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this evening's meeting was actually pretty interesting. Thank you again, Madam Umbridge, for organising it and for thinking of all of us.

I think it's a really important opportunity to help make a meaningful contribution to the school and even the Protectorate. I know loads of us have been thinking for some time about how we can make a difference, even though we're still students and some of us haven't passed our O.W.L.s yet.

But there are ways, and the programme Madam Umbridge has in mind is a good avenue for it.

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So what all happened at the meeting? What did she want?

She's determined that we're not going to have enough time to revise for O.W.L.s, is what she wanted.

She has this notion that about half of the 35 of us might make good spies for her. But it also means we can report who's acting like a blood-traitor and who's behaving in ways she approves of. Also, we can recommend people to help and she'll consider it. So if you want on, we can make sure it happens.

Diggory wanted to know how it's different from being a Prefect and she didn't really answer, but obviously it's that Prefects serve the school, while the Hogwarts' Junior Council will actually be helping her. Which if you ask me is probably more useful than slaving away so some old pinched drunk keeps ignoring traitors all over the school.

And the other reason to get you on the Junior Council as fast as we can is that I bet anything she'll want everyone to start reading private comments next. Unless you're one of her particular favourites. In which case we can always say we're discussing Council business just like the real Council can always do whatever they please.

Well, on one hand I probably ought to be spending my time revising for OWLs.

On the other, you make a good point about PMs. And someone actually DOING SOMETHING about the blood traitors and subversives is a refreshing idea even if I don't much care for kitten plates.

If you think she'll have me, go ahead and suggest me. I'm not sure how she gets on with Mr Rosier, though. She didn't invite Malfoy to the meeting, did she? I don't think Mr Malfoy cares for her at all.

I think she doesn't get on well with any of the real Council but I also think they can't really fault us for falling in line with her. Especially if it means we'll actually be able to change the way things are around here.

She didn't invite Malfoy and she didn't invite Porkinson either. Of course, the tricky part will be not offending them (or any of the others) but we've already been doing that dance for four years, more or less.

Maybe we'll be able to get Porkinson in trouble. Again. That would make losing some revision time worth it.

Or Perks. I'll say this for Umbridge, at least she hasn't fallen for Perks' arse-kissing.

Tell me about it. I don't know what all the other professors see in that cow.

And now Michael's taken up with her and he's all about this halfblood revising group. Only they didn't even ask you if you were interested, did they?

I don't know whether that means you should be flattered they forgot you're half-blooded or if it means they're intimidated by someone who's sure to pass all his exams.

No, they didn't. I got the distinct impression I wasn't wanted.

Michael's such an idiot.

Come and revise with us, then. If you like.

(I mean, he'll get over this weird attraction to Smirks and he'll want to come crawling back to the Corner, but that's his lookout.)

By the way.

Jeremy Jugson. Do you know him at all?

Do you think he's ... um. Light on his feet, I guess? If you know what I mean.

Jugson? Lestrange's cousin? (Convenient, isn't it, that she's his cousin and Finch-Fletchley is his foster-brother. Whose idea was that?)

Er. Well, honestly, I think he's lighter than you are. But I can't tell if that's because he fancies other boys too or because he's just as dramatic as Daphne.

I mean, have you noticed that he and Mr Krumgold have some similar mannerisms? Like, when Mr Krumgold calls everyone to order, it's sort of the same thing that Remy does when he's practising his routine.

Why?

At rehearsal the other night I thought Jugson had his eye on Finch-Fletchley.

I told him if he wanted people to think he has his eye on Honoria Sandoval, he might want to turn toward her when they came backstage, rather than him. He said he didn't know what I was talking about.

You're the one who spotted Evgeni for me, so I wanted to know what YOU thought.

Honestly, I think Remy is probably the type who'd try anything once. I also think he's probably not a very discreet person when it comes to whatever he wants to do.

Actually, now I'm remembering that survey that the third-years did last year, the one that copied mine from two years before? Didn't that list Remy Jugson as 'sluttiest' or something?

So if you think you might fancy him, be careful. If you don't want everyone to know about it, I mean. He'd probably snog you, though, or loads more besides, if you asked.

That's a good point about him not being able to keep his mouth shut about anything.

I'll have to think about that.

It's been a while since I've had anyone to snog, though.

Mind you, he might actually like the idea that it's meant to be--what's the word?--clandestine.

You'd just have to present it to him in the right light.

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