Private Message to Linus

[alt_padma]

Have you completely lost your mind?

Do you realise that they could pull your Prefecture for something like this? First Samuels and now McLaggen and Inglebee?

What in Lakshmi's name were you thinking, Lines? He specifically told everyone not to try those techniques without supervision. And that he'd be happy to arrange to instruct if people wanted it. All you had to do was ask.

What if Karo's wedding gets called off? I mean, the Calderwoods got completely snubbed everywhere after Cass pulled those stunts last year. It could happen, you know Mr Baddock's very sensitive about appearances.

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[alt_linus]

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I didn't

I was only taking notes, keeping proper records of what was thrown, and offering the occasional spell combination and adaptation sugge

We really weren't

Please don't

I can't bear it if y

Let us hope it is not as dire as that.

[alt_padma]

I'm not going to say anything but you'd better think hard about catching Diggory up later and at least telling him about your own involvement, Lines.

Honestly.

[alt_linus]

I am truly sorry to have been a bad influence on my peers. You are entirely right that a Prefect needs to uphold standards to the utmost.

I hope that my having spoken up will be at least a beginning in repairing my honor in your eyes.

[alt_padma]

Better late than never, I guess.

Though you didn't have to be so dramatic about it, either.

I just thought you'd say something to Diggory later, in private. Now all your mates will think you gave them up when they get caught. I mean, Warrington, McLaggen and Bobolis are all sitting right here. And you may not have said so but they're in this, too, aren't they? So what else are they going to think?

Really, Lines. Not very clever, start to finish. At least you're trying to do the right thing.