Poscia, più che 'l dolor, poté 'l digiuno

[blaising_fury]

Yesterday afternoon was spent in Diagon Alley, predictably, where the necessary supplies and accoutrement were purchased for the impending Autumn term. Attempts were made to venture into Knockturn Alley, where myself and Draco learned we are no longer welcome at Borgin and Burkes. Unfortunate, but there are other shoppes equally worth our unique

Comments

[pure_nobility]

No longer welcome? I would say that calling old man Borgin's wards unwelcoming is a bit of an understatement.

[blaising_fury]

Unpleasant, then?

Yes, it was most unpleasant to hear all of the dark objects start chanting "thief! thief!" at the top of their magically-conjured lungs.

[pure_nobility]

It is good that we are both fair sprinters.

[blaising_fury]

It is good, for your sake, the Flourish and Blotts has no such wards in their shoppe.

[gold_star]

As the wings of wintering starlings bear them on
in their great wheeling flights, just so the blast
wherries these evil souls through time forgone.

My copy is, unfortunately, in English, though I should like to read it in the original Italian.

[blaising_fury]

You are adept at translation?

Canto V is a personal favourite of mine.

[gold_star]

Not as adept as I would like to be. I can follow, however, for the most part, because the verse is familiar.

I had that one bookmarked, for some reason. I can't remember why.

[blaising_fury]

I am of course fluent.

che, come vedi, ancor non m'abbandona.

Tell me, then, what your thoughts on this line are?

[brockadoodle]

I'm always surprised when I find someone else speaks another language. If you're ever interested in anything classic in it's original language, let me know. If I don't own it, somehow I feel certain my father does.

[blaising_fury]

Why would this surprise you, Brocklehurst, Mandy.

[brockadoodle]

When you get known for something, you forget that you're not the only person in the world like that. I suppose it's me wanting to feel special in some small way.

And not in a way I'll get harassed for.

[blaising_fury]

It is well known that I am Italian and therefore not surprising nor special that I would be fluent in the language. I have never been harassed for such a thing.

[shutterbugaboo]

Um... thank you.
I don't think anybody from school ever got me a present.

[blaising_fury]

I already gave you one, if my memory serves correctly, which it of course does.

[bullystrode]

Indeed.

[blaising_fury]

Cara.