Assistance Requested

[3potionproblem]

In the interest of an unbiased study into muggle behaviors and cultural discrepancies, I require a ^muggleborn female student to associate with me or at the very least permit me to engage in observational behavior including but not limited to tailing, watching from the shadows, and keeping close records on all activities, correspondence, and so on. Do not waste my time if you are already well aware that you are annoying and generally distasteful.

Please respond to this message with your interest. I will select the best candidate once all volunteers have come forward.

-SH

Comments

[3potionproblem]

You don't believe me? Why?

[3houseswatson]

There are a couple reasons. First being, has anyone ever actually diagnosed you as such?

[3potionproblem]

Yes.

[No. But it sounds better than Aspergers and gets a similar enough point across.]

[3houseswatson]

Huh. Well, that's me told, I suppose.

Sociopaths aren't actually interested in others even if they pretend to be, and your whole Muggleborn fixation thing seemed like genuine - albeit kind of creepy - curiosity.

[3potionproblem]

[Well, shit... someone's smarter than he first suspected in an interesting field for someone at Hogwarts....]

Why the interest in psychology?

[3houseswatson]

[A serious twinge shoots up John's leg, severe enough that he needs to shut his eyes and breathe deeply for a moment. Frustrated, he uses extra pressure when he writes.]

I want to be a Healer or a doctor someday. You need to know that kind of stuff. That's all.

[3potionproblem]

What do you suffer from?

[Because he knows what that change in handwriting dictates.]

[3houseswatson]

[Oh no, not this subject.]

Just a bad leg and sometimes a wonky hand.

[3potionproblem]

Psychosomatic? Tourettes? Can't be completely physical or you wouldn't have looked into psychological dysfunction.

[3houseswatson]

It's not Tourette's.

[3potionproblem]

So Psychosomatic then.

[3houseswatson]

Look, it's not a subject I like to get deep into, so I'd appreciate it if we drop it.

[3potionproblem]

You did start it.

[3houseswatson]

I started--

What are you talking about?

[3potionproblem]

The topic. No matter.

[3houseswatson]

By stating what little I know about sociopaths?

But you're right, it doesn't matter.

[3potionproblem]

I won’t mention your psychological ailments publicly if you don’t discredit mine. Sounds fair to me.

[3houseswatson]

[John isn't even sure if his problems classify as a psychological ailment, but something tells him arguing about it will just make matters worse. On top of that, now he's really doubting this guy's sociopath diagnosis.]

Fine. Deal.

[3potionproblem]

It's been a pleasure.

[No real reason to continue talking so far as he's concerned. He's not really even sure how they got to talking in the first place...]