Expecto Patronum!"

Fuckall.

[mrwoods]

Giggle. "Expecto Patronum!"

About the same.

[chanuphis]

"What's your happy memory?"

[mrwoods]

"Receiving McGonagall's visit and finally receiving some information about the stuff that went on around me all my life. Yours?"

[chanuphis]

"Getting my second wand, with the big globe of light. Yours sounds more like 'relief' than 'happiness' to me..."

[mrwoods]

"Hmm, yeah, I guess, but I don't know if I'd call yours 'happiness' either? It sounds more like... 'wonder'?"

[chanuphis]

"I don't think so? I'd done accidental magic before and seen lots of magic and I'd already gotten my first wand."

[mrwoods]

"Hmm I guess but then why would that specific event make you particularly happy?"

[chanuphis]

"It was more dramatic than my first wand's sparks. It felt - good. Powerful, well-fitted." Pause. "Granted, I now don't use it as much because it keeps sending things flying and the first one is more controllable for everyday, but if I ever really needed to blast something it'd be there for me."

[mrwoods]

"Hmm, yeah, okay, I guess that wouldn't have occurred to me as an example of 'happy.' Maybe that's not the right kind of happy? I didn't finish reading the part about Patronus, they started giving examples of people who could cast it, maybe there's something about that."

He grabs the book from his bag to check that out.

[chanuphis]

"It's uncommon enough that they list examples?"