This will keep the trolls away!!!!!

[alt_gredforge]

This past week has been very crazy, but the best part of it was this morning, right after breakfast, we found this dog by the lake.  We can't decide what we want to name him, so does anyone else have any ideas? It doesn't belong to anyone else does it?

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[alt_sally_anne]

That poor dog wouldn't even make a mid-morning snack for a troll.

As for names, maybe you could call it Drowned Rat? DR for short?

[alt_percy]

You cannot be seriously be thinking of keeping that wretched thing.

[alt_gredforge]

Well of course we are!

All he needs is a little bit of love.

(and a few square meals and a bath, but that's beside the point...)

[alt_percy]

All it needs is a rope tied around its neck with a rock tied to the other end and a lake to throw it in.

Fortunately, the lake is handy.

[alt_gredforge]

Watch it Perce, or we might try that with you. With your big head, we wouldn't even need the rock because you'd sink right to the bottom.

Of course, the squid would probably just chuck you right back, charmer that you are.

[alt_percy]

Oh, ha ha, very funny.

Dogs aren't allowed anyway. Familiars allowed at Hogwarts include cats, owls or toads. Not dogs. Especially not miserable, mangy mutts like that one.

[alt_gredforge]

And how, exactly, are you going to stop us from keeping it?

[alt_percy]

I'm sure Professor MacNair will insist that you follow the rules.

[alt_gredforge]

How will he find out?

And why should he care?

[alt_percy]

He'll find out because I'll tell him myself, if you try to bring it into the castle.

Rules are rules.

[alt_gredforge]

Fine, you do that.

In the meantime, what do you think a good name would be?

[alt_percy]

And he is our Head of House, in case you've forgotten.

[alt_michael]

Call him Mr Ugly.

[alt_theodore]

I also vote for Mr Ugly.

[alt_pansy]

Does he smell as bad as he looks?

[alt_gredforge]

Not really.

It's really shy, so we havn't actually gotten a chance to get close to it.

[alt_sally_anne]

If you want it to come up to you, try putting down a trail of food that ends right next to you. I once got a squirrel to eat out of my hand that way. I had to sit really still, though.

[alt_gredforge]

That's a good idea to get it into the castle too.

[alt_sally_anne]

So did you bring it in? Is it curled up in the Gryffindor common room right now?

[alt_gredforge]

Yeah, but don't tell Percy.

Took a right lot of chunks of stew meat to get him there too.

He's still a bit shy around all the people, but we conjured up a pillow by the fireside, and he seems happy.

[alt_sally_anne]

Where'd you get the stew meat? Did you nick it at dinnertime or what?

[alt_gredforge]

We have our ways...

[alt_ron]

I think I've seen uglier things but can't remember off the top of my head.

Mum's going to have kittens if you try to bring it home.

[alt_gredforge]

Uglier than Percy? We weren't sure that was possible.

[alt_neville]

Maybe he won't look quite so bad when he's clean and dry?

You could give it a Gryffindor name. Leo or Leon. Godric, or Gryff.

(On second thought, maybe not. Might make Gryffindor look kind of ridiculous.)

[alt_neville]

What names are the two of you thinking of, anyway?

[alt_gredforge]

Well, Fred wants to name him Wizard, while George prefers Wilfred Pehuffle Baggins IV.

We got into an argument, and decided to see what other people thought. Of course we figured this out after Fred's hair was blue and George was blowing soap bubbles out his nose.

[alt_neville]

You might keep the blue hair, at least for a little while. It's handy for telling the two of you apart.

[alt_gredforge]

Well, the next time you see us, how will you know we havn't switched hair?

[alt_penelope]

He's so ugly that he's almost cute.

I think you should name him Piddles.

[alt_gredforge]

You shouldn't insult him or he might piddle all over your book bag. We mean, he doesn't seem vindictive but you never know.

[alt_draco]

That is disgusting. It's licking itself!

[alt_gredforge]

It's licking its lips. Like you do at every meal.

Think of it this way, it would be even more disgusting if it was licking you.

[alt_draco]

That looks like nose licking, not lip licking. I definitely do not lick my nose, thanks.

What kind of dog is it? I like dogs, but I haven't been around many before. Maybe they just look awful when they're wet.

[alt_lupin]

What an... interesting creature, lads. A rather bedraggled thing. Something about the eyes, however, makes me curious.

Would you mind bringing it by for a visit?

[alt_gredforge]

Sure thing, Tomorrow... maybe for tea? (For us of course, not the dog.)