04 [backdated to the early morning of the 19th]

[3houseswatson]

[Filtered from teachers and any particularly detention-happy prefects]

[Inkblots. Oh God, inkblots, inkblots everywhere. And the following is scribbled hastily.]

Just woke up to quite a surprise and after nearly being shocked into having a damn heart attack, my biggest question is -

WHO THE HELL TAUGHT SHERLOCK HOW TO GET INTO HUFFLEPUFF?!

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[3potionproblem]

Not provoke, but prolong? Yes.

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[3houseswatson]

Okay. Then... why the hell would you want to do that?

Oh, and no answering with "Because it's fun." That's cheap and you know it.

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[3potionproblem]

But arguments are fun. It's my point of view verses yours. It's a competition of not only knowledge but the application of it. People are very interesting when they're defending their opinions.

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[3houseswatson]

Yeah, but what started this wasn't an opinion or a point of view. I don't care if I was wrong about the polyjuice thing. Hell, I even expected I wouldn't be right. There's no stakes or point in arguing that.

Also, for the record, if you're going to use the "debate is fun" argument, calling your opponent an idiot outright isn't really the best way to express that.

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[3potionproblem]

[Shrug]

I'm not an inherently good person.

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[3houseswatson]

Yeah, I forget that sometimes. Thanks for the reminder.

[Ooh, someone's gone a bit prickly.]

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[3potionproblem]

Trust me, I am eternally amazed at your ability to cope with it.

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[3houseswatson]

[John sniffs and rolls his shoulders. He still looks perturbed, but at least Sherlock didn't go and say something to make things worse that time.]

Yeah, well, occasionally I wonder about that myself.

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[3potionproblem]

You're only here because you want to be. No one is forcing you.

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[3houseswatson]

True. Doesn't mean I can't point out when you've been a prick, though.

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[3potionproblem]

Doesn't mean I'll change.

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[3houseswatson]

Doesn't mean I'll back down.

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[3potionproblem]

[He can't help but smile. Because sane people would have walked away by now. But not John.]

You must be starving.

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[3houseswatson]

Utterly ravenous. Come on, surely breakfast is laid out by now. You can still join me for it if you like, but call me an idiot again and I'm "accidentally" spilling my juice on you.

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[3potionproblem]

That depends entirely on your behavior. But I will consider myself duly warned.