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As it turns out, shoe-drying charms were the most useful thing I learned at this school.

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I went barefoot today because I didn't want to ruin another pair. If I have parasites now, I hope they're the fun kind.

"Cooties"?

I've been vaccinated against those.

Thank goodness, because I've heard they're quite fatal.

They can't get me. I could live with a friendly tapeworm.

How about a couple leeches?

The original detoxifying cleanse. Acceptable.

Charlotte seems to think they're the latest fashion accessory, but maybe she's just got too many toxins in her.

It wouldn't surprise me. At least they're out, for now.

We'll have to see if she acts quite herself for the next week.

I'll take notes.

Excellent. We can compare them during our very last detention of the year.

That's next week, isn't it. So soon.
I don't know what I'll do without school-imposed confinement.

Explore far-away lands?

It's no dish-scrubbing, but I'll settle.

that and the importance of investing in shoes that aren't canvas in the first place.

Or suede, Merlin forbid.

suede is a disaster waiting to happen. in general.

But so fashionable.

until you look at it funny, it gets insulted, and irrevocably fucks itself up so you can't wear it again.

or so i have been informed. as one of my sister's jackets was thrown at my head.

That's true, but I have a way with it. I always know just what to say to a temperamental pair of boots.

my only skill in this area is nodding vehemently while apologizing for things i have no influence over.

You need to assert yourself. The boots can smell fear.

so can my sisters.

which is probably why i'm terrible at asserting myself.

They sound like frightful creatures.

nah, it's just the sheer numbers. and the general height-advantage.

I skipped that step and settled on feeling no attachment to any item of clothing I own. Made it easier to cope with being pushed into the lake unexpectedly.