I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good: Private Message to Sally-Anne and Pansy

[alt_susan]

I feel sort of odd writing about this when there's so much else going on, but even in the midst of all our work and our worries I get this fizzy feeling whenever I think about Aurelia and you two are the only ones I can really talk to about it. I understand why she feels she has to be so secretive, but I wish she'd at least be all right with the rest of the galleon people knowing.

We've been giving our owls a proper exercise regimen this week, though everything we're saying there is very proper and strictly new-friend-ish.

I'd hoped we'd be able to get away to see each other properly, but her parents have her on a N.E.W.T. tutoring course that sounds well demanding--so at least we've been equally busy.

I'm excited to see her in person again, but it's all kind of overshadowed by how horrid everything at school is, you know?

And I'm going to have a hard time being civil to Megan when we get back--I can't believe she helped search our rooms! I sort of understand why she's the way she is, but mostly I just want to shake her really hard.

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[alt_pansy]

It's sort of mad, isn't it? Megan, I mean. Doesn't she know that Umbridge isn't going to last forever? Not the rate she's gaining enemies. And when she's gone, Megan's going to be on her own.

Completely.

And no-one's going to have any sympathy for her either. Well. Maybe you. But honestly. It's not a smart move to put all her eggs in an incredibly unpopular and unstable basket.

Is there anything you can say at all to put some sense into her?

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah. At some point either the business with Cassie will get cleared up, OR all the Councilwizards who hate her will decide they just don't care enough to worry about it any more.

And the 'feed her to the giant squid' thing will suddenly no longer be a joke.

And Megan will have no friends. Anywhere. None.

[alt_susan]

I'll try. It's just that...Megan wants so much for someone to be pleased with her, and Umbridge is giving her that in a way that I'm not sure anyone else ever has.

It's stupid...but I keep thinking that if Han was around she'd be able to come up with something sweet and diplomatic that would help. I'm afraid I'll just muck it up.

[alt_pansy]

And I'm glad you and Aurelia are getting on.

We've been talking more this term, with the galleons and all, and I can see why you'd like her.

Maybe you could set up revision sessions where she's tutoring you? I think that falls under Ev's rules of proper gathering.

[alt_sally_anne]

I'm glad you and Aurelia found each other.

Surely you can meet to revise, although it's clear Umbridge is going to make it as difficult as possible. Ugh.

[alt_susan]

"Research in the library" is always a good excuse :)