Harry Potter Movie!

I saw the new Harry Potter movie and it was brilliant. So I saw it again. Still brilliant. If movie tickets were not $14 a piece (!!) then I would go a third time.

Anyhow, it reminded me once again the terrible influence my Cranbrook students had on me. I just got nominated for Best WIP (work in progress) for a fan fiction I posted. All because my students said if they could do it, so could I. Darn them.

I am posting a short bit of silliness, just for the occasion. Warnings for my horrible sense of humor...

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Monster Book of Monsters: Supplementary Volume.

Notes: I love bad puns. Then again, there is no such thing as a good pun, so there you are.

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Bits and Pieces:

Sirius Black Loves Chewing Gum and Annoying Moony

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Sirius Black and Remus Lupin were sitting in the Gryffindor common room by the fire on a cold Thursday evening. As usual, Remus was busy reading while Sirius was busy doing nothing in particular.

Tonight, Sirius' nothing in particular included chewing a piece of gum as loudly as possible. The constant smacking was irritating Remus who had been trying his best to study for the upcoming Care of Magical Creatures test. He knew very well that if he asked Sirius to stop, the black haired boy would only chew louder, thinking it amusing to test his friend's patience.

"You know, I just came across the most fascinating entry in here," Remus mentioned, pointing to his Monster Book of Monsters: Supplementary Volume.

"Hmm," replied Sirius, paying very little attention to anything but his chewing gum.

"There is an animal in here that's attracted to the scent of mint. It feeds on the leaves of the mint plant or anything mint flavored. No worries though, the creature is only dangerous to wizards if they have a minty scent on them."

Sirius stopped chewing. "Really?"

Remus nodded gravely.

Brows drawn together, Sirius asked, "How common are they?"

"Well, it says here they breed rapidly northern climates. I suppose that means Scotland," Remus added casually.

Sirius pulled the gum out of his mouth. "What are they called?" he asked, looking with worry at the sticky piece of peppermint gum in his hands.

"De-mint-ors," replied Remus evenly.