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IC Prospective | Mycroft 7th year

Character: Mycroft Holmes (BBC 'Sherlock')
Mun: Gowa
Plot specific: Not really, just trying out Mycroft as year head boy or prefect?

While I understand that as a student one cannot simply ignore the opportunities to cause chaos when presented with such a situation, I strongly encourage everyone to please do as they are told and avoid stealing into the Forbidden Forest. Things could get... messy.

[filtered to Sherlock]

This friendly suggestion goes double for you, brother. We wouldn't want to upset Mummy with an Owl about how you managed to get yourself spirited away by some over-eager Centaurs, now would we?

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Has no one explained reverse psychology to you? I would have thought means of manipulation would have been of great interest.

I'm not going to report to you about him, like I'm some weird emotional spy or something.

I thought I made that clear ages ago.

I gave up on reverse psychology when you managed to overcome it at 8. Otherwise I'd be constantly requesting you stop Owling Mummy since you know how hopeful she gets that you might be potentially getting over your emotional bubble and learning to reach out to her. Really, you know how much it upsets her so.

You're a pretty cool Headboy.

Good luck with keeping the ducks in line.

Of course you're no spy, dear John - you're a very chivalrous sort, wearing your heart on your sleeve constantly. No, you're made for charging headfirst into battle rather than lurking in the shadows to learn the enemy's secrets - so much so that I'm surprised you're not in Gryffindor.

I also imagine that Sherlock does make it rather trying for you to remain a complacent Hufflepuff? Given his... eccentricities.

I am not emotional, Mycroft. It's things like that that make Mummy worry in the first place.

Thank you. Good luck with your studies.

You can imagine then how much it upsets her so when you randomly behave as though you care, after that incident with your... recreational habits.

No, better you don't Owl her at all. She's better worrying how you're faring with your friends in school rather than being in a panicked state at the potential of you slipping back into such practices.

The hat argued with itself a lot on that, I admit. Ultimately, though, I don't think it makes much of a difference. Many people put too much stock into the whole houses thing. The system doesn't account for a lot of things.

And you really don't know me very well if you think I am - or ever have been - a complacent anything, Mycroft.

What I do is not your concern.

Of course not, after all I am only your older brother. Why on Earth should I show concern for my own flesh and blood while watching him slowly destroy himself as a means of escaping boredom?

My apologies, that was most certainly the wrong word to use.

Would you consider yourself a more flexible man in the presence of my brother?

My, aren't you confident that it's not simply to try and escape you.

Oh please, you know I can't stand any extreme... exercise. All you need do to escape me is hop on a broomstick and swoop off.

Can't wait.

Do you plan to fly off without informing anyone first? Typical.

I promised Mummy I'd graduate. But don't worry. Even if I don't tell you where I go afterwards, I'm sure you'll find out.

Because I'm going to be amazing.

There's nothing wrong with compromise, if that's what you're driving at.

Contrary to your own popular belief, there was never any doubt about that.

None at all, though 'compromise' usually implies that both members are sacrificing certain preferences for the other. Tell me, what has Sherlock conceded to you?

Then stop babying me.

I hardly 'baby' you. I simply point out things I'd rather you didn't do and encourage you to follow my advice. We both know how often that works out.

You make it sound like I am incapable of taking care of myself. Half the things you 'encourage' me not to do are an insult to my intelligence.

It's because you're a genius but a very insensible man. You really should stop 'deleting' all those so-called 'unnecessary' details from your mind. One of these days I dread that we will find you suffering terrible food poisoning from having deleted how long it takes for meat to go off on the one-off time of the week you decide to eat.

Excuse me for not following in your example and eating everything in sight.

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