"It's only another week or so."

[cheyinka]

Are we really that close to the end of term? Two more weeks? The context to the subject line is Hermione telling Evelyn to just keep the portkey until the end of term, which on the one hand makes me really nervous (the end of term is usually extra-exciting, and this year it seems like we need to have Minerva (or, one supposes, Albus) be killed by someone, which should be extra excitement), and on the other hand makes me really, really nervous (since when has "oh it's only [short length of time], it'll be fine" gone well for anyone?).

Comments

[ellemir]

The fact they now have 3 doses of freshly brewed Cinnabaris has raised my level of concern because if they have it they will almost certainly need it.
I really hope they are not planning 3 life or death type injuries in the near future.

[teceler]

It appears part of the reason may have been for Siz to see something.

[ellemir]

That's slightly less worrying, but I still can't help feeling that they are going to need this Cinnabaris, and probably sooner rather than later.

[teceler]

I would be unsurprised if they did, especially considering we have an end-of-year event sometime soon. (Which is... concerning).

[janeite]

Clearly the players don't want me to get any work done today.

[kiya]

Though on that front, and regarding the conversation between Poppy and Dumbledore afterwards, there's something that strikes me as Painfully Fundamentally Albus about his position that the brave, bold, and daring thing to do right now is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

(Though he's right, scrambling Siz's brains would cause an unfortunate uproar.)

[kiya]

Honestly, the combination of "three doses of cinnabaris" and the "do I take the triage class" strikes me as, um.

Um.

[cheyinka]

Yes, definitely um.

Especially when combined with Minerva's bracelet, Dolohov and Barty's task, the Who Wants to Be a Councilwizard? competitors being asked whom they would replace, and Sinistra now having seen more than she should!

I second your second Um!

[teceler]

It occurs to me that if the end of year thing isn't a WWtBaCouncilwizard challenge, everyone is likely to think it is initially.

Which could have unfortunate results.

[cheyinka]

Argh, yes, though I suppose it might be beneficial if the non-Order teachers don't come running immediately.