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[bonedeep]

Is it really true that keeping windows closed helps keep rooms cool in temperatures like this? There's absolutely no wind, so I understand that there's no chance of catching a cooling breeze even if I do leave the windows open, but I always thought that it was better to let air circulate and all that? It's unbearably stuffy in my room at the

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[sylvie_renee]

The pool is a good way to keep cool.

Susan/Sylvie

[bonedeep]

The pool that we're not allowed in, you mean?

Susan/Sylvie

[sylvie_renee]

When have the words 'not allowed' ever meant anything to me?

You just go after dark. You don't even have to deal with the brats like the residents over there have to.

Susan/Sylvie

[bonedeep]

True. It does sound tempting, actually...

[missmacdougal]

We have ice cream if you want some.

[marietta_louise]

Plenty.

[bonedeep]

Thanks guys, but I've already eaten way too much ice-cream as it is.

[twinsome]

you need to open them at night and let the cooler air in (with the help of some fanning charms) and then close them during the day and pull the shades so that the light and heat stay out. at least that's what my mum always did.

[bonedeep]

Parvati, you're a genius! Or your mother is, anyway. I tried that and my room's been much cooler today.

[twinsome]

My mother is definitely a smart woman. Glad it could help!