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posted by [personal profile] alt_lupin at 06:14pm on 14/01/2009
Monday morning was rather more eventful than I was expecting, so I had a bit of a lie-in yesterday instead. There's nothing quite like going back to bed with a nice cup of tea. Today, however, I had to nip into the Forbidden Forest so I was up at the crack of dawn. As the name suggests, it is Forbidden, so this is absolutely not a recommendation for students (Fred, George, I'm looking at you), but it's really very beautiful in the early morning. As long as you don't get eaten, bitten, stung or otherwise injured by any of the residents. Myself included.

It all passed off quite uneventfully except for the oddest thing - I thought I saw Professor Quirrell. I was probably mistaken, as there was no one there when I looked again, but ... Well, it's a little odd. I must remember speak to Professor Macnair about it.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_macnair at 06:26pm on 14/01/2009
Mind the things that bite, old man. I haven't been to the Forest yet today, but I'll be out to collect grub worms after lessons. I'll collect Quirrell too, if I see him.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_lupin at 06:41pm on 14/01/2009
I'll just bite them back and we'll see who wins, eh? I'm probably imagining things - I can't think why he'd be here at all, never mind wandering about the forest. Keep an eye out though? Just in case.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_macnair at 06:52pm on 14/01/2009
If he was here before he may be here again. I will keep an eye out.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_sally_anne at 08:39pm on 14/01/2009
Are we allowed to go in the Forbidden Forest if someone takes us there? I mean someone like a teacher.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_lupin at 08:50pm on 14/01/2009
If there is a teacher present to take responsibility when keep you safe, then yes, you are allowed to go in. If one of the seventh years tells you they have permission to take you into the Forbidden Forest for a Care of Magical Creatures project, they're lying.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_sally_anne at 10:05pm on 14/01/2009
Are older students in Care of Magical Creatures allowed to go in?
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posted by [personal profile] alt_lupin at 10:13pm on 14/01/2009
That's up to the Care of Magical Creatures Professor, but generally no, they aren't allowed in unsupervised either.

The Forbidden Forest is off-limits for a very good reason, Miss Perks. I hope I can trust you to take a sensible attitude towards this restriction.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_sally_anne at 10:17pm on 14/01/2009
I'm not about to go explore it by myself, Mr Lupin, I'm not a Gryffin stupid.

I just wanted to know if I might ever get to go in when I'm older.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_lupin at 10:28pm on 14/01/2009
I certainly wouldn't wish to suggest that you were stupid, Miss Perks. Far from it. But if you're already taking walks along the edge of the forest, as you told Professor Macnair, and are stopped from going further in only by the rules, it's my duty as one of those responsible for your care here at Hogwarts to make sure that you remain safe, and by safe I mean out of the forest and not munched on by any of its more forward residents.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_sally_anne at 11:00pm on 14/01/2009
I don't understand why everyone seems to think that I'm asking about it because I want to go sneaking in there all by myself. It's against the rules AND it's dangerous and I don't want to be eaten or bitten or anything. Of course.

It's why I asked if a teacher could take me in. Or if Care of Magical Creatures classes ever go in.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_macnair at 09:50pm on 14/01/2009
Is there a reason you'd need to venture there, Miss Perks?
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posted by [personal profile] alt_sally_anne at 10:05pm on 14/01/2009
No sir. I'd just like to see it sometime. I've walked near the edge but of course I don't go in because it's against the rules.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_sally_anne at 10:18pm on 14/01/2009
And also dangerous of course, that's another reason I don't go in.

But I'd like to go in if I could find someone to take me. Do you ever take students in your classes in?
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posted by [personal profile] alt_macnair at 10:26pm on 14/01/2009
If I take students into the Forest for a lesson, I take the whole class. Can't think of a reason a young girl would need to go in there on any occasion other than that.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_sally_anne at 10:57pm on 14/01/2009
Well of course I don't NEED to go in sir. It just sounds very interesting and I'd like to get to see it from the inside. I was planning to sign up for Care of Magical Creatures anyway because I like animals. Getting to go in with a class would be wizard.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_macnair at 11:02pm on 14/01/2009
Maybe when there's no chance of a loony radge hiding out there, then.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_sirius at 09:42pm on 14/01/2009
Usually about 4:30 or so in the morning was the best time. Tired but not asleep yet, and the sun just about to start breaking up the darkness.

Will you stop joking about biting people or being a 'resident' of the forest? Unless things have really changed for you, anyway. That's the sort of thing that keeps people so sure werewolves are all bad. I thought the point was to improve your lot. Wasn't that your goal?

Though you're right about needing to keep an eye on the Weasley twins. Takes trouble to know trouble, eh?
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posted by [personal profile] alt_lupin at 10:10pm on 14/01/2009
The fact that I can joke about it rather suggests there has been an improvement in our lot. If nothing else, at least I'm not living with secrets and lies any more.

I very rarely caused trouble, as you well know. I simply witnessed it far more than most, and as such developed a finely tuned trouble-detector. Those boys - I swear, they'd give you and James a run for your Galleons.
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posted by [personal profile] alt_sirius at 10:36pm on 14/01/2009
Well, that's a comfort to you, I'm sure.

As I recall it, you had just as many devilish ideas as we did. You just had the sense not to implement the plans without, well, more encouragement from us.

Now, Quirrell's another matter. No sense at all, from what I've seen. What's he to do with Macscaredy, anyway?
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posted by [personal profile] alt_lupin at 09:01pm on 15/01/2009
It's better than nothing.

Spending so many years trapped and helpless in a dormitory room with you and James, I could hardly help finding myself indoctrinated into the creed 'If in doubt, prank it!'

I was still far better behaved that either of you, of course. I have the prefect badge to prove it.

If there's any connection between Walden and Quirrell, I'm sure I don't know, and if I did I probably wouldn't say. I only wanted to mention it as he's likely to be in the forest later, and may be able to confirm whether I am, as suspected, going senile in my old age.

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