Remus Lupin

I was quite relieved to wake up and realise it was Monday morning today. The children are back in their classrooms, so the havoc is once again contained rather than spilling out into corridors and common rooms.

I suspect it is all a consequence of the excitement on Saturday. I've seen my fair share of pranks over the years, and been party to more than one, for good or ill. It takes a degree of skill to bring off a perfect prank, but when done right it can be a thing of beauty, appreciated even by the mistfortunate target. Even the greatest pransters get it wrong sometimes, though. Pranking the helpless ...

But enough about my school days. Some things are best consigned to history. Children have a great capacity for cruelty, but they do occasionally show the greatest of kindness too, even to those thought least deserving of it. Whether red hair is a factor or a coincidence, I couldn't begin to guess.