BLAISE ZABINI: 2I November, 1996

[coolasblaise]

Dear Mr. Wonderwhym

Comments

[malfoybrat]

Zabini?

What... What are you doing? Tell me you're not doing what I think you're doing. Tell me!

yeah, Draco's pissed off. Score!

[coolasblaise]

*lifts eyebrow*

That would depend on what is it that you think I'm doing?

[malfoybrat]

Now is not the time for eyebrow-raising and games, Zabini.

*smiles thinly*
You've written a book?

[coolasblaise]

*smiles*

It's always time for eyebrow-raising and games.

I have indeed written a book. I feel the career of a novelist would suit me well. And is also potentially lucrative.

[h4yleyg]

*laughs hysterically*

You wrote a book? Wow! I wish I could write, but all I've ever written is silly poetry which isn't even worthy of The Quibbler. What's it about?

[coolasblaise]

I did, yes. Just a silly little thing, but I'll get you a copy if you like when it's done.

*smiles*

[h4yleyg]

Oh, that'd be great. I love reading. I wish we had more fiction books at Hogwarts, don't you?

What type of story is it? Horror? Romance? *looks curious*

[coolasblaise]

It's a kind of mixture. Adventure, sex, horror, porn...

[coolasblaise]

Mr. Malfoy. My novel is a work of fiction, and in no way describes any student of Hogwarts. I would not risk libel, nor, most importantly, bastardise my art by making use of real people. Every character is a work of imagination. If you wish, you can have your lawyers read the text pre-publication to make sure none of it offends.

[favourite_son]

*raises an eyebrow*
Tell me, is this book based on personal experience? It sounds rather interesting. I do have to say that I rather like the title "Aristocratic and Incestuous in Hogwarts", not that I'd know anything about that, of course.

[coolasblaise]

*smiles*

It's based only on my imagination. To do otherwise would be crude and unimaginative.

But I find imagining fictional scenarios very enjoyable. What about you, Regulus?

[favourite_son]

*naughty grin*
I do indeed. Do you imagine such situations often then? You must have a very vivid imagination if you've written a book on the subject.

[coolasblaise]

I do. And I find that imagination grows when exercised, and the more time one spends thinking about...things, the better one gets at it.

*smiles*

[_tartantabby_]

*eyes Blaise with a healthy dose of suspicion*
Mr. Zabini, while I do support our students working as much as possible on their later careers, I wonder if this is a wise course of action?

[coolasblaise]

How would it be unwise, Professor?

[_tartantabby_]

*takes a deep breath*
Seeing as the reaction your proposed book has caused so far, you might be subjected to some rather unfriendly responses.

*eyes him shrewdly*
And I would think you might have had enough with the publicity your mother causes...

[coolasblaise]

*smiles*

I am not concerned with unfriednly responses. I am a Slytherin, Professor. Such responses are nothing unusual.

And it is because of publicity that I've chosen to use a pseudonym.

*stops smiling*

And I believe I am sufficiently familiar with unwanted publicity to manage it.