I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good

[alt_justin]

Everyone,

Did you hear Professor Dolohov as we were leaving the lesson this morning? We've got to tell him our working groups for the year before Tuesday.

I think though, if we all simply join up in our usual sets, we might give him the confirmation he's been looking for, about the Ministry and such, what? Also, we may all be mates but we're not necessarily all interested in exactly the same sorts of projects.

Has anyone else thought about partners? We might want to strategise so no one's left with a team that's completely incompatible. On the other hand, there might be some--Brocklehurst, Corner, Greengrass and even Moon--who could easily join a team without driving the others round the twist, what.

-F-F

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[alt_justin]

Just Corner and Daphne.

I was going to talk to Macmillan about one but he--well, it became clear at the time that it wasn't the right choice, what.

This year might be different, though. He's a good chap, if a bit blinkered. I'd jolly well like to make sure he's not left to fall in with the likes of Patil, what, if possible.

-Justin

[alt_ron]

Well, talk to Sue first. Have they patched it up after all the business with Umbridge?

[alt_sally_anne]

Well, let's see. Of our lot, here's who's in NEWT Dark Arts:

You
Me
Pansy
Ron
Harry
Draco
Susan

If you and Susan work together with Ernie you'll have a little Hufflepuff grouping. Susan could pull in Mandy Brocklehurst because we're in Tea of the Strange together, and that'll keep her out of Patil's shadow.

Harry and Draco can work together and they could pull in Linus and Corner. Everyone will assume they wanted Linus for his cleverness. Corner too, for that matter.

If Pansy and I partner that would be perfectly natural and if we work with Ron everyone will assume it's because he's my boyfriend. (I think.) (I mean, I think that's what they'll assume.) But, if we want to pull in Daphne, that would be awkward. And I DO think she ought to be in a group with some of us.

Hmm.

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[alt_ron]

Do you even want to partner with me? I mean, that makes it sound a bit like I'd be the dead wood.

Only, you don't have to.

If

Whatever

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[alt_sally_anne]

No. I DO want to. When Professor Dolohov said that we could work in groups of two, three, or four, I thought, 'well that will work out perfectly, because Pansy and Ron and I can all work together.'

Justin's right though that we should think about ways to group ourselves so that no one ends up partnering with Teddy and Blaise or something horrid like that, and that we should also try to make sure Daphne and Corner don't wind up partnering someone horrid. (I don't think we need to worry that much about Professor Dolohov working out who was in the Department of Mysteries because he already knows who's friends with whom, but just making sure Susan doesn't end up having to work with Patil or anything is complicated enough.)

And of course it's awkward. Because you dated Daphne, and I dated Corner. And there's also Pansy and Draco. Susan didn't ever date Ernie but there's awkwardness because of Umbridge. And so on.

There's probably a way to make it all work out properly. I tore up little bits of parchment with names and I'm moving them around.

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[alt_ron]

All right, then.

Finnicky's putting me off, anywiz. So that's probably a No from him.

We could ask Daphne. I mean, you wouldn't have a problem with that, would you? It'd seem normal again pretty soon. I think.

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[alt_sally_anne]

I definitely wouldn't have a problem with Daphne but I thought you or she might feel weird about it. I'll ask and see what she says.

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[alt_ron]

Me? No. I was thinking you might. But if not, then ask her. I think that would be brilliant. I mean, that'd be me and three people with loads better penmanship!