Private Message to Seamus Finnigan

[alt_padma]

I've been thinking about this morning's owl.

You realise some people might try to find out things about you? Make sure you watch out for that.

Also, you'll have to find someone who's either technically less than halfblood (which might be really difficult, unless you target Harry's mudblood and that's a recipe for disaster, he's far too protective of her), or you could try to get secrets out of someone who's a halfblood but of lesser social standing, you know? Someone like, oh, Fitzgibbon or Jill Capper. Someone with no status.

That'd be the best strategy.

At least they've given us a decent amount of time. I've got loads of homework to do and working this in is going to be absolutely painful. Oh, and have you signed up for Apparation? That'll start next week, too. I'm thinking of asking Madam Pomfrey for a wakefulness potion only I'm sure she'd just sniff in that way she has and tell me she's sure I'll figure out a way to get through everything.

Maybe I'll just brew some for myself. If only I had the time!

Comments

[alt_seamus]

I don't think it looks as good when we go after much younger students, firsties and what not. It doesn't have to be a girl, it's just it seems like the half-bloods in our year who are clearly lower status than I am are mostly girls, especially given Wayne Hopkins left after OWLs.

If I did try to pretend a romance it would have to be a girl, there just aren't that many boys who like other boys.

[alt_padma]

Oh, speaking of that sort of thing: Lines tried (rather artlessly) to get me to tell him something deep and dark and embarrassing about you. I've got him to go looking elsewhere, I think, but it just proves what I said, that people are going to think you're fair game for this one.

I'm working on my choice. Of course, I asked Su Li if she had any ideas and she thought right away that I was going to ask her to let me tell people about her parents but I told her I wouldn't do that to her, not after everything. Brocklehurst, maybe.

Oh, what about Midgen? She's just thick enough to believe you'd finally turn her way.

[alt_seamus]

It's sort of an open question whether Midgen counts as 'lesser' -- she lives with relatives. Then again, so did I, until...well.

Of course, with Midgen there's the question of whether she'll glom on like a barnacle. Remember when Summers broke it off by screaming at her in the Great Hall?

[alt_padma]

It's a risk. But with Midgeon it's a question of class--you have it and she hasn't.

Besides, would you care if you had to humiliate her in order to get rid of her?

[alt_seamus]

Point.