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.