If anyone has any questions

[alt_percy]

concerning this morning's altercation in the corridor between Mr Rickett and Ms Fletcher, you may speak to one of your House Prefects. The Head Boy, as you are all aware, has been entrusted with extra authority, as necessary, to enforce the school rules and preserve school decorum.

I realise that this is a stressful time of year and that there is a great deal of excitement about the Duelling Club. Nevertheless, the longstanding school rules forbidding the use of magic in the corridors--much less duelling--must still be obeyed.

Comments

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_neville]

You know when they announced that the Head Boy and Head Girl can do that spell, I never really thought they would. Or at least they'd save it for, I dunno, someone going spare and attacking a teacher or something. But hexing in the corridors happens every week.

(Merlin, it's a good thing I don't think anyone would ever pick me for Head Boy. "Cause I don't want to have to do that. Ever. Anyway if I did, I think Gran would kill me, Head Boy or not.)

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

You didn't think they'd use it?

I'm surprised Sandoval hasn't yet. Now that Moran's used it I reckon Sandoval will use it on someone before Christmas.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_neville]

I just can't imagine doing that to anyone. Guess I sometimes forget not everyone's like me.

Yeah, I could see Sandoval using it, now that I think about it. She's the sort that would, I dunno, secretly enjoy it, while still telling everyone she's only doing it cause she has to do it.

Ugh.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

I can imagine doing it to Carrow.

Do you reckon Percy would use it ever, if he were head boy? I don't think he'd ever use it for fun, at least.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_neville]

I'd still rather duck and take whatever he dishes out than do that to Carrow. I mean, you've never seen my Gran, and what she'd do to me if she ever knew I'd used that curse--well, that would be almost as scary as anything Carrow could do. And Gran's family, so she'd hold it over my head forever, unlike Professor Carrow, who I hope I'll never see again after I leave Hogwarts.

About Percy---I dunno, Ron, what do you think?

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_ron]

I dunno, sometimes I think he maybe could. Y'know, he's always so sure he knows better than anybody else and that he knows what they deserve done to them. I mean, look how he talks about as an important lesson, like it's the obvious thing you do.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_neville]

But could he maybe be just saying that? Cause he has to, cause he's a Prefect, especially in the journals? He was the one who argued against the Head Boy and Head Girl being given the right to do the curse, when the Prefects voted on it, right? Horatio Hooper said so, and he should know.

I saw Gareth Archer and Ed Bones trying to talk to Percy about what happened in the Common Room right before dinner. Didn't seem to me that Percy liked talking about it much. He sure wasn't gloating over what Moran did or anything.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

Well you both know him better than I do.

But he's clever enough not to let on in the journals if he disagrees with anything anyone in power does. He might let you know later.

He does like being in power an awful lot though. And there's nothing quite like a curse no one else is allowed to use to show off how powerful you are. If they make him Head Boy next year it'll be interesting to see if he ever uses it. And on who. Moran used it on someone from his own house, I never would've thought he'd do that. I thought we were more likely to get it from Sandoval.