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Justin Finch-Fletchley ([personal profile] alt_justin) wrote2013-10-15 10:11 pm
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Private Message to Padma Patil and Seamus Finnigan

Hullo,

I say, I'm sorry I wasn't able to revise yesterday afternoon. I trust it needs little explanation, after that disastrous Charms lesson, what?

I do hope neither of you are still suffering any after-effects. Luckily for me, Madam Pomfrey anticipated that I might need an alternative to Pepper-Up at some point this term, what, and she had concocted a preparation for me. Unfortunately, it bally well knocked me flat for almost eighteen hours! I slept straight through luncheon and supper both.

But I thought we answered Professor Dolohov's questions well enough this morning, regardless, what? I'm happy to work together on Wednesday if you like. This Friday I do have plans, however.

-Finch-Fletchley
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[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
I quit sneezing as soon as I was out of the classroom, so no worries on that account.

We can meet Wednesday, yeah. I've marked it down.
alt_justin: (Fatigué)

Private Message to Finnigan

[personal profile] alt_justin 2013-10-16 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Finnigan,

Jolly good.

How are you doing, then? I say, Weasley mentioned you had rather a shock from that Boggart over the weekend. Recovering, I trust?

-F-F
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Re: Private Message to Finnigan

[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

Thanks.
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[personal profile] alt_padma 2013-10-16 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
We expected we wouldn't see you. And anyway, with all that sneezing it's just as well. The last thing any of us needs is to have to go to Matron ourselves.

Friday's your birthday, isn't it? Dunstan said it was.
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Re: Private Message to Finnigan

[personal profile] alt_justin 2013-10-16 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
I say, glad to hear it. They can be well difficult to neutralise, especially if one has a particularly strong fear - not that Weasley said much, only that it was rather uncomfortable for all three of you. Never mind, old man, I'm sure you and the lads all managed as well as anyone ever could do.

-F-F
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[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
What exactly did Weasley say?
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[personal profile] alt_justin 2013-10-16 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, well, sorry to have inconvenienced you, all the same.

And yes, it's my birthday on Friday. Cheers.

-F-F
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Re: Private Message to Finnigan

[personal profile] alt_justin 2013-10-16 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Nothing of consequence, only that you and Neville had a particularly hard time of it and were rather shaken. I can well understand! Knowing my worst fears, I expect I'd have nightmares for about a week if ever I had to face a Boggart, with or without a group to help.

Don't worry, old man, he wasn't exploiting the situation at all. No one's taking, er, taking the mickey about it. (That's the right phrase, what?)

-F-F
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Private message to Padma

[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Apparently my dorm mates can't manage to mind their own business. Or F-F either, for that matter.
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Re: Private message to Padma

[personal profile] alt_padma 2013-10-16 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
What? What do you mean?

What did he say to you?
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Re: Private message to Padma

[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
He wanted to know about the boggart.

Of course he didn't ask directly, can you imagine F-F being direct about anything at all? He wanted to express his concerns, naturally, and if I'd dropped some information about it then so much the better.
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Re: Private message to Padma

[personal profile] alt_padma 2013-10-16 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Ugh, I'm sorry. He tries to sound so sincere about things like that when really it's none of his business.

I mean, Weasley did blab about it in an open post but that was also to warn other people in case it took refuge somewhere else. (And it turns out Weaslette had a firstie encountering it in one of the Gryffindor girls' loos, so it's not even like he shouldn't have said anything.)

But you're doing better, right? I mean, don't let him bringing it up make you upset again.
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[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
No, I know. I mean, it was reasonable to tell people.

And yeah, I'm doing better.

You know the really weird thing, though? It was Longbottom who banished it, and he didn't even come to the boggart lesson third year, he was in the hospital wing that day.
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[personal profile] alt_padma 2013-10-16 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
You know, Malfoy used to have this mad theory that Longbum was secretly learning all sorts of Auror stuff from his parents, you know, over the holidays? And that he was really a spy and that all his clumsiness and being all naff at things was just a big act.

It's utterly mad to think of him learning anything, let alone learning it from his parents, but maybe he has some of their books and all.
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[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
I remember Malfoy saying that Longbottom was just faking being a clumsy idiot and really he was a lot cleverer than anyone suspected and not to be trusted.

I THOUGHT that was mad.

Maybe his boggart was just less upsetting than everyone else's? I wasn't the only one who couldn't get rid of it, Weasley couldn't either.
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[personal profile] alt_padma 2013-10-16 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe. Well, I hope Finch-Fletchley has to face a Boggart sometime and we'll see how smug he is about it then.

Anyway, what were their Boggarts? You never said. Or did you all swear not to tell anyone? 'What happens in Gryffindor Tower stays in Gryffindor Tower' or something.
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[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't get a good look at Thomas's. Weasley saw Perks having a seizure or something. Maybe he was seeing her get cruciated? I don't know. I barely got a look at Longbottom's but it was an older man in a chair who looked really cross. And then he threw a pie in its face and that worked.
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Re: Private message to Padma

[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
Don't let on to Weasley you know what his is, though.

He could easily spread mine all over the school.
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[personal profile] alt_padma 2013-10-16 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
Well, there, that explains why it was easy. I mean, from what I hear Weasley should have bigger fears than Perks getting Cruciated, but it's hard to make that funnier funny.

And obviously whatever Longbottom's afraid of pales in comparison to your nightmare. So it's no wonder you had trouble. Also, you probably never expected yours, so it took you by surprise.
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Re: Private message to Padma

[personal profile] alt_padma 2013-10-16 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Of course not!

He didn't go telling F-F what your Boggart was, did he? Because if he did I'll make sure he regrets it.
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Re: Private message to Padma

[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

It's really different, not being in a classroom. And not knowing what to expect.
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Re: Private message to Padma

[personal profile] alt_seamus 2013-10-16 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Not according to F-F. So hopefully that means he didn't.
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Re: Private message to Padma

[personal profile] alt_padma 2013-10-16 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Well, good.

See you tomorrow.
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