Private Message to Seamus

[alt_padma]

So. I didn't talk to Tosha about needing to polish my duelling (though, I guess, I need it, although who has the time? Oh, anyway, I'll figure it out). Did you?

Do you think it was Lestrange? Or Marvolo? I'll bet French-Finnicky's part of the reason we now have a duelling 'salle' (I mean, that's French, isn't it?).

And I'm not sure I like the way Tosha says Council disputes get 'spirited' as if pulling out a wand and hexing someone else is just all part of normal business.

Not that there aren't people I wouldn't hex just on a whim, if I thought I could get away with it. Weasel, for example, the way he tried to make it sound like I failed the whole side for getting hexed in Defence last week.

But whatever. Duelling. Fine.

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[alt_seamus]

It wasn't me. Might've been F-F. Or Weasley, given how much he's been sucking up to Desai, or Marvolo or Lestrange.

I'm not sure I care that much though because it'll be brilliant having our own course at school. I'd hate to think I had to be grateful to Weasley for making that happen.

Anyway. About Councilwizards and how things get 'spirited.' Remember Julius Avery? That wasn't actually an accident, you know.

[alt_seamus]

Anyway. Here's the thing about hexing Weasel.

They probably wouldn't punish you for hexing Weasley.

But they also wouldn't stop him from hexing you back.

[alt_padma]

Well, they should stop him from hexing a Councilwitch. But I know what you're saying. It's a matter of us taking care of ourselves.

I just keep thinking about someone who said that Our Lord needs servants with different talents, that not all of us have to be crack duellists. And yet everyone seems to expect that we'll be thrilled by a chance to become tactical experts.

I'll do it. I just better still ace the N.E.W.T.s.

[alt_seamus]

They wouldn't stop him because they think you should be able to do it. And that protecting you from another student won't be doing you any favours in the long run.

We do have to be able to take care of ourselves. When they say we don't have to be crack duellists, they mean we don't have to be Auror Crouch. But we do have to be able to take care of ourselves in a fight.