I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_justin]

I say, I think it's dashed unfair to ask us to sit through this dry old lecture, what, after all the swimming, running, flying and marching we've been doing since before breakfast!

(If anyone asks, we're taking notes, yes? And if anyone should need to know something about the Falklands, my mother had a cousin in the Royal Navy--but I rather think it does make sense, given how it took the military out of the country at just the right (or wrong) time.)

Still, this is the only way I think I shall bally well keep awake, if he insists on droning on, what?

-Justin

Comments

[alt_pansy]

That's just awful.

Isn't he brilliant at arithmancy? And they're just never going to let him do magic again.

Ugh.

Ugh ugh ugh.

[alt_justin]

Yes, it is. Bally well awful, indeed.

It's not discussed much outside of Ravenclaw, what, but I did notice that a great many professors were trying to help him pull up his marks in advance of O.W.L.s. I mean to say, it's quite clear in the documents concerning halfbloods that if one doesn't qualify after taking the exams, one's status may be revoked.

I do think Ron's right and it's the first time it's happened quite so blatantly, what?

Still, it's sobering. According to Ernie, Michael's trying to make sure that he and Steve are in decent revising groups. I can't bally well blame him, can you?

-Justin

[alt_ron]

That's just daft, isn't it?

I mean, if he's all that in Arithmancy, well. You'd think they'd want the best wizards in a field like that to have jobs. Isn't that better for the Protectorate than changing his status and sending him away?

[alt_justin]

If one wants to make an example of a halfblood who didn't think rules would apply to him?

It's barbaric, what, but it's not daft. Or, well, of course it's daft--it's mad ridiculous!--but there's method in the madness.

I'm sure it should have been quite different had Capper been fostered to an important or influential family--or if he'd even made an effort in subjects other than Arithmancy.

It's a bally well terrible thing to happen to him, all the same. But there's no denying that it's having quite an effect on every other halfblood in Hogwarts, what?

I say, suddenly tonight's lecture seems a bit more important. I think Linus Moon took loads of notes. Perhaps I'll ask if I might compare.

-Justin

[alt_hydra]

He is, yes. When I was in the library he helped me with one of my problems, once. Or he tried to. I'm afraid I didn't really understand his explanation, as it went entirely over my head.