Private message to Padma Patil

Malfoy told me yesterday that on Sunday, when he and Harry were at Hogwarts with Professor Lestrange, he was showing them pictures and talking a bit about the old days.

Professor Lestrange was best friends with Evan Rosier -- Mr Rosier's son. I've seen pictures of Mr Rosier and come to think of it Professor Lestrange was even in some of them, but here's what I really didn't know --

It was Longbottom's parents who killed Evan Rosier.

I just --

I haven't quite been able to look him in the eye since. I was already feeling angry, because he clearly prefers Weasley's company to mine. But this -- I mean, he does say that they're not his parents, his grandmother raised him. And I know you can't choose your parents, I certainly wouldn't have chosen a muggle father.

Longbottom actually came to Mr Rosier's house last summer after the news broke about his parents. Mr Rosier was as kind as anything. If I knew then what I know now...

I guess I don't know what to think.

Hold on, I guess I should add that it wasn't JUST Longbottom's parents. There was some bloke named Moody involved as well. But at least I'm not sharing a dorm room with someone named Moody.