Moon flower time

[alt_luna]

I'm rather lucky, because I don't have much physical discomfort at my moon flower time. Here are some things that help me:

If you get lower back pain, just fill your socks with little bags of uncooked rice, so you have extra support under your arches. It really, really helps. What's even better is if you mix in a little lavender with the rice (AND it makes your shoes smell nice. The lavender repels moonflies, too, which are always attracted to girls that time of month, which isn't a very good idea, since they make you forgetful).

Putting a silver teaspoon under your mattress helps. This also lessens the chance that you'll have dreams of werewolves. In case you often do and find them troubling.

Eating chocolate helps, too. Although everyone's rather sick of the taste of it now, aren't they?

(Oh, by the way, Mrs Brown? I need new brassieres. Could we go shopping for them at Easter Break? )

Comments

[alt_gredforge]

Gotten past the P.S. stage, have we?

[alt_luna]

I'm afraid so. I need something rather bigger. Lavender's been complaining that I look

[alt_molly]

I'd be happy to take you, dear, if Mrs Brown doesn't have the time.

(Er...the 'P.S. stage'?)

[alt_luna]

Oh, that's sort of a joke, what Fred and George called my old ones. The Pea Smugglers.

[alt_molly]

Well! My goodness!

They won't do it again, dear.

I'll make sure of that.

[alt_luna]

Oh, it doesn't really matter. I'll be getting rid of them anyway, you know. Anyway, I thought it was rather funny.

[alt_molly]

You WILL be having a little chat with your father when you get home for Easter break, boys.

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh for Merlin's sake. You should be ashamed of yourselves, teasing her like that in front of EVERYONE (including Mrs Brown).

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_gredforge]

It's sort of a know-your-audience thing. Maybe you've noticed that Luna doesn't embarrass very easily. As in, at all. She thought it was a great joke. Though we see why Mum or you wouldn't.

It's not something we'd ever say to Ginny. She'd take our head off.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

I have noticed Luna doesn't embarrass easily.

I've also noticed she doesn't have much sense about what she ought not to say in public. The last thing she needs is for her friends to make matters worse.

Private message to Luna Lovegood

[alt_sally_anne]

Last summer Mrs Stretton took me to Miss Wincher's Compleat Clothery in London for things like stockings, knickers, and brassieres. If you get a chance you might tell Mrs Brown that Miss Wincher's doesn't sell particularly stylish things but they're quite a lot less expensive than Harrods.

It's true she's cheaper but the REALLY nice thing about shopping there was that Miss Wincher made certain I had EVERYTHING I needed - pyjamas, and proper gloves for winter. And when Mrs Stretton said I wasn't really her child, just a foster child, she looked shocked and said 'but she still needs knickers, of course!' and acted like everyone would think she was horribly stingy if she didn't buy me a dressing gown.

Don't tell Mrs Brown that you want to go to Miss Wincher's because she'll make sure you get everything you need, though, just tell her you talked to another girl in fostering and her foster parents go to Miss Wincher's because it's economical and her clothes are sturdy and last a long time, and you don't mind they're not stylish (you don't, do you?) (Also you might want to make it a private message to her next time instead of talking about pea smugglers because some people are funny about that sort of thing. Be sure if you want to talk to me about Miss Winchers you use a private message, I don't want the Strettons to catch on.)

Re: Private message to Luna Lovegood

[alt_luna]

Thank you so much for the suggestion. It is very kind of you. I'll mention it to Mrs Brown. My knickers are quite worn out, too.

[alt_lavender]

If you need my mother's assistance, you should ask her PRIVATELY at the very least!