Padma Patil

Professor,

This might be a strange question but... how well do you know Auror Pugh?

Only, he sent me an owl recently and--well, he's asking for help. As a Councilwitch, I mean. I'm not sure I should trust him, or whether I should assume this is a test and I'm being, what's the term, set up?

I don't want to get anyone in trouble, though. Not if it's just a big misunderstanding. Which I'm sure it is.

It has to be.

Is he--I mean, is it possible that someone would use him to trick me into doing something that would make my family and the Council look bad? Or you, since people know you're something of a sponsor for me. I guess that's possible, even more likely than going after me directly.

What do you think I should do?

Thank you so much for your advice this afternoon. I really appreciate it.

In fact, I'm already putting it into practice, as Morwenna Mullet will be able to attest.

She was disrespectful of Our Lord and of our work at Ollerton, so I Cruciated her very briefly, with a promise that I could have been much more severe with her had I seen fit.

I think her mates will probably take her to the Hospital Wing, even though I really only held the spell on her for about three seconds. But I know the Headmaster wanted us to report disciplinary actions, so I am reporting it to you.

If you have any questions about what happened, or if the Headmaster would like a more complete report, I'll be happy to provide it.

Thank you again. Your years of experience as a Councilwitch really are the best guide I could ask for.

-Padma