I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good: Pure Victory

[alt_hydra]

Does anyone know if Ginny still has her copy of Pure Victory?

Aunt Narcissa just wrote to tell me it's to be banned. She thought I had a copy already but I never got one. I mean, I was supposed to get a copy, according to her.

But I didn't.

If she has hers, maybe we could pretend that we'd destroyed it and really keep it?

I'd very much like to read it, especially to know why it was banned.

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[alt_sally_anne]

Well AS IT HAPPENS Ginny had given it to Ron.

So we told her that Ron gave it to Harry because it seemed 'off' and then Harry burnt it. And there's ashes and the cover all ready for MLE, if they come calling (and it sounds like they will). But the book's fine. Harry has it. I've been trying to get him to lend it to me, although I know Hermione also wants it and if she doesn't get it tonight she'll be waiting a long time while everyone passes it around.

Anyway it's fine.

Why do you suppose you were supposed to get a copy? Ginny got hers from a friend at Purest Sparkle.

[alt_hydra]

I don't know. Aunt Narcissa said her publisher had a list of people who were meant to get copies. She mentioned 'quotes' so maybe the publisher was trying to get prominent people to read it? And she knows I was a fan of the first two.

So perhaps the publisher thought if Bellatrix Lestrange's daughter liked the book, they wouldn't dare not publish it.

[alt_hydra]

But maybe the publisher decided better not, at the last minute.

Or...

Oh. I have a feeling I know why I didn't get it.

[alt_sally_anne]

What do you think happened?

[alt_ron]

Honestly. You should just all go off somewhere and read it to each other.

Then you could stop moaning about how you want to know whether Amawhosit ends up with- never mind.

[alt_sally_anne]

You know that's not a bad idea.

There are LOADS of people who were waiting for this book. We could do a galleon meeting, and read it aloud. At least to the people who want to hear it.

[alt_harry]

I have to read enough of it to be able to say why I'd decide to burn it, and I haven't read any of the other books, and I don't read fast, so yeah.