Private Message to Dux

[alt_justin]

Hydra,

I'm sorry. I've been acting like an idiot.

May I see you?

-Justin

Comments

[alt_justin]

Well, you and Harry. I mean to say, I knew it might--

Wait, what do you mean 'punished as well?' Who's been punished and for what?

If you...want to tell me, that is.

-Justin

[alt_hydra]

It's Harry's fault that this happened. Only I suppose not really, but still...

Before the task Mummy asked if I had helped Harry prepare, and I said yes because of course that's what she wanted to hear. And then after what he did, rescuing those hostages, she said that she hoped my softness wasn't rubbing off on him. And then she said it was probably time I had another lesson, and she took Tevis away when she left.

From,
Hydra

[alt_justin]

What? WHAT?

Dux Hydra. That's.... I'm sorry, but I say, that's well monstrous.

But I thought--so she really wasn't pleased that you've...well, made progress in securing Harry's affections, what? I mean to say, I gather that's what you were hoping to do, at any rate.

Does that mean

Or...was it, er, genuine, what?

-Justin

[alt_hydra]

Affections? No, she didn't ask about that. Draco was talking about how much time he and Harry spent in the library preparing, and she gave me a look so I said that I had been helping, too. Which was true, at least on Wednesday night.

Justin, Harry and I grew up spending time together. Not as much as he and Draco did, of course, but even so, I would want to help him win the Task even if Mummy wasn't expecting it. It's got nothing to do with his affections, or mine.

Why? Did you think something was going on?

From,
Hydra

[alt_justin]

Well, I--I'd said that I'd be able to spend time with you on Wednesday and then you were with him instead.

And I thought, perhaps, you were cross because I'd been ill the night before. Which was a stupid thing to have said

Only, then what about Thursday? And Friday, what? I thought you were helping him the whole rest of the week.

Which isn't helping our problem, do you see. So I thought perhaps you'd decided not to bother, what?

But if--

Well. As I said, I've been acting like an idiot. Forgive me?

-Justin

[alt_hydra]

And I suppose I was waiting for you to just tell me when you wanted to see me...and it's true I was a little cross at the thought that you might not want to just because of the bracelet. But I didn't help Harry because of that, not at all.

And after Wednesday I just focused on homework and things... including the bracelet, actually.

I should have spent more time with Tevis, instead.

I mean to say, of course I forgive you.

From,
Hydra

[alt_justin]

Well, I shan't pretend it's not frustrating, not being able to do as much as we'd like.

But it's just--I took some bad advice. Well embarrassing, what.

And I'm dashed sorry about Tevis. I'm sorry I wasn't there last night.

So. May I see you?

-Justin

[alt_hydra]

I think I have made some progress, but I'd like to get Sally Anne's opinion first, before I say for sure.

I just keep wondering what she'll do to him. My first thought was that she'd just toss him into the lake or break his neck, but then...what if she eats him? I always tried not to love him as much as Tully, because I was mad for Tully and then... well, I just didn't want something bad to happen to Tevis, too. But now that she's taken him I realise that I cared for him as much as I ever did for Tully.

Yes, please.

From,
Hydra