Private Message to Ron Weasley and Susan Bones

[alt_michael]

So, let's get this straight:

Our parents are supposed to get hold of books you can't buy, to answer questions about a subject we weren't supposed to be taking, as an introduction to the books that we sort of can buy but sort of not, and they're supposed to read them before we go to school. On Saturday.

That's naff, that is. Innit?

Sue, what do your parents think? They can't be happy about it. And Weasley? After that fiasco with Lockhart's books, are they really going to get all those for all of you?

Seems bonkers to me. I mean, Miss Professor Carrow as good as said some of us are just not suited to Dark Arts, anyway.

What I don't get is why we need another subject. Or why we need all those books just for a theory class.

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[alt_ron]

Well. They did have all five of them on our list when I was there this morning. I don't know about the ones he said parents might want. I didn't look for those.

And, um. I kind of doubt my parents would buy them. I mean, cause you're right it's gonna be really dead expensive to buy books for all of us with all these Dark Arts books added in all of a sudden, unexpectedly.

Maybe you should ask him if all the books are needed if we end up in the theory section, yeah? I don't expect I'll be any good at it, either. The practical part, I mean.

[alt_michael]

Hah. You ask him.

So, you went this morning? Did you get them all, then?

[alt_ron]

Yeah, I did get them. So if you want to know that, you'll have to do the asking.

Or get someone else to.

[alt_michael]

Call yourself a Gryffindor.

Fine.

Bet Bundy'll do it.

[alt_ron]

Get Smith. He's always opening his mouth and putting his foot in it.

Or was he already taking Dark Arts? I'm not really sure who did or didn't, y'know. Didn't really matter much.

Before.

[alt_michael]

Smith's in. So's MacMillan and Summers, Hopkins, Moon....

Guess you're right, it doesn't matter.

[alt_susan]

Yeah, Mum and Dad were dead cross about the expense, especially after Lockhart.

I'm definitely hoping to get into the theoretical section, but I could see him insisting that Prefects have to take the practical. S'pose I'll find out.