Why not?

[jointheclub]

You're going through with this, then? My dear boy... I can't impress on you just how much I'd prefer to stay quiet. You shouldn't be taking yourself away from your other characters, in all their different, and quite dreadful, situations.

And don't tempt me with crystallized pineapple and the chance to get to know bright, promising young stars! I know quite a lot already, yes, quite a lot, and trying to trick me like that is naive. Dreadfully naive and shamelessly taking advantage of a poor old man just because you've read a book or two where he plays a not-inconsiderable role.

Which I am not proud of and I'll thank you to forget.

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[wotcher]

[ Please have a character in which Slughorn has never interacted with in canon before! ]

You could know loads more. Seriously, loads. Tonnes more in fact!

[jointheclub]

Now now, one mustn't go overboard. Quality counts, in people as well as potions.

[wotcher]

I could be fun.

[jointheclub]

[Always the hangers-on. Dreadful, simply dreadful, a perfect example of why this whole scheme is simply intolerable: he has no one to give a proper introduction to her.]

I don't believe we've been introduced, Ms...?

[wotcher]

I'm Tonks.

[ Her first name is unimportant. ]

You taught my mum, Andromeda.

[ And that last name is equally unimportant or so Tonks feels. ]

[jointheclub]

[And if not for that nasty, dreadful business with the Malfoys he might not have put it together...]

Andromeda? Surely that's never Andromeda Black?

[wotcher]

Yeah, that's her only it's Andromeda Tonks now.

[instead]

Oh, come now, Professor. It's not all bad - sometimes it can be quite fun.

[jointheclub]

Lily. Dear Lily, of course it must be better compared to -- well, the alternative, you know.

[instead]

You mean gathering dust in someone's head?

[jointheclub]

Ah... yes. Yes, that is absolutely what I meant. No question at all it would be a waste of your considerable talents.

[instead]

Considering what ultimately happens, I think I'll take the dust. At least then I can get out and stretch my legs occasionally.

[jointheclub]

You've heard of that then.

[A moment to mop his brow.]

I can't tell you how sorry I am.

[instead]

[She manages a smile, tossing her hair back. It's absolutely a defense mechanism, but it's been working so far.]

It's not exactly what I would have chosen, either, to be frank.

[jointheclub]

It's no consolation, I'm sure, but your Harry is every bit the potion-maker you were. Has a knack with a cauldron that you wouldn't believe to see!

[instead]

Oh, yeah? How's his Amortentia look? Did he get the spirals right?

[snarkypotions]

'Shame' is not a word they seem to have in their vocabulary.

[jointheclub]

It was one thing to come out of hiding to teach again, it's quite another to have to be put somewhere that's lacking a wizarding population to an indecent degree. I'll barely be able to scrape up enough worthwhile guests for one of our little parties!

You'll come, of course, but what a shame no one from the Ministry will be around to catch up with. I have a few suggestions, that opening in the Goblin Liaison Office, you know. They do quite value my opinion on that sort of thing.

[snarkypotions]

I do not recall agreeing to attend anymore of your 'little parties.'

_{[Unimpressive puffery seems to be all those things are for the most part, though Snape will admit to the occasional noteworthy presence.]}

[jointheclub]

Always a hard one to lure, Severus, but I'm certain once you see the guest list for this summer I'm certain you'll be eager to come. And that's just the ones I know about. Things are looking up, you know, quite interesting students I seem to be scheduled for. Did you know there are unicorns that can talk?

[snarkypotions]

I am certainly not feeling any eagerness at the promise of even more students and talking unicorns, Horace. [Two years at Adstringendum does things to one's expectations of the unusual and interesting.] Don't tell me you are losing your touch.

late but SLUGHORN!

[astounding]

What's there not to be proud of, Professor?

Hee, my other HP muse is Lupin :D

[jointheclub]

Nothing, Ronald. Absolutely nothing. A slight misunderstanding, nothing more.

[SOMEone hadn't quite met Slughorn's standards for being worth notice back in the day, sad to say.]

omg i totally just laughed out loud

[astounding]

[Ronald? But he couldn't remember that for the actual Ron? Not much has changed, it seems.]

Remus, Horace. Remus Lupin. Friend of James and Lily Potter, and their son, Harry.

[That's all he can think of that Slughorn would really remember. Almost like giving him titles, really.]

[jointheclub]

[He lifts a finger thoughtfully, waving it.] The same one who taught for a year? Had to resign?

[The mental math is obvious, like a clicking abacus. Friend of James? Not terribly important, he's quite dead. Friend of Lily's, well, she's also quite dead, but much harder to let go. Friend of Harry's, all to the good, of course! But werewolf, yes, he distinctly remembers that now, and that's quite bad.]

[astounding]

[If Remus was a man prone to rolling his eyes, that's what he'd be doing. But he's not, so he doesn't.]

Yes, one in the same. I taught Defense Against the Dark Arts '93-'94 school year. I also took Potions with you when I was in school, though I wasn't as good as them as Lily was. We were both Prefects. Do you remember now?

[Yes, and a werewolf, and that's quite bad, he'd agree with that much.]

[greeneyedoe]

Are they treating you badly, Professor?

[jointheclub]

I much prefer the quiet life, you know. Seems I shan't ever have one.

feel free to punch me and tell me to gtfo, but i had to >_>

[serpentaria]

But Professor, you've been so sorely missed.

[Lies, all of them, but then again, it's rare anything truthful comes out of his mouth. But he's still young, and naive, and couldn't possibly be up to no-good, now could he?]