thirty-four; heroes? what's that?

[onlyapparate]

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Kind of an odd question, but does anyone know if we're going to have another retreat this year? I'm afraid I came in kind of late or I missed the news or something like that. I know it's a ways off, but... [ He's so boredddddd. ]

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I think my cat got into my journal. It feels... different somehow. Lighter, perhaps? I don't think Raphael would be able to rip pages or anything like that, but short of that... I'll see if I can't figure it out. Has anyone else had this happen?

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Can I ask you something?

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[onlyapparate]

Goodness, he sounds like a terror. Thankfully, Raphael's stayed reasonably small. He gets a lot of exercise hunting mice and birds... and some of the other cats.

[ "Freaky deaky..." What. ]

Maybe it's a seasonal thing. Or perhaps the spells on our journals are wearing out...?

[samenungas.livejournal.com]

Oh, that must be vair relaxing. No hunting poodles or eating his lead or anything.

[That is the LEAST strange thing she has said, Tobi]

Blimey, they can wear out? You'd think it'd at least come with a warning for that.

[onlyapparate]

None of that, no. I don't think I'll be complaining about Raphael in a while, he sounds much more reasonable than your Angus.

Well, I'm not sure, but it can't be easy to sell so many journals, have them all connect to each other, and still keep them all running at the same time. The floo network requires constant maintenance, so maybe it's kind of like that?

[samenungas.livejournal.com]

Oohh. I feel a headache coming on. Hogwarts should really just get with the times, and use Facebook.

[onlyapparate]

Face-what?

[samenungas.livejournal.com]

[Ohhh, one of those wizardy types who didn't know anything about muggles. It was really a public service to assist them. She felt all benevolent, like Mother Teresa with lipgloss on.]

It's...sort of like the journals but for muggles. And you can find almost any other muggle on it. Except for swots and ancient people like parents.

But of course, you need a computer for it, which, quelle surprise, doesn't work at Hogwarts.

[onlyapparate]

I... see. [ Sounds ridiculous. ] Well, there's not much use for it if it doesn't work at Hogwarts, now is theres it? Lots of Muggle things don't work in wizarding places. If you ask me, it sounds like your Facebook is behind as far as journals go.

[samenungas.livejournal.com]

But journals aren't much use if you lose them, are they? Or if they wear out. Or cause it to rain in your house.

[onlyapparate]

But computers aren't much use if you lose them, either. Or if they don't work where you live and study.

[samenungas.livejournal.com]

Professor, rest assured, using my mobile to go on the internet about England is a loooot less peculiar than carrying my journal hither and thither, to and fro. There are just a few tiny places that it doesn't work, which is just a shame, honestly.

[onlyapparate]

...Is carrying your journal around that strange? If anything, those little... mobiles of yours are pretty odd, don't you think? Just because everyone's carrying them doesn't suddenly make them cool. [ :| ]

[samenungas.livejournal.com]

It is to my muggle mates. And I am quite certain that 99.99% of everyone who is anyone has a mobile. Fat chance a journal is going to tell me the vair vair important things in life.

[onlyapparate]

Journals are simply more practical, I really don't understand your argument. If 99.99% of wizards used them, would that suddenly mark them in your favor?