As unpleasant as living in a dungeon can be, it's rather comfortably cool in the summer heat. A shame that can't be said about the outdoors; if nothing else, I think that muggles have better ideas than we do in terms of summer clothing. Cooling spells strike me as rather unnecessarily complicated when there's the option of not wearing robes at all ( Read more... )

I think that I've attended classes here long enough to conclude that Hogwarts doesn't offer anything more than the schools of France in terms of opertunities or academic challes. However, it is wonderful for keeping students from concentrating on their problems. I wonder, will I ever get a few days to sit down and decide what to do about Gilbert ( Read more... )

This week has been quite... surprising, hasn't it? Distressing, I mean. At least we know more about the actions and targets of the people that have been terrorizing the area. If they're only attacking muggleborns, Mother is safe. From being a target, at least; I don't think they'll want to recruit her. I wish we knew more about the death eaters so ( Read more... )