Private Message to Seamus Finnigan

[alt_padma]

What happened in Transfiguration this morning?

Parvati tried to tell me but she was too upset to make a lot of sense. She said something about Professor Carrow ranting at the end of the lesson? And she was pretty sure he was going to Cruciate her?

She doesn't want me to write to Mum and Dad, but I think maybe we ought to do. What if he picks up the next lesson right where he left off?

Comments

[alt_seamus]

It was really scary.

Carrow was asking Marvolo questions and Parvati tried to whisper an answer to him. He was cross about that, but what really set him off was she mentioned the Headmistress, something she said when she was teaching the class.

He was -- I really did think he might cruciate her. Maybe next time she could get ill and go to the hospital wing?

[alt_padma]

He was asking Marvolo questions?

But I thought he never troubles Marvolo.

[alt_seamus]

Well he wouldn't have cruciated Marvolo.

But yeah, he was asking him questions and getting cross when Marvolo didn't know the answers. Marvolo's scared of him too, even though Carrow can't really do anything to him.

[alt_padma]

Right, but he could've Cruciated Parvati.

End of term can't come soon enough.

[alt_padma]

Mostly because Marvolo never knows the answers, does he? And then his professors would have to mark him down.

[alt_seamus]

It's true.

His marks aren't all that good anyway.

[alt_padma]

Anyway, you can bet no one in Slytherin would've stuck their neck out to give him the answers. Except maybe Draco. I'm surprised he wasn't trying to help.

Oh - Did Mr Rosier ever answer you about Zabini? We don't have to start making nice to him, do we?

[alt_seamus]

I expect Malfoy would have but Professor Carrow made everyone move seats at the beginning of class today for some reason so he was on the other side of the room from Marvolo. Parvati was right by him, that's why she tried to help him with the answer.

Mr Rosier owled me back and said not to worry, it was just one evening out and I shouldn't believe everything I read in the Society pages!

[alt_padma]

Well, that's a relief!

Speaking of people we can't stand, are you still practising with Weasley and Longbottom?

[alt_seamus]

Yeah. Occasionally, anyway. Not that we could have done much if Carrow had decided to cruciate Parvati.

Is Ravenclaw still practising?

[alt_padma]

Yeah, there are a few of us. But it is sort of hard to fit it in with everything else - the play and Future Interrogators and all.

Still, it's important.