Apology

[alt_neville]

The jinx finally wore off so Fred and George Weasley reckon it's finally safe to give me my quill back.

I must have insulted thirty or forty different people. I can understand if some of you don't want to talk to me ever again, but I just wanted to say, I'm awful sorry.

Comments

[alt_neville]

What, someone put this jinx on you, too?

[alt_terry]

imperius. same kind of thing.

[alt_neville]

What?! Harry didn't put Imperius on me!

(somebody's put it on you?)

[alt_terry]

boot is mudblood. yes, boot knows imperius.

why do you say you are sorry?

forgot. boot shouldn't talk to student. shouldn't talk to mr longbottom.

shouldn't talk

forget what boot said, boot shouldn't talk

[alt_neville]

No, wait! Forget all that stuff like you can't talk to me 'cause you're a mudblood. I told you, remember? I told you, you could say anything you like in my journal anytime you want, and I won't ever get mad. I promise.

It's not really the same as the Imperius. Is it?

And I don't get how come you asked why did I say was sorry? I hurt a lot of people--Susan Bones was bawling in the bathroom 'cause of something I said.

[alt_terry]

well, it's not the same, not exactly. he didn't tell you to do anything, did he? not directly.

[alt_neville]

No. No, he didn't.

[alt_terry]

that's Imperius, if the caster tells you what to do. but the jinx did make you do something you didn't want to do.

boot heard, back in the camp, that jinx is one of the things they teach them first to train them, so they can go on and learn Imperius. same class of spells.

[alt_neville]

And that's why you think I don't have to say I'm sorry? But I said awful things.

[alt_terry]

You said it to mr marvolo yourself

[alt_neville]

Said what?

[alt_terry]

you said 'at least I'm not mean'

[alt_harry]

It isn't like Imperius! It isn't the same thing at all.

[alt_neville]

No, I reckon it's not the same thing as Imperius. Not exactly.