Padma Patil

Thanks, by the way. For the advice. I mean, don't tell Perks or Parkinson, but I don't think it's really a proper date so I doubt I'll need to know all about snogging, but it's good to know the important things, like tilting your head the right way. And all that stuff about not being the first one to hold hands or anything. I think you're right and it's really important to be mysterious and not too eager.

Professor Raz said something about Page maybe being too forward or doing something confusing.

Well, I know what too forward would be. But I'm not sure about what would be confusing. I guess I'll find out if he does it. Whatever that is.

Still. It's really exciting, I have to say. I've already got butterflies in my stomach and it's not even lunchtime! I mean, I know I'm not the first in our year to go out, but with an older boy - well, it's all rather surreal, isn't it?

(Though...I'm still really...I mean, I know he's sort of decent to you, but Blaise? Really? I shouldn't think he could stop sneering long enough to kiss anyone - unless it's his mirror!)