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[ofthetrade]

Still moving furniture around in the flat. It's easy, since there's a couch and a bed and not much else. Full of glamour, life is. Paper's full of tragedy, but then so is living with Jediah. Bloke snores like an elephant with asthma. No use worrying either way, not really.

Eddie

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[whitehatted]

I didn't know elephants could get asthma. But I'm glad you're settling in alright.

(By the way, thanks for the gift. Really - it was good. And when don't presents make a person feel better? Or liquer that tastes like candy, for that matter...

and who did make it, by the way?)

Good luck with the interior decorating.

Audrey

[ofthetrade]

Yeah, maybe they don't. But hypothetically, if they ever did, and were reincarnated into the bodies of seventeen-year-old ex-Ravenclaw blokes, well...

(Oh -- no problem. Found some house elves in a shoppe I used to work at, asked them to bake it. Better than doing it myself, since I figure it wouldn't be a very grand gesture poisoning you or anything. Really do hope you and your family are holding up all right.)

Hey, thanks. In this case it seems to consist of making sure the walls are uniformly painted (the last people who lived here ... I don't even know what those stains were) and the dust is attractively arranged, but hey. I'm told Mandy will tidy things up when she comes over.

Eddie

[whitehatted]

Ah, yeah. That explains it. You know, it'd be funny to see Jediah with a trunk.

(We are. Thank you, really. And thanks for not poisoning me, too; I appreciate that.)

What colour? Please don't tell me lime green. I don't know why I just envisioned you wanting to paint your walls lime green, but I have. And it was blinding. I'm not even going to ask about the stains.

Audrey

[ofthetrade]

There have been times when he thought he was a parrot, which may be the closest he'll ever get to wildlife.

(Well, anything to not poison my favourite Hufflepuff, right.)

Beige? Er, or maybe it's one of those other tan colours, like taupe or something. Lime green would definitely have added a personal touch, though I thought I was more of a neon orange person myself. I'll suggest it to Jediah. (Joke.)
I've never seen anything like them, and I spent the year patrolling empty classrooms. It's better not to think about it too much.

Eddie

[but_not_lost]

Since you chose to send me an owl instead of handing me this plastic egg - which was really great, by the way - I'll write to you in the journals instead of speaking to you directly.

Your own housewarming gift is in a nice crevice underneath your mattress.

Jediah

[ofthetrade]

Had to run off to work after going to the owl post. Writing in these journals has become habit now, anyway, oy.

... hey, really? Let me --

hahaha. Thanks, Jediah. This is great.

Eddie

[but_not_lost]

You're welcome. We should make this gelatin tonight. Can you put things inside of it?

And I prefer to think of my snoring more as a better version of the London Symphony.

Jediah

[ofthetrade]

I asked some Muggleborn mates of mine, and they said pieces of fruit. Do we have any fruit laying about?

Loud and overly long. Gotcha. Great comparison.

Eddie

[padmavarne]

I feel like I should be worried for somebody's sake about you and Jediah living together...

But then I remember that I still have another year at Hogwarts, and anyone may be chosen Head Boy. So I worry more for myself.
We'll miss you, you know.

- Padma

[ofthetrade]

Hah, like what? The Great Ravenclaw Takeover of Britain? You'll have to get his nose out of his books first, and I'm simply too lazy, I'm afraid. Still, thanks for the compliment. Er, that was sort of a compliment, right?

Well, at least the candidates for Head Girl aren't so bad! You're up for consideration, aren't you? You'd do a fine job if picked, I'm sure.
Hey, thanks.

Eddie

[padmavarne]

I think it was a compliment, disguised as an insult. Or maybe it was an insult disguised as a compliment. Either way, I'm sorry, I've been spending too much time with people who like watching others suffer. I'm told, though, that I'll be going with Mandy sometime to see your apartment. Did you want me to bring anything? Any plants?

I think so, but we all know who will get it. But thank you, anyway - I think they should just make me Head Boy. It'll be progressive, and all that.

- Padma

[ofthetrade]

What with Cho and Anthony abusing me for the better part of seven years, I think I can take insults with a pained yet cheery grin on my face, but thanks all the same.

I don't know ... the roof doesn't leak and nothing's blown up yet, what more could a bloke want? Undoubtedly you'll have your own opinion when you see it, though.

Hah! I like that.

Eddie

[beyond_compare]

I think I'll have to drop by and visit you sometime, you know. It's been a Very Boring few weeks - yes, with capitalisation, it's been That Bad.

Is there anything the two of you might need? I realise we don't know each other that well, but I figure it's alumni solidarity that might keep my visit from being a blatant cry for something to do.

Evan
Hey, and thanks for the gift. My sisters love the scarf, they're convinced they're going to be Ravenclaws. But are you sure you don't want to keep the badge?

[ofthetrade]

Alumni solidarity indeed. Like scarred old soldiers with a plethora of shared trauma, even. We'll have to find a pub and drag Jediah along to dredge those memories up and then promptly redrown them in drink. Sound like a plan? Or at least a brief respite from boredom? What've you been doing, anyway, besides being in dire straits?

And hey, you're welcome anytime. I work until eight, but maybe Jediah'll let you in, no idea what he does in his spare time.

... and you know, not that I'm saying anything, but I could possibly use a mattress, if you know where to get one for cheap. The couch is great until I have to sleep on it.

Eddie
There are worse things to aspire to! And heck, I still think the entire Prefectship was a fluke, might as well remove all evidence. It probably looks better on you anyway.

[beyond_compare]

A Gryffindor goes into a pub with two Ravenclaws - this sounds like one of those bad jokes that I never really think are funny. That actually sounds great, just don't plan on me returning home afterwards. I love my family, I really do - but everyone has things to do all day, I've taken to talking to horses. Horses, Eddie. I believe we know each other well enough that you can vouch for my sanity, and... horses.

A mattress. I can get you a mattress. Do you mind if it is pink and glitters in certain lights?

Evan
I'll wear it to the pub. Or do you think that would count as one of the Ten Ways to the Shit Kicked Out of You? Eddie, I'm so bored that I'm finding glee in random capitalisation.

[_hiddenpassion_]

You know, Muggles have all sorts of things to prevent snoring...perhaps you suggest it to Jediah.

Also, thank you for the cards. I think I'm actually already going grey just thinking about what we are going to have to deal with next year have to look forward to for next year. I wonder who they're going to make Head Boy and Girl...probably Hermione...or Padma. But Head Boy...Not to mention new Prefects. You know as well as I do that there's going to be slim pickings.

I hope your summer is going well and that you like your living situation more than your entry made it seem. How does it feel to know you won't have to be going back to Hogwarts this fall?

Jeanette

[ofthetrade]

Does one of those methods involve smothering with a pillow? No, just kidding. Jediah's great, I was joking about the snoring. Er, mostly, anyway. Luckily I don't sleep in the same room, so I can always throw a silencing charm at the door. Merlin, it's handy to be able to use magic whenever one wants.

Poor girl. Maybe I should have sent bottles of hair-dye for you lot instead. You know, I almost want to apologise for lowering the standards for Head Boy-ship considerably. I don't know how it could get much worse than me, but then I just thought about it, and -- oy.

The living situation's better than I'm making it sound, never fear. Not having to depend on my family for money is a really good feeling -- not that I've any permanent job at the moment, but still. I'll miss Hogwarts, but you know, I really think it was time to move on. New opportunities, new people to scam, and all of that.

How about you, though? Your summer going okay, worries about premature greying aside?

Eddie

[_hiddenpassion_]

That's good at least. Hopefully you won't have to use a silencing charm for other things...

Hair-dye probably would have been a practical end of the year gift...but practical gifts aren't nearly as fun, so it's probably better that you didn't opt for that. And I don't think you were a bad Head Boy. At least, it could easily get worse.

I'm glad to hear you like it, then. And you're right. After 7 years of the same old stuff, I'm sure it's good to experience new things.

My summer...will be better as soon as I get to Cathy's.

Jeanette