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I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good
Oct. 13th, 2009 04:11 pmI don't know what to do.
Dean Thomas had Transfiguration with the second year Slytherins yesterday. It's been just awful to watch, all of Dean's spells turning to mud, again and again. He tries to not to let it show that it's bothering him, but it must. The Slytherins jeered at him through the entire lesson, not even bothering to keep their voices down by the end--well, most of them were. A few weren't. Pansy Parkinson didn't. And Sally-Anne Perks turned around and glared like anything at that Vincent Crabbe when he was guffawing about it.
The thing is, I watched Master real carefully through the whole class, and I'm almost sure it's him that's making all of Dean's spells go so wrong. He never called on Dean unless he was behind his desk, with his hands kept out of sight. Except once, when he was way over to one side of the class room, and then he held his wand behind his back. I was way over to the side, too, because I'd been handing out props, and I watched Master instead of Dean when Dean tried the spell. Master flicked his wand, just a little, right when Dean said the incantation.
I can't tell Dean. I still haven't even answered his note. Still don't know whether it's even safe to write back to him. I'm afraid to tell the Headmistress, or Madam Pomfrey. What would Master do to me if they tell him I've made an accusation like that?
Dean will have Transfiguration next on Thursday with the second year Gryffindors, and I guess nothing much can be done about that. But when he has it on Monday again with the Slytherins. . . I dunno, Hermione, do you think you could maybe drop a hint to Harry Marvolo? You trust him enough that he wouldn't let on that it came from me, would he? Because if he watches Master on Monday and catches him at it, Master can hardly get him into as much trouble for reporting the truth, right?
Dean Thomas had Transfiguration with the second year Slytherins yesterday. It's been just awful to watch, all of Dean's spells turning to mud, again and again. He tries to not to let it show that it's bothering him, but it must. The Slytherins jeered at him through the entire lesson, not even bothering to keep their voices down by the end--well, most of them were. A few weren't. Pansy Parkinson didn't. And Sally-Anne Perks turned around and glared like anything at that Vincent Crabbe when he was guffawing about it.
The thing is, I watched Master real carefully through the whole class, and I'm almost sure it's him that's making all of Dean's spells go so wrong. He never called on Dean unless he was behind his desk, with his hands kept out of sight. Except once, when he was way over to one side of the class room, and then he held his wand behind his back. I was way over to the side, too, because I'd been handing out props, and I watched Master instead of Dean when Dean tried the spell. Master flicked his wand, just a little, right when Dean said the incantation.
I can't tell Dean. I still haven't even answered his note. Still don't know whether it's even safe to write back to him. I'm afraid to tell the Headmistress, or Madam Pomfrey. What would Master do to me if they tell him I've made an accusation like that?
Dean will have Transfiguration next on Thursday with the second year Gryffindors, and I guess nothing much can be done about that. But when he has it on Monday again with the Slytherins. . . I dunno, Hermione, do you think you could maybe drop a hint to Harry Marvolo? You trust him enough that he wouldn't let on that it came from me, would he? Because if he watches Master on Monday and catches him at it, Master can hardly get him into as much trouble for reporting the truth, right?