Well done, Justin and Sally-Anne. I think both of you showed well today. And I'll never forget Ridgeway's Theory of Animagus Transformation. I'm sure everyone else in class would agree!
It must've been galling to pretend not to know that last one. He did make quite a lot out of you not knowing it. I think he was just frustrated you didn't trip up until then.
When he had me and Justin stay after, he told us it's our responsibility to see that two fifth year students pass some test they're all taking next week. Igraine Archer and Lucas O'Leary. They're both half-bloods, and do you remember who Igraine is? She's cousin to Gareth and Aurelia, but she's the daughter of the brother who betrayed Gareth's father. He did it to get his children out of the camps. That was Igraine and her brother.
Anyway I guess they've been having trouble in his class. He didn't say what he was going to do if they failed anyway.
Only -- that thing in class today. He wanted me to fail in front of everyone. It bothered him a lot that I didn't. Carrow was like that, in Transfiguration class. He loved to see people fail, and if you had trouble with the subject he'd try to make it worse.
So really, I guess it's a little unfair I'm comparing him to Carrow because he did assign me to help Igraine.
Erm... You don't think he's betting she'll still fail, and when she does, that will let him blame you? He couldn't break you down, but he thinks she's weaker, and when she breaks, he'll have two birds with one stone?
If I can just get Igraine to take a deep breath and calm down I think she'll be fine. I suppose it would be unethical to slip a calming potion into her breakfast tea, which is a shame.
Anyway he didn't say what he'd do if they didn't pass. He just said it was our responsibility to see that they did.
It didn't go well. She's so rattled she can barely turn a match into a needle. I talked to Astoria Greengrass and she says Igraine's not sleeping and has been making stupid mistakes in her other classes, too. Even Charms, which is supposed to be her best subject.
I think it's anxiety. Remember Capper, after what happened to his brother? She's lived in the camps. I mean, until she was nine. Not that she wants anyone remembering that. And no one ever brings it up and everyone pretends they don't know, usually.
Might be a good way to bring her further in to the fold.
Let me know if you need any help. I mean, you're brilliant in it, of course, but if you need someone else to step in and help quiz or something, for the sake of time, just say.
If you get a chance to be friendly and try to get her to calm down, that might be good. She's wound so tight I'm a bit worried her head will pop off and go rolling down the stairs.
Yeah. Ridgeway's a loon. No way an animagus can turn into any animal after learning the transformation. Either he's not one or he had some angle, publishing that. I bet if someone checked, they'd find out he faked his results.
It was rather an invigourating test of one's knowledge, what. Perhaps if Professor Brutka had challenged us more frequently, there would have been more than myself and Sally-Anne vying for first place.
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What a git.
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When he had me and Justin stay after, he told us it's our responsibility to see that two fifth year students pass some test they're all taking next week. Igraine Archer and Lucas O'Leary. They're both half-bloods, and do you remember who Igraine is? She's cousin to Gareth and Aurelia, but she's the daughter of the brother who betrayed Gareth's father. He did it to get his children out of the camps. That was Igraine and her brother.
Anyway I guess they've been having trouble in his class. He didn't say what he was going to do if they failed anyway.
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Umbridge all over again.
We should get ready for whatever comes next, yeah?
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Or send them to the camps?
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Only -- that thing in class today. He wanted me to fail in front of everyone. It bothered him a lot that I didn't. Carrow was like that, in Transfiguration class. He loved to see people fail, and if you had trouble with the subject he'd try to make it worse.
So really, I guess it's a little unfair I'm comparing him to Carrow because he did assign me to help Igraine.
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If I can just get Igraine to take a deep breath and calm down I think she'll be fine. I suppose it would be unethical to slip a calming potion into her breakfast tea, which is a shame.
Anyway he didn't say what he'd do if they didn't pass. He just said it was our responsibility to see that they did.
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Has Igraine replied to you? I've not heard from Lucas. I'm not well keen to go chasing after him, what.
-Justin
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It didn't go well. She's so rattled she can barely turn a match into a needle. I talked to Astoria Greengrass and she says Igraine's not sleeping and has been making stupid mistakes in her other classes, too. Even Charms, which is supposed to be her best subject.
I think it's anxiety. Remember Capper, after what happened to his brother? She's lived in the camps. I mean, until she was nine. Not that she wants anyone remembering that. And no one ever brings it up and everyone pretends they don't know, usually.
I think she would rather die than go back.
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Let me know if you need any help. I mean, you're brilliant in it, of course, but if you need someone else to step in and help quiz or something, for the sake of time, just say.
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Right. I can do friendly.
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I wonder if he knows that? Glozeman, I mean.
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no subject
Cheers.
It was rather an invigourating test of one's knowledge, what. Perhaps if Professor Brutka had challenged us more frequently, there would have been more than myself and Sally-Anne vying for first place.
-Justin