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susan will mend your bones (bonafides) wrote,
@ 2011-04-27 19:15:00

Current mood:

busy

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At Professor Flitwick's suggestion, the Charms Club will be practising the Patronus Charm at our next meeting on Saturday. Any non-members wishing to learn the spell are most welcome as well.

Questions can be directed at either myself or Professor Flitwick, and I might suggest The Dark Arts Outsmarted by Quentin Trimble for anyone wishing to read up on the matter.

WARDED TO DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY.

I just need to figure out a way to avoid having to cast one myself. Someone is sure to recognise it.

WARDED TO NEVILLE.

We may have a problem.

WARDED TO HANNAH.

Happy birthday! I hope you don't mind me leaving your gift on top of your trunk. I wanted to be on time for breakfast and I figured it would be annoying for you to carry around all day.

WARDED TO LISA.

How are you feeling?

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	Susan sowhatifiam 2011-04-27 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	Uh-oh. What's happened? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Neville bonafides 2011-04-27 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	The Head Boy has asked my assistance as Charms Club president in researching the Patronus Charm. He is looking for a way to identify the culprits based on their Patronus. I figure it's better if we don't unnecessarily alarm anyone and I just keep an eye on the proceedings. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Susan sowhatifiam 2011-04-27 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. Wow. Er, that's very...Slytherin of him. You're right. No-one should make a big impression, in that case, and you'd definitely be better off overseeing things. But--if you are asked to try, maybe you should think of a really horrible memory. That sounds awful, I know, but when we first started practicing, I could barely produce one on a good memory. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Neville bonafides 2011-04-27 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	I certainly wouldn't discount his intelligence. It's fortunate that we know about it, even if the research doesn't go anywhere. Wouldn't it be suspicious if I were unable to at least produce a wisp? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Susan

sowhatifiam
2011-04-27 10:54 pm UTC (link)

Yes. It's good he came to you -- you must've earned his trust. I know you were nervous about things, Susan, but you've helped us out loads and I really appreciate it.

Will you tell the others? In case someone goes?

Maybe. I could barely produce that much when I first started, but I think I was the only one and I'm not president of Charms Club. Could you produce only a wisp, if you had to?

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	Neville bonafides 2011-04-28 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	Perhaps. I- I worry about how long I will be able to keep it up. I doubt even Ernie would be so stupid as to use his Patronus in public now. I'm not sure if it would work, but I can practice in advance. Which is somewhat ironic if you consider how long it took us to master the spell. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Susan sowhatifiam 2011-04-30 12:48 pm UTC (link)
	Is it very stressful? Would you like to talk about it? I'm not a bad listener, although I'm not sure how much I'll help. Well, yeah. That's a good point. I think it's worth practicing to...un-practice. Funny, isn't it? Think of vaguely happy thoughts. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Neville bonafides 2011-05-01 01:35 pm UTC (link)
	It is, rather. But I'll be fine. ~~I know you have your own problems to~~ And if that doesn't work, miserable thoughts. Enough of those around. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	turpinesque 2011-04-27 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	I'll be in attendance. Susan: Oh. I'm fine, thank you for asking. How are you? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bonafides 2011-04-27 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	Of course. WARDED TO LISA. Oh, good. I'm keeping busy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Susan turpinesque 2011-04-27 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, IS members are usually kept busy enough. Are you busy any way in particular? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Lisa bonafides 2011-04-27 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	Fortunately not. The general blur of classes and IS patrols and Charms Club is about busy enough for me. The Dementor incident has had quite the impact, it seems. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Susan turpinesque 2011-04-27 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	It has. I cannot believe one made its way inside of the castle. It could have truly hurt or killed a great number of students had it not been immediately detained. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Lisa bonafides 2011-04-28 08:40 pm UTC (link)
	It was fortunate that some were able to help when Professor Carrow proved unable. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Susan middleboot 2011-04-27 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	Hey Susan, would non-members of Charms club be able to come to work on it as well? A couple of my friends and I have expressed interest. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Nathan bonafides 2011-04-27 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	I do believe I just said as much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Susan middleboot 2011-04-27 08:21 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry, I didn't read far enough and then thought it might be exclusive as some clubs often are. Anyway, thanks. I'll be there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Nathan bonafides 2011-04-27 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	Not a problem. I'll see you then. (Reply to this) (Parent)

Susan

hatesflamingos
2011-04-27 10:47 pm UTC (link)

Oh, Susan, thank you! I don't mind at all, of course, actually I love it! Just when I was running low on chocolate, too.

And it's not a good time to be running low on chocolate, is it? That's a great idea about the Charms Club, Susan, and I know you'll find a way to not cast a Patronus. Maybe we can go to the practise room and try to not cast them? Wouldn't that be funny, that we spent so much time in there trying to learn them and now we're trying to unlearn them? Or at least fake that we haven't learned them.

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	Hannah bonafides 2011-04-28 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think there's such a thing as too much chocolate these days. That sounds like a good idea. Between the two of us hopefully we'll be able to figure something out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Susan hatesflamingos 2011-04-28 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	Can we do it today? I'd like to spend time with you today, somewhere where we can really be friends instead of acting like we don't much like each other anymore. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Hannah bonafides 2011-04-28 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	I have some things I really need to do today, but I'll be all yours tomorrow? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Susan hatesflamingos 2011-04-28 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	~~But it's my birth-~~ Okay. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Hannah bonafides 2011-04-29 08:41 am UTC (link)
	I'll be able to check up in the library beforehand. Maybe there is something that will help us. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	DA beauboy 2011-04-27 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	The only suggestion I have is think of something really depressing. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	DA notshay 2011-04-28 12:40 am UTC (link)
	Shame she doesn't sit with us. Smelling the food and watching other people eat it might do the trick. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	DA beauboy 2011-04-28 03:20 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, hungry thoughts do not a good Patronus make. ~~although we're better fed lately thanks to~~ Still, on the plus side it would be highly suspicious if any of us could manage to produce a corporal Patronus on our (supposed) first try so no one would be surprised if Susan can't do it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	DA bonafides 2011-04-28 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	Hannah and I are going to practice casting it unsuccessfully. If all else fails, I suppose I can ask Professor Flitwick if he'll have me help in assisting others, rather than casting it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	cleverloner 2011-04-28 01:11 am UTC (link)
	I will attend, thank you. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bonafides 2011-04-28 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	We will see you then. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	DA earnestlyernest 2011-04-28 01:24 am UTC (link)
	That might present a problem if you're going to be practicing it. I think, no one is going to be able to expect you to actually produce one though, so you should be able to get away with letting Professor Flitwick do most of the demonstrations. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	DA bonafides 2011-04-28 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	Perhaps not, but I should at least appear somewhat capable as Charms president. Either way, Hannah and I will practice beforehand. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Warded from IS members and Slytherins thefashionclub 2011-04-28 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Not a good idea. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Warded from IS members and Slytherins groupiefangirl 2011-04-29 12:31 am UTC (link)
	Why not? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	purer 2011-04-29 12:25 am UTC (link)
	I'd like to go, if it won't be too crowded. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bonafides 2011-04-29 08:42 am UTC (link)
	I think it will be fine. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	groupiefangirl 2011-04-29 12:27 am UTC (link)
	Sounds like a blast. I'll be there. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bonafides 2011-04-29 08:43 am UTC (link)
	Very well. (Reply to this) (Parent)