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hermione is still teaching boot new words to help with his reading. boot thinks he might do a word of the day, at least once in a while, to show what he is learning

todays word is sully, which can have a few difin definitions
1 to mar the cleanliness or luster of, to soil or stain (must remember to look up luster in dictionary, too)
2 to defile or taint, to spoil or make dirty
3 to ruin. the dictionary gave the example 'to ruin (someone's reputation)' boot doesnt know what reputation is either but it must be something good

the word is probably from the french souiller, which also gives us the word soil. boot has been learning about how words come from other languages, or from older roots, and one word in another language can become several new words in ours

sully is a useful word for a mudblood to learn

there are aurors around the castle entrances now. they look at boot like he sullys sullies the school.

must go knock up the transformation classroom and storage room. he wants everything put in order

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Date: 2008-10-30 12:48 am (UTC)
alt_poppy: (Default)
From: [personal profile] alt_poppy
Mister Boot.

I need you to report to my office at once. I realise this is beyond your usual time with me, but I need you to take some things down to Professor Slughorn without delay.

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Date: 2008-10-30 12:58 am (UTC)
alt_hermione: Hermione knows what she's doing (Default)
From: [personal profile] alt_hermione
I've been terrible about posting words every day, haven't I?

Sully is a useful word, you're right.

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Date: 2008-10-30 12:59 am (UTC)
alt_poppy: (Default)
From: [personal profile] alt_poppy
See that you do.

Order Only

Date: 2008-10-30 01:00 am (UTC)
alt_poppy: (Default)
From: [personal profile] alt_poppy
Do you know how badly he's hurt, Miss Granger?

Re: Order Only

Date: 2008-10-30 01:02 am (UTC)
alt_hermione: Hermione knows what she's doing (Default)
From: [personal profile] alt_hermione
No, I don't.

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Date: 2008-10-30 01:07 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] alt_pansy
Reputation is what people think of you in general.