Well!
That was certainly quite a way to begin the weekend.
Poor Minda was trapped in that old cell for almost a day; everyone was very good about not panicking about it, but now that I think back on it I start shaking a bit. Leftover nerves, I think. I'm also terribly good at empathizing with people -- a good part of the reason I can never stay long annoyed with my friends, I think -- and so I keep imagining being locked up in that tiny space, and knowing that really only I can get myself out. Just imagine if some scared little first year found themself locked in there!
I know this is a terribly historical castle, and all the rooms should be preserved, but I really do think someone should find a way to get rid of this one. Not that there will be banshees or any of the other creatures running around Hogwarts, but I do think that a wall enchanted against them is something of a hazard. There are perfectly nice vampires in the world; it's not very polite to cover them with roses and garlic just because they've touched the wrong wall.
Then again, this is rather a touchy subject for me. Silly Remus and his defence of underrepresented creatures.
Anyway, Sirius and James are coming back on the train tomorrow, and they'll probably want to hear the whole story at great length. And they're not to tease Minda about this, or I'll have quite a few things to say to them. Half of me is very relieved they weren't here, but then again, they can be very creative, so it may have taken less time to get Minda out.
Whatever the case, I'm very glad the whole thing is over with.
Poor Minda was trapped in that old cell for almost a day; everyone was very good about not panicking about it, but now that I think back on it I start shaking a bit. Leftover nerves, I think. I'm also terribly good at empathizing with people -- a good part of the reason I can never stay long annoyed with my friends, I think -- and so I keep imagining being locked up in that tiny space, and knowing that really only I can get myself out. Just imagine if some scared little first year found themself locked in there!
I know this is a terribly historical castle, and all the rooms should be preserved, but I really do think someone should find a way to get rid of this one. Not that there will be banshees or any of the other creatures running around Hogwarts, but I do think that a wall enchanted against them is something of a hazard. There are perfectly nice vampires in the world; it's not very polite to cover them with roses and garlic just because they've touched the wrong wall.
Then again, this is rather a touchy subject for me. Silly Remus and his defence of underrepresented creatures.
Anyway, Sirius and James are coming back on the train tomorrow, and they'll probably want to hear the whole story at great length. And they're not to tease Minda about this, or I'll have quite a few things to say to them. Half of me is very relieved they weren't here, but then again, they can be very creative, so it may have taken less time to get Minda out.
Whatever the case, I'm very glad the whole thing is over with.