Attention students

[alt_savitha]

The following students are to report to my office today at 3:30 pm:

Astoria Greengrass
Demeter Joosh
Sally-Anne Perks
Eustacia Pummel
Darius Warrington

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[alt_sally_anne]

Oh, bloody hell.

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[alt_ginny]

Go to the loo first.

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[alt_sally_anne]

Thanks.

Did.

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[alt_justin]

Sally-Anne,

I say, how are you, Warrington and Greengrass doing?

Poor sod, Warrington--two days running, what. I wonder if he's ripe for approaching at this point? From your story this morning it seems his attitude is changing rapidly.

-Justin

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[alt_sally_anne]

I think Astoria would let Desai cruciate her again, right now, if it would get your attention half so well as it did this afternoon. She's in a much better mood than you'd expect under the circumstances.

I've got a headache but it's not too bad. Dolohov had one of the elves bring me a potion. I should find out what it is so Madam Pomfrey can stock it, it worked better than what she gave me. I'd wonder if it was just a second dose of the same but it tastes entirely different. I'm actually hungry now, I asked the elves to bring me a sandwich since I missed dinner.

Warrington. Well. I knew it was him, and he knew I knew, but Desai didn't actually give us a chance to accuse anyone, or try to clear ourselves, or even confess. I think she guessed it was Warrington, but didn't want to know for certain. Anyway he's from a Council family so if it was his word against mine it would've been considered bad form for her to believe me over him.

Desai made him wait till the end, so he had to watch everyone else get cruciated. His bad luck it was four girls, too. (I mean, it's Gryffindors who are supposed to be chivalrous but it's not as if Slytherins are universally cads.) He looked utterly wretched. So, I tried giving him the wand sign from Pure Victory again. I wanted him to know it didn't matter, I wouldn't have turned him in to get out of it. And I think he got that part of the message, anyway.

I don't know whether we ought to try recruiting him or not. Just because he doesn't like the Lord Protector doesn't necessarily mean we can trust him. Was Hydra legilimising people yesterday?

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[alt_justin]

Yes, Hydra was. She sent me a note along with Jack last night. I expect she'll report on what she found soon enough.

But as for Warrington, I was thinking a Galleon, perhaps, if Hydra thinks it's not too risky. I shouldn't think he's ready for the Order, what.

Remy Jugson tried to bend my ear on the way to supper, too. I say, I'm sure we daren't give him a Galleon! I do wonder what he wants, though. Unfortunately, Astoria was still rather clinging, what, and in the corridor on the way to the Great Hall was not the time or place for privacy. Besides, I thought I'd wait until we had Hydra's insight before I let him catch me alone.

I say, something will have to be done about Astoria, though. I've no idea how to put her off. Funny that with all our serious troubles, it's one fifth-year who is so challenging.

-Justin

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[alt_sally_anne]

Well, clearly you need a fake Order girlfriend, like Hydra has a fake Order boyfriend.

Ginny Weasley, maybe.

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[alt_sally_anne]

Or, you could try dating Astoria for a week or two and then break things off.

The problem is, you can't break up with her if you're not actually dating her. So date her, then break things off.

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[alt_sally_anne]

Or you could tell her you're gay.

She might just take that as a challenge though.

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[alt_justin]

Yes, I've considered all of those options. I'm afraid none of them will do.

I can't tell her I fancy blokes; Remy can attest it's not true. I can't pretend to go out with her or anyone else for that matter; it would be exceedingly unfair to both the young lady and to H and to me.

I've tried to be as firm as possible but I'm afraid today was a step in the wrong direction, what. Still, who could have left her without any assistance?

-Justin

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[alt_sally_anne]

I was thinking you could try offering Remy the opportunity to convince you blokes aren't so bad, but that only swaps Astoria for Remy, doesn't it?

Today was most definitely a step in the wrong direction. But why can't you pretend a relationship with someone understanding? I mean, there's also Luna and Katrina, neither one of them is seeing anybody.

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[alt_justin]

No, it's quite out of the question. As I said, even if they were 'understanding' it would be singularly unfair to them. To say nothing of the fact that, well, I say, I don't think I could be remotely convincing in a pretend relationship.

Nor would I be interested in attempting it.

-Justin

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[alt_justin]

Hydra's said her preference is that I tell Astoria I'm not dating anyone else out of respect for Hydra's wishes, what, but I don't think she's quite thought how that makes me look. I mean to say, it's one thing to appear unusually gallant, if you follow me. But quite another to contribute to a fiction in which I'm bally well thoroughly under her thumb. Particularly when she and Harry are supposedly seeing each other and she's done such a jolly good job behaving as if she's moved on, what.

I understand why it helps her to make the school think she's so heartless but--well, there are limits to how foolish one is willing to seem.

-Justin

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[alt_sally_anne]

Well, that's a problem, yeah. Because 'I'm sorry, I'm still heartbroken about my last girlfriend' is basically CATNIP to someone like Astoria. And I think if you told her Hydra doesn't want you seeing other people, she won't understand, at all.

[alt_sally_anne]

Yes, ma'am.