Harry looked at the spiky handwriting on the page, as he casually pulled the letter from the school owl. "Detention, Tuesday, 3:30."
Ron idly looked over and read it aloud over Harry's shoulder. "Blimey, how do you get all these?"
"Mouthing off, mainly," Harry said, resolving to hew to his course.
Hermione Granger piped up saying, "Harry, you really need to be more respectful. Always mouthing off just gets you in trouble."
The boys cheerfully avoided paying any attention to her, Ron saying, "He couldn't have waited until Monday to tell you?"
Harry cracked back, "Probably just wants to ruin my weekend."
Both boys chuckled; so, Hermione Granger scowled, which just made the boys chuckle harder.
Saturday Morning Quiddich practice was an exercise in discipline. Harry was not going to catch the snitch. Harry was going to work through a full chapter of 3rd year charms. If he could only learn how to wave his broom to produce magic... wow! That could be useful, particularly since it wasn't particularly safe to use a wand while on a broom. And besides, nobody would really be looking for him to cast spells out of a magic broomstick.
Below, the captain called out routines and gambits, the chasers and the beaters playing against each other. Harry winced as he saw a close call.
Harry had done more than completed that chapter - he'd started on the next one too! Feeling gratified, he felt a lot more like spending time with Ron Weasley.
... unfortunately, Ron seemed like he was going to prove incapable of forgetting about the stupid trapdoor. Harry'd not have minded it nearly so much if it was Neville, who had a solid head on his shoulders and a degree in risk mitigation. Hell, he still hadn't managed to get into a scrap with Malfoy, and Malfoy'd been trying to hit Gryffindor nerves all year!
And, of course, with his standard lack of tact, Ron was talking about this at the luncheon table. Harry just wanted to slap him quiet, leave a nice red handprint on his face. Instead, he began idly dreaming about alembics...
[a/n: wrote myself into boring. Sorry, will escape as soon as possible.
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