| potions_master in nocturne_alley @ 2003-09-03 05:01:00 |
| Current mood: | infuriated |
Day One
Comments:
| lupercus @ 2003-09-02 09:27 pm UTC |
Come now, was it really that bad?
Does this have anything to do with the explosion this morning? Could hear that all the way out in the Forest.
| potions_master @ 2003-09-02 09:38 pm UTC |
Do not mock me, Lupin. They are savages. You do not understand.
I shall be scraping bubotuber pus from the ceilings for weeks.
| lupercus @ 2003-09-02 09:47 pm UTC |
Nonsense, Severus. You will not be scraping bubotuber pus from your ceilings. You will make the house-elves do it.
Today I had to separate a Jarvey from an unfortunate small boy that had unintentionally insulted it. He wasn't too harmed, though I think he came away from the confrontation with a completely new vocabulary that I imagine his mother will have much to say to me about, come Christmas.
Other than that it was a pleasant day. Surely yours wasn't a complete wash?
| potions_master @ 2003-09-02 09:55 pm UTC |
I was being rhetorical, you know. Of course I will have the house-elves do it. I could not withstand their whinging if I did not.
You realise that if the Jarvey had not educated the boy, doubtless he would have picked it all up in the stands at the first Quidditch match.
And yes, my day was a complete wash. I want nothing more than to take my evening tea, finish reading the Prophet, and retire for the night. I am reluctant to do so however as it will only hasten the transition from Tuesday to Wednesday.
It never ends.
| potions_master @ 2003-09-02 10:01 pm UTC |
Merlin's beard, now you are going to wax philosophical at me.
My day is complete.
| lupercus @ 2003-09-02 10:04 pm UTC |
I don't wax philosophical. I pontificate. Get it right, Severus.
Truthfully though, would you wish for it to end? How would you end it then?
| potions_master @ 2003-09-02 10:07 pm UTC |
Whatever title you assign to your incessant navel-gazing does not make it any less annoying.
How would I end it? A rather macabre inquiry for the likes of you. Do you have angst tonight, Lupin?
| lupercus @ 2003-09-02 10:18 pm UTC |
Perhaps it is a bit maudlin for a point of conversation, but now I'm interested. Would you prefer the end come quickly, with no warning which would eliminate the reaction of fear and regret? Or slowly, so as to savor the passage, perhaps as the last great adventure? What would there be once it was over? And as you wish for it, would it necessarily be preferably to what there was before?
This is the kind of thing I used to think about just before moonrise.
| potions_master @ 2003-09-02 10:25 pm UTC |
Wax on. Wax off.
Despite my having better things to consider in times of solitude, I suppose I would venture that sudden and without warning would be a more suitable ending. And as such, it is an ending which indicates that there is nothing to follow, though certain creatures in this castle might lead one to believe that there is in some cases an epilogue.
Though, for others I would suggest that a slow and preferably agonizing conclusion would be more appropriate. Perhaps through the use of a drastically-wielded spoon.
| lupercus @ 2003-09-02 10:28 pm UTC |
Ah, naturally you would see the end of times not only as an involuntary escape - ridding you of having to make a choice one way or the other - but as a method of revenge. I prefer to think of it as a very long-awaited day of rest.
Why a spoon, Severus?
| potions_master @ 2003-09-02 10:31 pm UTC |
Are you implying that I am a coward, Lupin?
And it's dull, you idiot. It would hurt more.
| lupercus @ 2003-09-02 10:42 pm UTC |
I would not call you a coward, Severus. Reluctant yes, but cowardly? Never.
I simply find your answer interesting is all. You aren't one for decisions. You prefer to have no choice in the matter. There's nothing wrong with that though I do wonder if it doesn't get a bit tiresome after a while not to have some control over your fate?
If you were to walk away from here tomorrow, where would you go?
| potions_master @ 2003-09-02 10:45 pm UTC |
Choices are for other people, Lupin.
This discussion is becoming tiresome. Haven't you anyone else to pester?
| potions_master @ 2003-09-02 10:48 pm UTC |
Imagine my joy.
I do not know. I do not expect that I would leave this place. It is my occupation; without one I would go mad.
Perhaps if forced to abandon my position, I would retire elsewhere and continue my research now that I have the finances with which to do so.
Why does this interest you, Lupin? And would you answer the same question, if some maddening fool persisted in asking it of you?
| lupercus @ 2003-09-02 10:54 pm UTC |
If you don't need the gold, then why remain here? I would say you'd be far happier off on your own dabbling in experimental potions-making than teaching small children not to blow themselves up.
And as for me: if I left Hogwarts I would probably want to go to work in the Werewolf Support Centre. It's high time they had someone there who actually understands the people who use the service. I do love teaching however, and even if I did not I am not so stupid as to think that I would actually be able to find a job that Dumbledore did not give me out of pity. So, I stay here. I am close to friends and loved ones, at any rate. It is worthwhile.
| potions_master @ 2003-09-02 11:04 pm UTC |
If I did not know better Lupin I would suspect that you were trying to dispose of me. Why on earth does it matter to you whether or not I am actually engaged in a satisfactory line of work? My reasons for staying at Hogwarts are my reasons and I do not feel like parading them about on this confounded journal for all to see. You are out of luck.
And it is ungrateful of you to believe that the Headmaster hired you out of pity. You are teaching because you are competent. You are also not possessed of Voldemort or your own narcissistic nature. You will also not subject the students to any misbred creatures likely to devour them at the first opportunity. With such qualifications it is unlikely that pity had anything to do with it.
Why are you even awake at this hour?
| lupercus @ 2003-09-02 11:07 pm UTC |
I'm not very tired really. The moon's on Tuesday and it always makes me a bit nocturnal.
I've just put the kettle on. If you're willing to abandon the pus-coated dungeons long enough for a cuppa, we could continue this conversation.
Of course, it's up to you.
| potions_master @ 2003-09-02 11:12 pm UTC |
I see your mind, Lupin. You are fooling no one with your "invitation."
If I decline you will see it as my agreeing with your ridiculous assessment of my motives. If I accept you will smirk at me and serve tea with too much sugar, and force me to keep debating with you.
I obviously do not have a choice in the matter.