Carpool Conversations: (paraphrased, because I don't have memorex memory)

Mimi: You've seen the latest batch of submissions for HP Monthly?
Me: Yep.
Mimi: The costume thing?
Me: (laughs) Hermione and Ron as Carrot and Angua?
Mimi: I'm scared.
Me: I really don't get it. Her justification was "A blonde and a redhead -- what did you expect?". Hermione's not blonde!
Mimi: Well, there aren't many blondes in the books.
Me: Point.
Mimi: Ron and Fleur, maybe?
Me: Hmmm. You know, my friend Monica's pet pairing is Percy/Fleur.
Mimi: And there's the canon-accepted Bill/Fleur.
Me: Carrot with a dragon tooth earring and long hair?
Mimi: Nevermind. Charlie?
Me: hmm.... maybe.
Mimi: then there's always Narcissa Malfoy!
Me: Or you could have a nice gender reversal. Draco/Ginny has quite a following.
Mimi: Indeed.
Me: Then there's Seamus Finnegan, Rita Skeeter--
Mimi: Rita Skeeter as Angua! Gahgk!
Me: and Lucius Malfoy... (revelation) Gilderoy Lockhart!
Mimi: Yes! Gilderoy Lockhart! And Lily Potter was a redhead. You could have Lily/Lockhart!
Me: (dies)
Mimi: Or Lily/Peter.
Me: No. (pause) Was Hannah Abbot a blonde?
Mimi: who?
Me: Sorted into Hufflepuff.
Mimi: You want a Hufflepuff as Angua?
Me: Point.

Super-loff to Alicey for maintaining HP monthly against all odds, and for making conversations like this possible.