Private Message to Blaise Zabini

[alt_padma]

So who do you think wrote to that Wagstaff bloke?

Sloper or Capper?

Incidentally, I saw that you wrote to Daphs. Is she okay? She's seemed so quiet lately, and that's not like her at all.

Also, I've been meaning to say, thanks for not making me feel like a dolt for inviting you to Camelot when it was your mum's wedding. I knew it was but I thought since it was in the evening you might not have much to do beforehand. I should have known better! Anyway, even if you couldn't come, I wanted you to know that you'd have been welcome.

And I thought you really handled your mum's wedding and all of that really well. I mean, not that you'd do anything otherwise, but I saw some of the reports about it in Dish and it all looked well grand. Is Cooper nice? He seems nice. I mean, not like some terrifying stepfathers like in a novel. Really normal.

Oh, so what did you think of the mural? I thought it came out all right but there's something...I dunno, sort of common about it. I think traditional portraits are so much more elegant, don't you? But it's also sort of nift the way it sort of changes depending on whether you're looking at it when the staircase is sideways or straight on. And from the 2nd floor instead of the 1st. It's going to take some getting used to, I think.

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[alt_blaise]

I thought about Sloper, but I think you're right about it not being a Gryffindor. I was actually figuring Rickett. What I've seen of Capper, I doubt he cares one way or the other if he fails OWLs. I don't know him well at all, though.

No worries about Camelot. It was nice of you to invite me.

Mother's wedding came off well, I agree. You'll have to admit, she has enough experience of them that you'd expect her to know how to plan one. As for Mr Cooper, he's pleasant enough. Mother thinks him charming and finds his talent remarkable, but then she likes that sort of installation art he does. And as stepfathers go, he's certainly not the worst. Not that I've much to go on yet to rank him.

I agree about the unveiling. I think the best I could say is that it fulfills its name: it's definitely a mural and covers an impressive amount of wall.

Oh, and Daphs. I shouldn't worry if I were you. Actually, I was writing her about two things: a Potions question and my birthday.

Remind me when yours is? The Camelot trip was an early celebration, I think?

[alt_padma]

Rickett's a good guess. I'm pretty sure it's Capper, though. Professor Vecs has been on his case like anything. It's no wonder, either--I mean, aside from what'll happen to him if he doesn't place in enough of them, he's a Ravenclaw. It's well mystifying.

And yeah, that's about right on the mural. I dunno, I mean, I like the CCF and YPL and all but it just seems like it's there to make the halfbloods feel better about themselves. Although, did you hear that Healer fellow talking with Mr Peakes? It sounds like if some people have their way maybe the YPL won't pander quite so much.

Not anything against Professor Siz, of course. Just she's got that Hufflepuff sense of fair play, you know? Still, I'm putting in for the YPL counsellor position mostly because it's the thing to do, I guess. Are you?

What Potions question? Maybe I can help.

And yeah, our birthday (mine and Parvati's, y'know), is 25 May. When's yours? Sorry, it's probably really awful that I don't even know, isn't it?

[alt_blaise]

I think the CCF is useful. Or may be. One wants to have the training to take up a leadership role if there's ever a need to protect the realm.

But I'm not applying for a counsellor's position, no. Seems a bit like wanting to be a tutor or a nanny. Let the halfbloods do that if they need the stipend.

I think you're quite right about Professor Sinistra, too: there's an awful lot of coddling that goes on.

No worries on the Potions business. I worked it out.

My birthday's coming this Friday. The 27th. No worries about that, either. I'm putting off the celebration until school's out this year.