Daphne!

[alt_padma]

You've certainly floored the entire school--maybe even the entire Protectorate! Congratulations to you and Ms Novello on what is sure to be the scoop of the year.

Imagine, to find out that you're really the daughter of Professor Lestrange. I'm sure it was quite a revelation for all of you, including you, Professor Sinistra. I hope Daphs is quite accurate when she said that all of you will 'adjust gracefully to the new reality.' Really, Daphs, such a skillful turn of phrase. Almost like you rehearsed it. Only someone like you could turn this sort of situation into an opportunity for the spotlight. Well done!

I can't tell you how much I wish the best for you all. It's sure to be a festive Christmas at yours!

Comments

Re: Private Message to Seamus and Lavender

[alt_seamus]

Oh, I know. They SAY they didn't know. Maybe Raz knew and just didn't want to acknowledge it, though.

Re: Private Message to Seamus and Lavender

[alt_padma]

Ooh, that sounds just like something he'd do.

See, that's why it's important to have the input of a bloke sometimes. A witch wouldn't have kept a secret like that. Well, not if she were certain about her husband, anyway. And not if it happened years and years ago.

Re: Private Message to Seamus and Lavender

[alt_seamus]

Really, she never would? It sounds like Daphne's mum kept it a secret. But, since she was actually ENGAGED to Mr Greengrass at the time...

Should be quite a jolly Christmas, don't you think?

Hey, this same thing happened with Michael Corner, didn't it? Only his parents DID know. He thought he was a Pureblood, but he wasn't, actually.

Re: Private Message to Seamus and Lavender

[alt_padma]

Well, there's nothing to say she didn't tell Mr Greengrass later, and they kept it from Daphne, but the thing is, with women, it's easier to just pretend that the baby belongs to the man you're marrying. If she knew for sure, then I think she'd had been more like Michael's mum and told her husband, but then they decided not to tell him.

Of course, in that case they were preserving the fiction that he was Pureblood, as you say. So they had a vested interest in pretending he belonged to Mr Corner. And you'll recall he was proper ashamed when he found out!