lupercus: Reading is fundamental.

Current mood:	cabin-feverish
Current music:	Dobby singing about his socks.

Reading is fundamental.
When I was a child, my mother and father kept only wizarding books in the house. When I came into the care of my grandmother she read to me from a mix of wizard and Muggle books, sparking an interest in the latter that carried me through adolescence and well into adulthood. Even now I am more like to pick up a copy of Alice In Wonderland than I am Moste Potente Potions, but I own both. I frankly have enough books in my possession to open a bookshop.

And that's just what I've done!

It's going to be a bit before it's actually open for business, because I've got to get everything settled as far as the premises go, and I need to hire on a strong back and a good pair of legs to help me carry boxes and things back and forth. I've spent the last week or so filing enough parchment and filling out scroll after scroll at the Ministry to allow me the right to run a business - thank you, Albus, for the shining reccomendation. it's rather slow going, and to be honest I'm really rather impatient about it. I've spent enough time in this flat cooped up with nowt to do. Dobby is very helpful, but he's not very good for conversation. I can only say so much about the glory of socks.

Has anyone seen my cake-server?

Oh, and Sirius? Are you coming by again tonight? If so I'll have Dobby put the kettle on. I've got something to tell you about the bookshop that I hope you'll find to be good news. And bring some of that lamb from the Hogwarts kitchens, if you would be so kind? I've a bit of a craving for it, I suppose I'm just homesick.

Am very disappointed to have missed out on this Love Your Neighbour business. Sounds exciting. I can't wait to see the resulting carnage.

jadedsirius @ 2004-02-10 02:22 am UTC

Dumbledore isn't even trying to hide his sadistic tendencies any longer, is he?

I am on my way, monsieur, avec du lamb and du gossip, and I can't wait to hear more about the bookshop.

lupercus @ 2004-02-10 02:30 am UTC
Re:

I'm telling you, it's the lemon drops. Someone's got to get them away from him.

But I oughtn't speak ill of the man who managed to convince the Ministry that it is all right for a werewolf to sell people books. I'm certain he used small words, and possibly comical hand-gestures.

I'll be waiting, Padfoot, with tea and those dog biscuits you don't want anybody to know you like.

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