Private Message to Neville Longbottom

[alt_padma]

I noticed that Dolohov wrote to you, a message at the bottom of his post about our marks for the term.

Was it--did he have any news? Is he still working on it or --?

I could barely sleep last night. I can't stop crying. Every time I think I'm done I start over. Pav doesn't know what to think and I can't even think what to tell her.

I mean, it's just NOT FAIR. Well, you know what I mean, it's not like Seamus DID anything wrong.

There has to be a way to do what needs to be done without it being him. There just has to be.

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[alt_neville]

Yes, we exchanged some messages, and yes, he's working on it. He says that I did exactly right to contact him, and that he's doing research. That's good, isn't it? But of course, he can't tell me what he has in mind to do.

I asked if there was any hope, and he was reassuring. He didn't tell me otherwise. So I'm trying to hang on to that. I passed that on to Seamus. I hope...I hope it wasn't too cruel for me to do so. And that Professor Dolohov will come through.

I know, I didn't sleep a wink last night myself. No, it absolutely isn't fair. At all.

It just makes me sick to think how long Seamus has been going through this. Having this hang over his head.