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Top Secret

by Shealtiel

Rated: T for sexual references, adult themes, violence and mild coarse language

Summary: "Oak, fourteen inches, unpliant and resilient, excellent for Transfiguration with a knack for Charms. Veela hair core."

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Tuesday, April 1st, 1975

10:34am

Ancient Runes

I HATE April Fool's Day. I HATE it. Somehow, those idiots heard about this stupid Muggle holiday, and decided to play some jokes on Lily and me. They've taken my voice away. I can't talk. I'm so mad I could kill them. I can't talk and Lily can't hear, and it's just… AGH! I'm so mad. The teachers won't do anything about it either, because apparently it's not breaking any rules. How about HEXING OTHER STUDENTS? Or USING MAGIC OUTSIDE OF CLASS? What about IMPROPER USE OF MAGIC? Do ANY of these things matter? Apparently not! Because it happened IN class, so it wasn't magic outside of class. The spells aren't hexes, so that's not a legitimate complaint either apparently, and McGonagall says that there's no such rule as Improper Use of Magic. I would have said that there should be, but of course, I can't talk. Sirius whispered in my ear that McGonagall was just happy not to hear us talking. Because apparently WE'RE the ones that talk in class all the time, NOT the Marauders…?

James just leaned over and said, "It's much easier to enjoy your cute little face when you're not chattering incessantly in the background." He makes me SO MAD!

What kind of school IS this anyway, where they let their students be charmed into not talking or hearing!? And by the delinquent students no less! I never thought I'd see the day when Hogwarts professors took the side of rule-breakers like Potter and Black! AGH! I'm SO MAD! I'm going to SCREAM when I get my voice back!

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6:42pm

Gryffindor Common Room

McGonagall finally made the boys give us our senses back. I yelled at them all so loud in the middle of the hallway, everyone stopped and stared. Even after I stopped everyone was just staring at me. I guess I can be pretty damn ferocious when I'm angry.

I swear, if they ever do something like that again, I'll give them something to stare at.

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