fleas

[alt_terry]

fleas.

boot hates hates HATES fleas.

hermione, better let boot get rid of fleas before giving boot the blanket.

will try to drown them in the lake.

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[alt_sirius]

Hullo, Terry.

Sorry to hear you have fleas. I had a nasty infestation once myself. (Best not to ask why.)

Avoid the lake, if you can; hot water is better.

Soapy water is best.

[alt_terry]

lake is all boot has, usually. will swim there early before students are up

students have showers in dormitory towers, but not for boot

sometimes in winter when lake is frozen a house elf will give boot a bucket of hot water once in a while

sometimes in summer boot sneaks into the quidditch changing room showers

doesn't dare during school year

no soap for boot

ever

[alt_hermione]

Poor Terry! I'll ask Madam Pomfrey, I bet she'll have something that will help. I'd give you soap but I can't take any with me; I only ever get to use the kind of bath with a soapy-water tap.

Best not bring the cat to see you till they're gone though. Don't want him to get them too.

[alt_terry]

never even thought of Madam Pomfrey. hard for boot to go see her, so if you could ask, thanks.

hadn't thought about the cat and the fleas, but no, cat shouldn't see boot now.

sorry

but don't want to make the cat mad at boot by giving it fleas

cat have name?

[alt_hermione]

Don't worry! I'm sure that the cat wouldn't mind, but it is probably best.

No - it's actually Mr Lupin's, I'm sure I wouldn't be allowed to have one - I thought of "Melchisedek" for a name, but it didn't seem right somehow. Do you have any ideas? If Mr Lupin will let us name it of course.

It does seem wrong to just call it Cat.

[alt_terry]

boot has never had anything to name before

seems rude for boot to try to name cat before meeting it

mr. Lupin won't come to visit along with the cat when the fleas are gone, right?

he wouldn't like that

not mr. Lupin, boot means

but him

[alt_terry]

who are you

[alt_terry]

maybe boot shouldn't be talking to you

[alt_terry]

no offense

don't be angry at boot please

it's just

he might not like it

[alt_hermione]

No, I'm sure he won't - we could explain away my visiting you but we couldn't explain Mr Lupin away. I'll just tell him that you say hello, all right?

[alt_terry]

yes, its best he stay away

mr. lupin might not want to meet boot anyway

boot probly not very interesting to mr. lupin

but boot will like to meet his cat

[alt_lupin]

There was that salve my mother sent to me. I remember it worked well for you.

Odds Bodkin's Canine Cure.

[alt_lupin]

I would like to meet you, Terry.

And once we've solved your flea problem, I'll be happy to bring the cat along. I'm feeling that his name might be Crookshanks.