Weird!

[alt_ernie]

Every one's being all weird at the moment. Wayne been really funny the last week or two and now he's shut himself up in our dorm room and says he won't come out. He reckons he's got the dragon pox and he's on his death bed, but Zach says its just because of potions and how he keeps messing up when he's working with Padma Patil. I think Zach's probably right. I mean, it's a bit fishy, isn't it, how Wayne was fine today and then suddenly felt ill right when we have potions tomorrow.

Megan and Susan are being weird too. I think it's something to do with Meg's hair, because she's done something to it. I don't know what. I think it might be a different colour or something? But Sue seems upset about it, I think. Their being a bit funny, anyway. It must be some sort of girl thing.

I'm off to the library for bit. No weirdness there!

Comments

[alt_draco]

The girls in Slytherin are being mental about hair as well. I don't know why, when most of what they do usually makes them look worse than ever.

[alt_ernie]

Megan just looks the same only with different hair. I don't understand why they have to spend so much time on it. Its only hair!

[alt_draco]

Well, my Fathe Mother does a lot to her hair, but she's a grown up, and even after she's spend time on her hair it doesn't look as if she has.

[alt_ernie]

Well yeah, grown ups are different. And they don't pretend they can't hear each other when one of them is asking the other one for butter at breakfast just because one of them did their hair differently.

[alt_draco]

Oh? Who did that at breakfast?

[alt_ernie]

The girls did. Megs asked Sue for the butter, and Sue pretended not to hear her and just kept talking to Hannah. Well I suppose maybe she really didn't hear her. It might not be hair related at all. But they're just being weird, so I reckon it's all related.

[alt_draco]

Oh, them. Who gives a toss about them?

[alt_ernie]

Well their my friends and housemates and that, so I do.

[alt_megan]

Sometimes people do feel ill. If it happens suddenly, that means it's probably worse. That's what my guardian says. But Wayne should be ashamed of messing up Padma's potions. It's not that hard. Even I can do it.

I'm not being funny. Am I? It's just Susan. She's cross with me. I don't know why. I suppose sometimes people are just cross for no reason too.

[alt_padma]

Like I told you, Megan, people are bound to be jelous of you (like Daphne). You'll have to get used to it.

[alt_sally_anne]

Daphne's jealous of a Hufflepuff? Really? Or are you saying people are jealous of Daphne?

[alt_padma]

I'm saying it's none of your business, nosey-parker.

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh yes, when there's something I don't want people asking nosy questions about, I always write about it in someone else's journal.

[alt_padma]

You dont see me barging into your journal and asking questions. I was talking to Megan, not you, Perks.

You wouldn't understand, anyway.

[alt_sally_anne]

But this isn't your journal! Or Jones's journal either for that matter.

[alt_padma]

I never said it was either of our journals. I thought you were supposed to be clever.

[alt_sally_anne]

Clever enough not to go on in other people's journals about things I don't want other people asking about.

[alt_padma]

It's MacMillan's journal and he's sport enough to recognise a personal comment when he sees one.

If you're so curious, why not ask Daphne? She's in your House.

[alt_sally_anne]

Ask her what?

[alt_padma]

Well, if you don't even know what your asking, how do you expect me to tell you?

I'm going to bed, so don't bother with more questions.

[alt_sally_anne]

Well Daphne says she has no idea what you're on about, she's not jealous of Jones and never has been.

[alt_padma]

Honestly, Perks, who in the world actually admits they're jealous of someone?

[alt_megan]

Really? But

[alt_megan]

I know. I thought

[alt_padma]

Don't fuss, Megan. Pretty girls always have other girls that are jealous. Did you read that article Lavender loaned you - about the ways to protect yourself from hexes that make you get spots or frizz your hair?

[alt_megan]

I read it. It was interesting. And horrifying. I didn't know! I'm going to try everything it said. I think maybe someone has been hexing me. And I didn't even know. Until I read that article.

[alt_ernie]

Your being a bit funny, like changing your hair and stuff, but that's all.

Wayne was faking it, because he went to potions after Zach said he had to because he's a Hufflepuff and we don't just give up! And then he said he wasn't ill anymore. But Padma should stop being so mean to him. He can't help it that he's no good at potions.

[alt_megan]

I'm not! Changing my hair isn't funny. It's sensible. It's much prettier. And I have to be pretty, because otherwise everyone will

[alt_susan]

You don't look like yourself though; it's like your turning into somebody else.

[alt_megan]

Perhaps I want to be someone else. What's wrong with that? I think my guardian will like someone else better. Especially if I'm pretty. And clever. And do good at classes because I have clever people to revise with.

[alt_susan]

That's dread She must be. Just remember some people liked you fine the way you were before.

[alt_megan]

But I'm trying to be better.

[alt_susan]

You ought to know.

[alt_megan]

I know. It's because Padma and Parvati and Lavender like me. And because your jealous. I hope you're not hexing me. I think someone is.

[alt_susan]

Honestly, why would I hex you?

And I'm not jealous, I'm just tired of hearing Daphne this and Daphne that but somehow when I want to go exploring or play games you've never got time.

[alt_megan]

Because you're cross. Or jealous. Or bored.

Oh, Susan, you're so Delightfully Earnest. I'll play with you. If you promise not to be cross or hex me or look at me like you do sometimes. Of course if you do all that, I'll play with you. When should we play?

[alt_susan]

I wouldn't do that to a friend, even if I have been pretty peeved.

Are you making fun of me? Of course I won't hex you because I already said I wouldn't, and I won't be cross unless you say you'll come and then don't.

Let's walk around the lake after lessons tomorrow, and talk.

[alt_megan]

Oh. Then who's hexing me? It's not really bad hexing. But I think maybe someone is. Just enough to mess something up. Every now and then. If I wasn't paying attention, I'd never know.

No. I'm not making fun of you. I do think playing may be babyish. But talking is Perfectly Proper.

I can't! Not tomorrow. I'm meeting Lavender after classes. I don't know how long her surprise will take.

[alt_padma]

You tell Hopkins I don't care if he skives off or not! It's better if he does, anyway, even if I have to work right thru to dinner like last week, doing it all on my own.

But if he thinks he can share my marks by doing nothing, he's dead wrong!

[alt_ernie]

Maybe hed get better at potions if you weren't so mean to him. He's doing his best, he's just no good.

[alt_padma]

Well, at least he didnt really skive off today, especially since everyone knows you can't get dragon pox unless you've been around dragons.

And he was better today, I guess, as he didnt drop anything (except his pessle).

But he's still a halfblood halfwit and that's not being mean, MacMillan that's just the truth!

(And we still weren't finished at the end of the lesson, so I'm going to do it over tomorrow morning - I already asked Professor Slughorn for time every Saturday to do them over if when I need to do.)

[alt_ernie]

He's not a halfwit, he's just not very good at potions and you make him worse at it by being mean which just makes him nervouser around you! I bet there's stuff your not good at too. Maybe not school stuff, maybe Quidditch or something. You should just be nicer to him, that's all. He can't help it.

[alt_padma]

Well, that's what I mean, he cant help being a halfwit but then he shouldnt be partnered with the rest of us who are doing well. I mean, how do you feel when your marks are being dragged down by someone who's as thick as that?

We shouldnt be punished for being the clever ones and made to teach the others. Thats all.

Anyway, its not my fault he cant even slice a beetle in half without flinching and I dont see why your so fired up to find something nice to say. Next youll be saying that horrible Black fellow is right and that mudbloods are people, to, while your at it!

[alt_ernie]

May be if you were better at being a partner, he would be too. I don't think its punishment, its like sharing with someone, only its sharing stuff that you know instead of stuff that you have. Didn't you ever learn to share? I've been working with Steve Capper and we're doing just fine.

Waynes my housemate and my dormmate. We stick together over here, because we're friends. Its got nothing to do with that bloke who writes those really long boring articles or mudbloods or anyone else. Its just about being friends.

[alt_padma]

I'm a TWIN, MacMillan. Of course I know how to share! Thats not what it is.

Capper's probably not all fumble-fingered, either. But then I guess a Hufflepuff would make friends with other duffers and keep defending them even when they're a millstone.

If he wants to be a better partner, then he can come tomorrow and do the potion properly. Maybe then next Friday I'll let him prepare the ingredients again - but right now I don't trust him, so he has to prove he can do it!

[alt_susan]

Professor Slughorn must have set things up that way for a reason--unless you think he doesn't know what he's talking about.

[alt_sally_anne]

If he's really ill you should make him go to the hospital wing.

[alt_ernie]

He's not ill. He was just faking it, because of potions. He wasn't even sick or anything.