Private Message to Draco Malfoy

[alt_harry]

When are you signed up on the exercise thing?

She really does want us to do a lot, doesn't she? I mean, you'd think doing well on OWLs would be more important than marching. And you've got Prefect stuff on top of everything. And we've got the team too. Which will be brilliant. As long as we can practise properly, because it's not like any of us have time-turners this term.

I think Pucey's going to do fine. As captain, I mean. I like how he ran tryouts.

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[alt_draco]

I'm on for October 1st and then again in early November. And yeah, it is a lot, but OWLs are nothing without the Pride Of The Protectorate, don't you know? Also - I'm as in favour of exercise as anyone, but you'd think Bumbridge might practise what she preaches. Otherwise she's living proof that one can rise all the way to Minister for Magic and still be a dumpy pudding.

Yeah, tryouts were good. Greg and Vince are probably shoe-ins for beater. Who do you think will get keeper? Maybe Symmons or Yordanova...but did you see the look on Bletchley's face? He was not on with having to try out with the rest of them. I even heard him complaining about it to Montague when they were at the sinks Sunday morning. I suppose he thinks Alfred might be able to convince Pucey to put him in. Well, we'll see I guess.

[alt_harry]

Vince and Greg really are perfect for it. I mean, they can hit things really hard, and their aim has got a lot better than it used to be.

You can blame Bletchley on me. You know how things got with Bole last year, and the sort of things Bletchley gets up to. He did a number on Perks. Krum told me. Anyways, I just told Pucey that it might be a good idea to consider not automatically giving him a place without thinking it through first. And he's not good enough a player to hurt us if he doesn't make it on. At the very least, it put a bit of a scare into him, and he deserves it. I don't know whether Pucey'll decide in his favour or not, though.

Maybe we ought to suggest that Bumbridge talk about her own health regimen at our next meeting? I'm sure it'd be informative. I wonder if she eats teensy portions?

I'll try and sign up for the same days. If Bum the Lesser will let me.

[alt_draco]

Well, Bole was a div, to be sure, but he was a good quidditcher. Are we supposed to just let ourselves be a losing team because someone's an arse off the pitch? Not that we need Bletchley to win...but if we did, I'd prefer to keep him on, myself. I suppose that'll be up to Pucey, but I seriously doubt he'll have the stones to go against your advice.

Teensy portions fifty times a day, from the looks of it.

[alt_harry]

Heh.

Yeah, I guess we'll just have to see.

And if he was so good we couldn't afford to leave him off, I wouldn't have said so. I suppose I'd just have to tell him to stop being an arse, because he'd be making the rest of us look bad.

Which I could do anyways. I guess.

And because he isn't Bole, he wouldn't try to kill me after.

[alt_draco]

Just mind you don't say anything about Bole and killing around Daphs, because I'm pretty sure she's still jumpy about the whole thing.

And now that I think on it, we ought not inquire about Bumbridge's eating habits (not that I really thought you would). Pretty sure that she's still not terribly thrilled that you pointed out the Astronomy conflict to her. Watching her try to swallow down her displeasure is hilarious, mind, but I've a feeling there's a bitter side to her overwhelming sweetness. The way she's just stepped up and re-arranged everything to her liking is just disturbing - does McGonagall even do anything anymore? And I know the YPL stuff took its toll on Professor Sinistra because it was like having two jobs, but at least she knows what Hogwarts life is like, and what does and doesn't conflict with our schedules.

Anyway, don't start calling me Bum the Lesser if you see me trying to cosy up to her; like I said ages ago, she's someone you want to keep an eye on.

[alt_harry]

I wouldn't. I'll be careful. And if you did start cosying up, I'd know why. Besides. You don't have a stick up your arse.

Maybe I should've asked Professor Siz to bring it up to her instead.

And I know what you mean. It is a bit mad, how she's just marched right in and taken over. Do you think McGonagall is stepping down or something? Maybe retiring? It'd be awful if she took over. It's like she doesn't think we're at a school or something.

[alt_harry]

Do you think I hacked her off?

[alt_draco]

Maybe? Not as if there's much she can do about it.

You could always thank her profusely and she might get over it in a hurry.

From things I've heard, McGonagall is a complete lush. Perhaps she's too deep in the bottle to even notice what's going on.

[alt_harry]

Yeah. Okay.

And really?

That's sort of not on. But I'd still rather she was Headmistress than Bumbridge.

Although we have had all sorts of bad things happen since we've started here. That isn't normal, is it? I mean, people getting paralyzed and possessed and attacked by professors and stuff. That can't happen every term.

[alt_draco]

Did anything bad happen last year?

Yeah, I suppose it did... though most of it wasn't at the school.

Well, I seriously doubt there will ever be a year where nothing bad happens. All you can do is be ready for it when it does.

[alt_harry]

I know what you mean.

I've been sorting out with Raz what I ought to be learning this year. So I can be ready.

I know we won't have a lot of time with everything, but if you want to learn too, we could work on some stuff together.

[alt_draco]

I'll come along when my schedule allows it. Unless I'm busy working on "stuff" with Pansy.

[alt_harry]

Yeah. Well. Obviously. A man's got to have priorities, after all.