I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_justin]

Hullo, all,

I say, something's going on....Did any of you lot hear whether there was anything more about those first-years who were involved in the scuffle yesterday?

Because I just got back to the Hufflepuff Common Room, what, and there's a small knot of Prefects (including Diggory) looking after Chelsea Abbott.

Sally-Anne, you've not heard there's anything wrong? Abbott looks well exhausted. Ought I to ask Susan, do you think?

-Justin

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[alt_ron]

Imperius as a punishment?

That's-

Yeah, never mind. I know exactly what it's like, and it's rubbish.

But Madam Umbridge isn't a teacher. I don't think she can do that. Milland can't, I know.

[alt_justin]

Quite right, Ron.

-J

[alt_justin]

Ought I to tell Diggory, do you think?

Do you think it happened to Starling, as well?

-J

[alt_sally_anne]

Miserable old bat.

I think you should tell Diggory.

[alt_justin]

Well. We're not certain, though, are we, Sally-Anne?

I hardly think Diggory will appreciate being given accusations about a member of staff, even if we've got a fair suspicion.

Ron, Neville, Evelyn--apart from her being well knackered, what, did Starling say or do anything similar to Abbott's behaviour?

-J

[alt_sally_anne]

You don't have to say 'Madam Umbridge cast Imperius on Starling and Abbott,' you could just tell him what Evelyn said about Starling and the rest and surely he could piece it together on his own.

Or you could say that you think SOMEONE cast Imperius on her and you're quite worried and upset because who would do such a thing? And let him work out on his own it was Umbridge.

[alt_justin]

I didn't have to mention either Madam Umbridge or the Imperius, at all, in point of fact.

I simply told him that Starling was acting much the same as Abbott. He'll work out the rest. At least, I assume so by the look on his face, what?

-J

[alt_neville]

Yeah, that should do it.

[alt_justin]

And yes, she bally well is, what?

-J

[alt_hydra]

Your parents used Imperius on you?

That rather surprises me. But it is awful, isn't it?

[alt_sally_anne]

It wasn't his parents, it was his brother. At least if we're talking about the same time.

I seriously can't even begin to imagine Mrs Weasley casting Imperius on anyone. I'm not sure she COULD. She might badger them relentlessly until they said 'alright! fine! whatever you say!' though.

[alt_sally_anne]

I should've said -- it was Percy, not Fred or George. (Or Charlie or Bill. Ron has rather a lot of brothers.)

[alt_hydra]

Oh, I see.

Yes, he does have a lot of brothers.

[alt_ron]

Yeah. It wasn't my parents. It was my brother, Percy. When he was Head Boy.

And then there was the time Patil hexed me to have to write everyone who put anything in the journals all day on my birthday. That was like Imperius, too. And it wasn't just embarrassing, it was really bloody dangerous, because I ended up having to write stuff to people like Director Selwyn and Mr and Mrs Malfoy and your mum. And that wasn't- good.

[alt_pansy]

I remember that. I stayed up til midnight to make sure it'd worn off.

[alt_ron]

Yeah.

I remember that part, too.

Thanks.

[alt_pansy]

I'd do it again, tuna brain.

After hexing the snot out of Padma Patil first, of course.