Honestly.

[alt_linus]

If a fellow student is having difficulties with equipment or procedures in the Potions lab, it behooves those nearest to take prudent measures to ameliorate the situation rather than stand about snickering. I don't care what your personal opinions of your classmates are, or how they have treated you, or whatever; put the bloody fire out FIRST, and then express whatever bon mots are weighing so heavily upon your mind.

Merlin. Some people.

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[alt_seamus]

When it's someone normally so outstanding in every subject who set his cauldron on fire, I think it's rather understandable that people might stand back a few moments out of respect? I would have rather expected Finch-Fletchley to be able to put out his own fire, rather than needing any of us to come to his aid.

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[alt_sally_anne]

Did either of you find Justin at lunch? I didn't even see his note until lunch was over.

[alt_ernie]

True. After all, it can be rather shocking to realise that even the best of us are capable of failure.

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[alt_harry]

I did.

We watched the squid for a half hour. Then I thought he was going to say something, but instead his journal alerted him and he started writing furiously (to Hydra, I think) and he got crosser and crosser until he slammed his journal shut and we went inside.

[alt_padma]

Well, I suppose it's to be expected. From what I hear, he didn't get much sleep last night.

[alt_pansy]

Come on, MacMillan.

Green is not your colour.

[alt_harry]

Well said, Moon. I agree.

Anyone can have an accident in Potions class. I would hope that if this happened to me, people would help me out rather than taking pleasure in my failure.

[alt_sally_anne]

It's certainly gracious of you to acknowledge that Finch-Fletchley outdoes you in every subject, Macmillan.

[alt_daphne]

Macmillan, Finnigan, and Patil,

I suggest you start acting like the adults and role models you're meant to be or I'll recommend to the Headmaster that your badges be pulled and distributed to those more worthy of the name "prefect."

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[alt_ron]

No, I was in the salle with Desai at lunch. And wasn't that interesting? Apparently Dolohov hasn't told the staff anything. Anywiz, she'd only heard there was a 'training accident', which she assumed wasn't the whole story, so she was trying to squeeze me for information I might've got from you. Told her you took confidentiality verrry seriously. Dull of you.

She wanted to know about F-F's troubles in Hufflepuff, too--whether 'some sort of intervention' was needed there. I told her I didn't think he'd want any. It's his to sort out with those pillocks he's got to share with. She seemed amused about Hufflepuffs being jealous of his abilities. I told her the real trouble was that he's too polite to just settle it with them once and for all, and she seemed to like that. Think that's how she sees it.

So, yeah. That was lunch.

I did spend some time with him this afternoon, though. After I got him to give up before he exploded another cauldron. He didn't even know what he'd put in the one that went all over. Seriously messed in the head today, that one.

Anywiz, we left and went and sat on the stairs that run up the west tower, but then Sirius wrote him, so I left and came up to the tower before LSP could come looking for me. Since I hadn't signed her roster to tell her where I'd be studying this afternoon. (Even Finnicky's had it with her.)