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[im_head_boy]

[The screen blinks on quite suddenly, and Percy looks into the camera, apparently confused. It should be immediately apparent that he is Not Quite the Thing right now: his hair is not gelled within an inch of its life and is, in fact, quite curly; his glasses are crooked; and even though he has his glasses on, his eyes aren't quite focusing. The

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[alphaophiuchi]

[well, isn't this a treat. Percy Weasley, ripe for the mocking.]

And what in the world have you done to yourself this time?

[alphaophiuchi]

Really? You're loopy from painkillers. Even I know you're not this off your rocker normally.

[im_head_boy]

I don't feel loopy.

[Beat.]

Maybe a touch loopy.

[alphaophiuchi]

Maybe quite loopy. You're right buggered in the head. Good luck running the city like that.

[im_head_boy]

I don't run the city anymore, Mr. Malfoy.

[malllllllfoooooyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

[alphaophiuchi]

No, you run...what, culture? Regardless. The city will have to remain tragically uncultured.

[pause...]

On second thought, give it a go. Maybe it'll be less boring that way.

[im_head_boy]

What? No! The city needs its culture, otherwise everyone just runs around - mugging and ... such.

[alphaophiuchi]

People do that anyway. I'm not sure if you noticed that.

[im_head_boy]

Yes, but. Less so.

[alphaophiuchi]

Do you have the official statistics on that?

[im_head_boy]

No.

Should I have?

[alphaophiuchi]

Yes. If you're going to make any kind of statement like that, you ought to have the facts to back it up.

[im_head_boy]

I don't have them now. I'm in hospital.

[alphaophiuchi]

I can see that, Weasley. And yet, even in hospital, you manage to get back to work as soon as you're awake. Rather skilled there.

[im_head_boy]

Thank you.

[...hey, wait a second...]

That was an insult, wasn't it.

[alphaophiuchi]

I don't know. Was it?