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reading demon slayer: chapter 40 panel comparison

hey everyone :) before i do the usual posts for this chapter i wanted to try something a little different. there was one panel in particular that bothered me in chapter 40, and i decided i should write about it to get it off my mind. i don't think i've done an in-depth comparison between the original japanese and official english versions of any demon slayer panels before, so let me know if this is something any of you are interested in!

the panel in question today is of tanjirou's father speaking to tanjirou in his flashback at the beginning of the chapter. below i have the original japanese on the right and the official english translation on the left.

i'll transcribe the text from each for anyone who needs it.

in japanese:

炭治郎この神楽と耳飾りだけは必ず途切れさせず継承していってくれ。約束なんだ

in english:

Tanjiro, be sure you have these earrings when it's time to do the kagura! Wear them always so you don't lose them. Promise me!

when i saw these panels side by side, i was baffled at how different they were. right off the bat i noticed that all the main words were present in the english translation, but the details had changed! and that results in a translation that carries completely different meanings from the original. let's go over each speech bubble individually.

for the first bubble, the words "kagura" (神楽) and "earrings" (耳飾り) are both present, but most everything else is not. whoever was translating seems to have parsed the と as when instead of and. to be fair, that's a valid usage for that particle in many cases. however, this is not one of those cases. notice that in the original japanese the phrase is 「この神楽と耳飾りだけ」. literally, just this kagura and [these] earrings. we'll need to go to the next speech bubble to get the rest of the sentence.

the second bubble reads 「途切れさせず継承していってくれ」, literally continue the inheritance of [them] for me without letting [the inheritance] be interrupted. or in more natural english, pass [them] down for me without interruption. together with the first bubble, we get something like without fail, pass down just this kagura and these earrings for me without interruption.

(i believe that the だけ is there to emphasize that tanjirou must focus on the kagura and the earrings above all else. i don't want to present my feelings as fact, though, so i'll keep it translated as just.)

tanjirou's father is not asking tanjirou to wear the earrings at all, and he certainly doesn't tell him to make sure to have them "when it's time to do the kagura". he's asking tanjirou to remember the kagura and keep the earrings so that he can pass them on to his children in the future, and his children to their children, and so on.

the text in the third bubble reinforces this. tanjirou's father says 約束なんだ, literally it's a promise. 約束なんだ is not a request or a command, it is a statement. and i might be biased because i've already read all of demon slayer in english, but to me that line implies that it is tanjirou's father who made the promise, not tanjirou. which, if you're familiar with the later arcs of demon slayer, is exactly what happened.

a more fitting translation for this panel, in my opinion, could have looked like this:

Tanjiro, if nothing else, make sure to pass on this kagura and these earrings for me. I made a promise.

some information is lost, like the 途切れさせず part, but i think the overall message is roughly the same.

i really don't get why the official english translation is the way it is for this panel. it seems...out of character, almost, because there really haven't been such drastic liberties taken up to now. at least, as far as i can remember. a few choices i found strange, for sure, but nothing like this. that's way above my pay grade, though.

and with that, i'm all out of things to say about this panel! if you read to the end, thank you very much, and i hope you enjoyed the post (or at least learned something from it). please look forward to the next posts! 読んでくれてありがとう！次の投稿を楽しみにしてください！

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pairing. ━━━━━ college students! fans! park seonghwa, choi san, song mingi x fem! idol! reader (x idol! oc)

featuring. ━━━━━ ateez, kang seulgi (red velvet), fatou samba (black swan), park sujin aka swan (purple kiss), shin yuna (itzy), do hanse (former victon) oc, fem oc

genre. ━━━━━ smau, written, humor/crack, fluff, angst, suggestive, love square, idol/college au, strangers to friends to lovers, really slow burn, pinning, secret identity

warnings. ━━━━━ i’m not a native english speaker so my english might be a little off sometimes ! ! ! timestamps/sm numbers mean nothing, sexism/slutshaming, swearing, mentions of food/sex/serious topic, kys/kms and other questionable jokes, use of pictures for yn but only for reference (only of dark skin poc used), cyber bullying, ssngs, mental illness/anxiety, mentions of alcohol/drugs. small age gaps, more thorough warnings in the actual chapters, let me know if missed smth

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PART 1. PRE TIME SKIP :

★ CH 000. prologue: HONGJOONG HAS FRIENDS?!

★ CH 001. CLONE FANTASY

★ CH 002. THE JASPER TO MY SHERLOCK

★ CH 003. SUS, VERY SUS

★ CH 004. DON’T LEAVE ME TALL FUCK

★ CH 005. EDIBLE SCENTED CANDLE

★ CH 006. MY LITTLE MEOW MEOW

★ CH 007. ONE OF THE GIRLIES

★ CH 008. SHES SO PRECIOUS!!

★ CH 009. IS YN OKAY?

★ CH 010. NO FANBOYING

★ CH 011. INTRODUCTIONS: PART I

★ CH 012. INTRODUCTIONS: PART II

★ CH 013. SUPER COOL AND HOT (RESPECTFULLY)

★ CH 014. AESPA WAS RIGHT

★ CH 015. GODDAMNIT PARK SEONGHWA

★ CH 016. WHAT THE H*CK

★ CH 017. I’M SO HASTAG SRS

★ CH 018. OPERATION: YNGYU

★ CH 019. HE’S UP TO NO GOOD

★ CH 020. PRAISE KINK ERA

★ CH 021. BAES JUST LIKE ME FR

★ CH 022. NVM Y’ALL HE RESPONDED

★ CH 023. TWO HEART EMOJIS

★ CH 024. RPS LEGEND

★ CH 025. KANG POMPOMPURIN

★ CH 026. BEGINNING OF A CHEESY ROMCOM

★ CH 027. WTFDYM

★ CH 028. IMAGINE NOT TALKING

★ CH 029. BLACK LIST SPEED RUN

★ CH 030. AS LONG AS SHE’S HAPPY

( EXTRA. ASK THEM ANYTHING EVENT:: PART i )

PART 2. POST TIME SKIP :

★ CH 031. BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE

★ CH 032. AS HOT AS I EXPECTED

★ CH 033. MY BABIES (AND KIM HONGJOONG)

★ CH 034. EVEN THE YANDERES

★ CH 035. DONGSAENG ZONED

★ CH 036. A STRANGE FEELING

★ CH 037. OLD FRIENDS

★ CH 038. I DON’T THINK I’M OKAY

★ CH 039. MINGI UR A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR

★ CH 040. LOVELY

★ CH 041. STEP BY STEP

★ CH 042. DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT

★ CH 043. OOPS

★ CH 044. WHATDIDIDOTOMYSELF

★ CH 045. LOVE LETTERS TO LEE HYORI

★ CH 046. LOSER DOESN’T EVEN DESCRIBE IT

★ CH 047. IF ONLY SHE KNEW

★ CH 048. LE’ ASTRE

( EXTRA. STAR’S 5TH MINI ALBUM :: LE’ ASTRE )

★ CH 049. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT’S UNHOLY

★ CH 050. I’M ALRIGHT, I PROMISE

★ CH 051. BUTTERFLIES

★ CH 052. #STAR IS KILLING ME

★ CH 053. OK? OK! OK

★ CH 054. PURSUE HAPPINESS

★ CH 055. WHY DID YOU NEVER TELL ME

★ CH 056. THE TRUTH

★ CH 057. SERA WATANABE

★ CH 058. XD

★ CH 059. MILKY WAY

★ CH 060. LOVE

( EXTRA. ASK THEM ANYTHING EVENT:: PART ii )

ENDING O1.

★ 00i. PERUVIAN LILIES

★ 0ii. THE PRETTIEST

ENDING O2.

★ 00i. WHAT MAKES HIM, HIM

★ 0ii. LOM(OMMY)L



ENDING O3.

★ 00i. FINAL PUZZLE PIECE

★ 0ii. MINE.

★ AFTER WORD.

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[epivanosilon]

reading demon slayer: chapter 40 grammar notes

title: ヒノカミ || god of fire

official english title: hinokami

間もなく – an adverb that, when used after the dictionary (i.e. non-past plain) form of a verb, means having no time to..., with no time to.... this word was covered in chapter 19’s vocab post for adverbs, but i decided it deserved another entry under grammar notes because of this special usage. tanjirou uses it in this chapter when thinking to himself about rui’s threads. tanjirou says that the threads move like they’re alive, and that with no time to blink another new thread is spun.

～としても – an expression that means even if..., even supposing that.... when used after a noun or pronoun it can mean also as..., also for..., also from the position of.... tanjirou uses it in this chapter when thinking to himself during his fight with rui. he says that even if he drew back for a moment right now, the repercussions for forcibly switching to hinokami kagura breathing from water breathing would come.

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You guys loved the last one so I'm adding more >wo

@journeytomonkiekid Macaque is indeed touch starved plus doesn't like loud noises due to his six ears being hidden with his glamours. [Spoiler if planning to read Eclipse Apprentice which I can't wait for Ch 5!!!]

[Loud noises] Ch 3: Year Of The Golden Monkey Page 010 - 036 where almost every page, Macaque wears the noise canceling headphones that Wan Ji got him until the fireworks are over. ((I NEED ME SOME FOR THUNDERSTORMS BUT IM BROKE TnT))

[Touch straved] Ch 3: Year Of The Golden Moneky Page 040 - 052 where Macaque doesn't want Wan Ji leave but also doesn't want her to stop petting him. ((I SWEAR ITS SO CUTE AND RELATABLE!!!! T/////T))

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Resuming to the headcanons!!!

ShadowPeach would have a full argument, and turn away from each other. BUT! If you look at their tails, they're intertwined.

If Nezha can't find his blaze((yk on his feet)) he WILL resort to rollerskates and/or rollerblades.

Swk and Macaque try to challenge each other on who has longer hair. Swk won..

SpicyDragonNoodles!!! But Mei and Mk are platonic with each other.

Mk can turn into a monkey if he wanted to.

Swk would wear his fillet((I think that's what its called)) if he feels like he messed up or thinks back to killing Macaque.

Red Son bathes in Lava....

[SPOILERS FOR ANYONE WHO STILL HASN'T SEEN S3!!!] After defeating LBD, someone would have a nightmare. Literally anyone. So, the gang would always host a sleepover once a week until they're comfortable to recover from the trauma.

When Spicynoodles announced that they're dating, Macaque, Tang, and PIF had to hold back their husband/boyfriend/fiance from killing the two.

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“Back as Chaser” || YEAR 3 – Ch.16 (HP au)

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Day posted: 9/1/2020

Word count: 3, 040

Relationship: EVENTUAL severus X oc (slow burn)

Rating: E for everyone

Warnings: none

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A/N: This is my first fan fic I’m writing mainly as a way to practice. This is a retelling of the hp books with an inserted character. Although most every character will be written about, this is mostly for the pro snape fandom. Please do not fear, although this is a severus x oc story, it is an incredibly slow burn as I do not intend for them to get together at all until after the final book events. Chapters will be posted twice a week.

This derivative work follows the events of the Harry Potter books by Jk Rowling and is intended as a fun way to practice my writing. Thank you for reading :D

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It had been a few weeks into the Quidditch season and she was still not allowed anywhere near the Quidditch pitch. Draco had just taken off his sling, telling everyone he felt much better, and was walking up the dungeon stairs for the Slytherin’s fifth day of training.

Heather kept a steady pace with him. “Alright but – What does Marcus think about it? Is he still upset Cassius replaced me? Just tell me!”

Draco sighed. “I don’t know! He’s still giving Warrington a hard time… Making him do extra drills and all that… But I don’t know if he’s upset because of you not being on.”

“What do you mean?” They were heading down the entrance hall stairs now.

“He’s just upset Professor Snape took control of his team. Flint’s captain and HE makes decisions.” Draco sped up, looking at the sky as they stepped outside. “I’m sure next year you’ll manage to make it on the team, Potter.”

Heather stopped on the last step and crossed her arms, letting Draco head down the grassy slopes alone. She looked up at the greying sky, filling with dark muddy clouds as the wind blew them nearer. By the looks of it, there was a storm approaching, and a nasty one at that.

She shivered and headed back in, feeling incredibly defeated. She’d been back to Professor Snape’s office a few times to beg to be put back in, but he wouldn’t even listen. He’d just shut her up and send her away unless she could come up with a potions question worth his time.

She really didn’t want to bother Professor Lupin with her problems, but she didn’t know what else to do but ask him to fight her battle again. She rubbed her arms and headed up the stairs to his office. The corridor was quiet and his room door was shut, which normally wasn’t until late in the evening, closer to after hours.

She knocked on the door a few times and didn’t hear a thing. Having been used to Professor Snape’s avoidance to students, she knocked again and then a third time and waited. Finally, she heard a chair scrape and the light that seeped from under the door showed a shadow at the door.

Very slowly the door opened and Professor Lupin leaned against the door, slightly ajar. He looked down at her and frowned with concern, opening up further.

“Ah, Heather… What can I do for you?” He gave her a tired smile. He had baggy eyes with dark circles and was looking very pale. The hints of scars on his face he normally had were much pinker now, clearly visible, and he seemed to stand a lot more compact, like he was trying to bring his limbs in to stay warm or keep from shivering.

“Professor? Are you alright?”

He chuckled and stood straighter. “Oh I’m just… feeling a bit under the weather… Storms coming and I think I’m just sensing that.”

Heather nodded. “May I please talk to you?”

“Of course! Any time, Heather.” He stepped aside and let her in, keeping the door open. He slumped into his seat and rubbed his eyes. “What’s this about then?”

She blew out hot breath and tried her best not to sound whiney, like Professor Snape had accused her of sounding like this morning. “I’m not allowed on the Quidditch team… I’ve been kicked out and replaced with Warrington because Professor Snape found out he was held back that day of the try outs.”

“Ah… yes… I-I heard about that. I’m very sorry. Professor Snape can be very vindictive, as I’m sure you realize.”

Heather nodded. “But surely… I mean… Maybe you could talk to him?”

Professor Lupin laughed suddenly, seeming more tired. “I’m not sure, Heather… He’s not the type of person to be convinced. Is he?”

The sound of thunder rattled the window and Professor Lupin stared out. She crossed her arms again and looked down, knowing that convincing Professor Snape was as slim of a chance as it was for Lockhart to have found himself actually helpful last year.

“But you could try, couldn’t you?” She looked back up, leaned forward, and brought her voice to a whisper. “You could tell him I really had nothing to do with it… If you told him you really did have reason to hold Cassius back that day, then he’d see he’s taking it out on me for no reason.”

He looked at her and nodded slowly. “Alright. I will try.”

Heather perked up and smiled. “Now?”

“Now?” He frowned. “Why now?”

“Well, it’s the last day of practice before the match Friday. Gryffindor’s got the next few days all booked up.” She tried to look hopeful.

Professor Lupin leaned back and stared at his desk for a few seconds and sighed. “Let’s go now then. I did get you in this mess… And I suppose my cold will only get worse as the days go. So now’s as good a time as any.” He smacked the desk and stood, giving her a weak smile.

Heather jumped to her feet and headed for the door.

They walked down extra slowly but surely and made their way to Professor Snape’s office. Heather shook away her jitters and knocked on his office door several times until he finally called out.

“Enough. Just – Enter.”

She poked her head in and pushed the door open. Professor Snape rolled his eyes at first sight of her and grumbled.

“Twice in one day. How lucky of me.” His brows pulled down deeper as he saw Professor Lupin shuffling inside. “Lupin?”

Professor Lupin nodded. “Professor Snape, I wanted to talk to you.”

He set his quill down and folded his hands on his desk. “I do wonder what about.” His voice was thick with sarcasm.

Professor Lupin chuckled and reached for his chin. “Well… I think you might be mistaking the events of the day of the Slytherin’s Quidditch tryouts. Heather here has informed me that you might be under the impression that she had something to do with Mr. Warrington not showing up.”

Heather bit her lip. She wasn’t too sure telling Professor Snape that he’d made a mistake was such a good idea. She watched his eyes and saw them flicker to her as if wanting to stare her down like he normally did, except he never took his eyes of Professor Lupin for more than a split second.

“See, I needed to talk to him about the essay he’d handed in. I wanted to talk to him about a second chance at doing it, with a bit more information added in before I took it for grading… Which he did do.” Professor Lupin stood there, waiting for a reply.

Professor Snape stared up at him for a few seconds. “I see.” He smiled. “Still no.”

“But I had nothing to do with it! I made it on the team and Flint kept me on despite Warrington still trying out!” Heather pulled the chair in front of his desk back and sat down. “Professor Snape, please let me back on the team!”

He glanced at her. “You’re whining again.”

She huffed and crossed her arms. She really was kicked off the team for the year, and all because of her stupid attempt to up her chances of making it.

“Severus, you’re being a tad bit unreasonable.” Professor Lupin held his hands up as Professor Snape stared daggers at him.

“This conversation is over,” he growled.

Heather hung her head and stood. Professor Lupin sighed and turned when a sudden shiver ran down his body and he gripped the back of the chair until it passed.

“Lupin.” Professor Snape stood. “You need more of my potion.”

“No, no. I’m alright. It was just a shiver. I’ve drank enough of that for now.” Professor Lupin straightened and crossed his arms shrugging. “See? All better.”

“‘Better.’” Professor Snape glanced at Heather again. “For now… But as colds do go – you’ll get worse, won’t you Lupin.”

Professor Lupin stared back at him. “That is how colds go, Severus.”

“Then perhaps you’ll be too ill to teach Friday’s lesson. I wonder.”

Heather looked back at Professor Lupin as he pressed his lips into a thin line and nodded at his words. He was looking slightly annoyed.

“Most likely. Yes.”

Professor Snape smiled then. “I could teach your lessons, with ease. Until the cold… passes.”

Professor Lupin rubbed at his chin and looked at Heather, giving her a wink. “I was actually going to ask Mrs. Sprout. Maybe next time, Snape.” He turned to head out the door when Professor Snape groaned.

“Stop with your theatrics, Lupin. I’ll get Potter back on the team.”

Professor Lupin sighed. “Then it’s a deal. Have fun teaching my lessons Friday.”

Professor Snape smiled. “I’ll be by later with another goblet-full.”

Heather had the feeling she’d just been played somehow, but that was unlikely… Wasn’t it?

“Let’s go Heather, before he snakes his way into having more.” Professor Lupin pushed her out the door and closed it behind them.

Heather felt her grin pushing her cheeks up as far as they’d go. “Thank you, professor!” She could still make it to the last hour of practice if she hurried.

“Heather, I did you a favor… and I’d kindly ask you to do me one. Don’t tell anyone about today, alright? I’ll let Professor Snape tell the classes I’m a bit ill.” He looked down at her from the steps and smiled warmly.

She nodded. “I won’t even tell Harry.”

Professor Lupin nodded back and headed slowly up the dungeon stairs. She turned on her heels and ran into the common room and into the dorms, hurrying to get changed. She ran back out and took the stairs two at a time, hurrying down the corridor and bursting through the castle doors.

It was freezing cold and the wind howled like crazy, whipping her hair around and stinging her cheeks as she ran down the grassy lawn. She pulled out her broom from the shed and calmly walked into the Quidditch field, looking for Flint up in the sky.

She waved at him and he came down.

“Potter? You’re not allowed on the field.”

“I’m back in! Professor Snape will probably tell Warrington tonight or something.” She smiled but Marcus’ frown did not lift.

“So he’s decided you’re back in, did he?” He looked over at the castle and bared his teeth. “Maybe he should be captain then. If he’ll be making all the decisions.”

Heather shifted her weight, not liking how things were going. “Well… I can resume practice…”

Marcus stared down at her. “Warrington can throw farther than you, Potter. Who says I want you back on my team?”

Her mouth opened but nothing came out.

“What’s she doing here, Flint?” Cassius came down and hopped off his broom, stepping towards her. “You’re not allowed anymore.”

Heather shook her head. “Professor Snape’s letting me back on. H-he’ll tell you… t-tonight probably… or t-tomorrow…” She didn’t like how close Cassius was getting to her face.

He leaned down and poked her collar with the end of his broom. “And who says I’ll leave? You, Potter? Think being related to big shot ‘Harry Potter: boy who lived’ gives you free reign of the school, dirty-blood?”

More of the team was down on the field again, and Heather’s face was going red. She saw Draco out of the corner of her eye, shaking his head and looking down.

“No, me, Warrington. Your captain.” Marcus was on the ground, crossing his arms now. “Why should I let you back on? You’re the one messing with my team.”

Heather stepped back from Warrington and looked at Marcus. “Because I’m more valuable to the team.”

Marcus and Warrington laughed.

“How do you figure, Potter?”

She mulled over Marcus’ question for a minute, hoping for any reason to pop into her head. “Because… I have better ideas... I had the idea to have Malfoy and I on the team last year because we were faster and that worked out. And I have an idea now.”

Marcus looked at Warrington and nodded at Heather. “Go on.”

Heather smiled, ignoring Warrington’s death glare. “Are we really going to play in this weather? The Gryffindors are practicing and expecting we will, which means they’ll be training against OUR style… So, let’s switch on them. Trade with one of the other teams.” Marcus was nodding at her so she continued more confidently. “Obviously Ravenclaw would never agree under this weather, but Hufflepuff would. Gryffindor beat them in under five minutes last year. They were humiliated. They’ll want a rematch.”

“And what excuse do we have for that? Huh? Matches are decided among the heads of houses. We can’t change that.” Warrington turned to Marcus. “It’s not a good idea if we can’t do it.”

“Think outside the box, Warrington.” She smiled at the look he gave her and faced Marcus again. “Malfoy will just say his arm hurts still. Professor Snape won’t care if it’s true. And he’ll be able to handle convincing Professor Sprout.”

Warrington was fuming but Marcus nodded and smiled. “Malfoy, your arm still hurts right?”

Draco walked up to them and smiled at Heather. “Oh loads. I don’t know if it’ll feel any better until – how long do storms last?” He laughed.

Marcus nodded and smiled wickedly at her idea. “Potter. I’ve decided you’re back in. Warrington, out.”

Heather grinned again, feeling the day’s rollercoaster of events back at a high.

Warrington threw his broom down and stormed off.

“Wipe that look off your face, Potter. You’ll be staying an extra hour with Malfoy here to show you the new plays.” Marcus mounted his broom again and instructed the team back in the air.

Heather turned to Draco, “Thanks…”

“Whatever, Potter. It was a good idea. Besides, your brother’ll be furious.” Draco laughed and mounted his broom. “He makes the dumbest face.”

Heather snorted. “Sure.”

The next hour Marcus made her drills extra intense and she almost fell off her broom twice. It had been several months since she had practiced her drills and she felt very rusty. She was sweating buckets and half of it was probably from nerves that Marcus would change his mind about keeping her on the team.

After the team had gone she was exhausted and sat in the locker room with Draco, who was looking very tired as well.

“These are the new plays,” he scratched out the formations on the chalkboard. He went through each one sloppily and refused to let her ask questions. “That’s the thick of it. If your plan works you’ll have another month to understand these.”

Heather nodded, giving up on learning anything more from him. “So, when’ll you tell Professor Snape about your arm?”

He shrugged. “I was thinking during potions tomorrow.” He smiled. “Don’t worry. Actually, I’ve got an idea.”

Heather nodded. “Alright well… As long as it works.”

They headed out and shined their wands in front of themselves to see through the darkness. The wind was pulling their Quidditch robes and pushing them back hard. It had started raining and Heather had an odd sense she was being watched.

She turned around, feeling her heart rate quicken and stared out into the darkness. Draco looked back and turned too, shining his wand out brighter.

“Potter? Don’t tell me your easily spooked too.”

Heather shook her head and turned back. “Of course not… Though… If Black made it into the castle… and he still wants to kill Harry… and possibly me – wouldn’t he be hiding out in the forbidden forest? I mean… That’s where I’d hide…”

Draco turned and looked out into the darkness and into the forest. He went a little paler and shrugged. “Let’s just… get back in. If you’re that scared, Potter.”

Heather scoffed. “Why’re you shaking, Draco?”

He was about to respond when a nearby sound of displaced rocks sent them bolting the rest of the way up the lawn and stumbling through the castle doors. They panted at the entrance and looked out into the night, spotting a distant rabbit nibbling on some grass by the bottom stone steps.

“Scared of rabbits now?”

Heather rolled her eyes. They headed into the common room and Heather made very sure to stay as far away from Warrington as possible. He seemed a little too eager to pick on her, and the last thing she wanted was for him to call her blood dirty again for not being a pureblood.

It was an unspoken rule among Slytherins that blood status should not be revealed unless the status was that of pureblood. Purebloods spoke about it all the time, but aside from a very select few who let it slip, she didn’t know the status of anyone else. If the house was made up of mainly muggle-borns, no one would ever know except maybe Professor Snape.

She took a shower and got dressed. She headed back down to the common room with her potions textbook and parchment to finish her essay due the next day.

Warrington was still glaring at her so she decided to sit with Draco and Pansy and their friends.

“Back on the team, Heather? Realize your life needed meaning?” Pansy snickered. “At least now you’ll be useful again.”

Heather breathed out. “Yeah, back on as Chaser.”

She watched Pansy roll her eyes and continue talking to her friends as she wrote. Draco talked to his own friends and Heather was sitting there feeling invisible. She was safe from Warrington’s wrath, but she still felt out of place. She wished she had something to make her interesting or cool. Something Pansy liked enough to give her reason to be nice to her.

“How long is it supposed to sit for? Twenty minutes or something?” Pansy looked around at all their essays but no one spoke up.

“‘No less than twenty-seven minutes when using cooked gilstones, no more than thirty when uncooked.’” Heather quoted Professor Snape word for word as everyone wrote what she said down.

Pansy nodded, “Thanks.”

“Welcome.” Heather looked back at her essay and smiled to herself.

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