The Remarkable Day Professor Lupin Was Given Shoelaces
'Whoops-a-daisy!'
'That's okay, Professor Lupin, it wasn't your fault you tripped.'
'Oh, frightfully sorry, really am.'
'No, no, not to worry, dear colleague, I think it was *me* who made *you* fall!'
'Sorry, there, Severus, can't help it, I've been tripping all over the place this morning.'
'Perhaps,' the Potions Master said silkily through slightly pursed lips, 'it would be advisable that you tie your shoelaces.'
'But -- I haven't got any shoelaces!' cried Professor Remus Lupin. 'Never had any!'
'Never?' asked his colleagues slightly incredulous.
'Never,' confirmed the dear Professor Defence. They all eyed him, still a little unsettled about the news anyone could have done a lifetime without shoelaces.
'Well then, Remus, you can have mine,' said Professor Dumbledore benignly, 'since I see no need for me to wear shoes.'
'I do,' muttered Snape, clenching his nose, as Dumbledore took off his shoes and handed Lupin his laces.
Lupin seemed stunned, then said, 'Ah, purple, yes, that matches well with all the earthy and green tones of my wardrobe. Just one problem. My shoes weren't made to be worn with laces.'
'Whoops-a-daisy!'
'That's okay, Professor Lupin, it wasn't your fault you tripped.'
'Oh, frightfully sorry, really am.'
'No, no, not to worry, dear colleague, I think it was *me* who made *you* fall!'
'Sorry, there, Severus, can't help it, I've been tripping all over the place this morning.'
'Perhaps,' the Potions Master said silkily through slightly pursed lips, 'it would be advisable that you tie your shoelaces.'
'But -- I haven't got any shoelaces!' cried Professor Remus Lupin. 'Never had any!'
'Never?' asked his colleagues slightly incredulous.
'Never,' confirmed the dear Professor Defence. They all eyed him, still a little unsettled about the news anyone could have done a lifetime without shoelaces.
'Well then, Remus, you can have mine,' said Professor Dumbledore benignly, 'since I see no need for me to wear shoes.'
'I do,' muttered Snape, clenching his nose, as Dumbledore took off his shoes and handed Lupin his laces.
Lupin seemed stunned, then said, 'Ah, purple, yes, that matches well with all the earthy and green tones of my wardrobe. Just one problem. My shoes weren't made to be worn with laces.'
