Private Message to Linus Moan

[alt_padma]

What on earth did you tell Rebecca Vain and Narcissa Lonsdale? They've just been in the girls' loo crying there eyes out.

Ugh. Its happening again. Yesterday I had to copy out my Ruins assignment fore times.

Anyway. You know better than to upset firsties, Lines. Is something wrong?

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Private Message to Padma

[alt_linus]

Merlin's outdated almanac, Padma! What on earth?

Oh. You have a curse on you, or to be precise, on your brooch. At a guess, I'd think it was a Mis Spel Hex, because even at your flightiest and most agitated you do spell perfectly well. I suggest removing it as soon as possible, as it is likely to cause considerable mockery if left in situ. You know that the constant envy of high-performing Ravenclaws is always seething just below the surface, so don't be giving it any excuses to well up, eh?

As to the students you mentioned, I was merely fulfilling my responsibilities as Prefect. Really, students who cannot take a few constructive words of advice as to their academic performance ought to go see Madam Pomfrey. Surely there's a tonic for that or something, some Anti-Whinge Syrup or the like.

Get a bit of it for Finnegan while you're at it.

Re: Private Message to Padma

[alt_padma]

Yes, I know my brooch was hexed. I think I've finally removed it. Let's see: chrysanthemum. There, sorted. (It took a couple tries and the second time was really quite difficult.)

And.... All right, maybe they're not exactly perfection but the point is that Vane and Lonsdale said they came to you because Brampton, Giles and Lorimer were undoing the stitching in their bookbags and spilling the contents all over. It had nothing at all to do with their performance in lessons! Why ever did the subject even come up?

Re: Private Message to Padma

[alt_linus]

Of course it came up, Padma. They were talking about their bookbags, which of course involved talking about books, which naturally led to thoughts of helpful commentary which might encourage them to make the most of their precious years at Hogwarts. I merely sought to make them fully cognisant of the gravity of the situation. It is not a privilege to be taken lightly, this glorious institution of ours, you know.

Speaking of which, you and I -- are we rather letting down the side by not doing any special presentations on History this term? We used to have such grand fun with those. Of course, that was B.F. -- Before Finnegan. I know, I know, you're just mates. Actually, I have no trouble believing that at all, given certain attesting circumstances! Really, he ought to make sure he's truly in private before disporting with his faun of the day. But that's not what I was going to say. I was going to ask whether we ought to recapture our days of glory by doing some little reprise of our History presentations of yore. Do say you will, Padma. Just think how grand it could be! And goodness knows many of our fellow students could benefit thereby.

Re: Private Message to Padma

[alt_padma]

Feeling more sorted, are you?

Re: Private Message to Padma

[alt_linus]

No. No, I am most assuredly not feeling more sorted, which you would know if you had read my previous missive carefully, as I spoke almost frankly of a matter which I really ought not, no matter how hilarious Finnegan looked in the omniocular recording of him with --

Oh, dear. There it goes again.

Have you got any suggestions as to whose brooch I might surreptitiously swap for my own? This is quite intolerable. Reading Byron aloud seems to help, or at least to distract and occupy me, but it's just not practical in the long run, and I am running out of places in the Castle to hide.

Re: Private Message to Padma

[alt_padma]

Sam Montgomery, perhaps. Or Smith. If you gave it to him, no one would even notice any difference.

Re: Private Message to Padma

[alt_linus]

Well, that did not go at all well.

Re: Private Message to Padma

[alt_padma]

You know who else is cursed?

Crabbe. Honestly, if you get within 20 feet of him be sure to cast a nose-numbing jinx on yourself first.

But I'm certainly not going to tell him if he hasn't noticed.