Sickness, Student Relations, and Animagi Course
The far reaching effects of the Harry Potter detentions have finally reached the Slytherin house (as I'm sure everyone is pleased to note.) I have caught the cold that is going around Hufflepuff students.
I am certain I must have gotten it during Double History when one of the Hufflepuff girls sneezed right on me. (Not that I blame her, of course. Although if one takes the time to turn their head, you'd think they could also cover their mouth.) I didn't start to feel awful until Saturday morning, but it completely knocked me out all of Sunday. I spent most of the day huddled beneath the covers of bed with tissue in one hand and cup of echinacea tea in the other. Needless to say I was not looking my best.
I also missed the Hufflepuff-Gryffindor game, although I can't say I'm too disappointed. I think most of us knew the result of the game before it even happened. Despite how good the Hufflepuff team is, they have only won against the Gryffindor one time and that was when a dementer made Harry Potter pass out. In fact, the Gryffindor team has had such a winning streak I'm surprised no one has accused them of cheating. The students here seem more than happy to accuse us Slytherins of it under similar circumstances. I suppose such double stand ards are in evitable and I should not take it personally.
Still, spending all that time lying in bed, I was struck with the idea of starting some kind of Inter-House Exchange Student Program. Perhaps I will talk to the Professor Dumbledore about it some time thi s week. I mean why would he be opposed to promoting tolerance and understanding and improving the relationships between houses even if nothing during his current tenure has indicated that he wants it?
However, I will not be able to pursue this ide a imm ediately since I have a lot to do as it is, considering I have recently taken on the Animagus lectures. The work is challenging, and I hold no disillusionment about ever becoming an actual animagus. I have simply never had the innate skill in tra n sfigur ation that is needed. I am merely thankful that both Professor Lupin and Professor McGonagall were kind enough to let me into the class when my marks were not quite at 95%. However, Draco seemed - unhappy - that we were not going to become animagi at the end o f the course.
But I must go. Millicent has just come into the room. Perhaps I shall try to coax her to baby me a little while I am still sick.
I am certain I must have gotten it during Double History when one of the Hufflepuff girls sneezed right on me. (Not that I blame her, of course. Although if one takes the time to turn their head, you'd think they could also cover their mouth.) I didn't start to feel awful until Saturday morning, but it completely knocked me out all of Sunday. I spent most of the day huddled beneath the covers of bed with tissue in one hand and cup of echinacea tea in the other. Needless to say I was not looking my best.
I also missed the Hufflepuff-Gryffindor game, although I can't say I'm too disappointed. I think most of us knew the result of the game before it even happened. Despite how good the Hufflepuff team is, they have only won against the Gryffindor one time and that was when a dementer made Harry Potter pass out. In fact, the Gryffindor team has had such a winning streak I'm surprised no one has accused them of cheating. The students here seem more than happy to accuse us Slytherins of it under similar circumstances. I suppose such double stand ards are in evitable and I should not take it personally.
Still, spending all that time lying in bed, I was struck with the idea of starting some kind of Inter-House Exchange Student Program. Perhaps I will talk to the Professor Dumbledore about it some time thi s week. I mean why would he be opposed to promoting tolerance and understanding and improving the relationships between houses even if nothing during his current tenure has indicated that he wants it?
However, I will not be able to pursue this ide a imm ediately since I have a lot to do as it is, considering I have recently taken on the Animagus lectures. The work is challenging, and I hold no disillusionment about ever becoming an actual animagus. I have simply never had the innate skill in tra n sfigur ation that is needed. I am merely thankful that both Professor Lupin and Professor McGonagall were kind enough to let me into the class when my marks were not quite at 95%. However, Draco seemed - unhappy - that we were not going to become animagi at the end o f the course.
But I must go. Millicent has just come into the room. Perhaps I shall try to coax her to baby me a little while I am still sick.