Private message to Padma Patil

[alt_seamus]

So -- how about partnering in Dark Arts? You aren't going to leave me to try to work with my house mates, are you?

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[alt_padma]

No, I don't want you to have to work with Thomas or Weasley if you don't want to!

Just...don't accept any other offers for a day, okay? I'm trying to work out a few options where we'd all be in good stead for the N.E.W.T.

[alt_padma]

Can you work with Zabini? Because if you can then you're in.

We need a fourth. Blaise thought maybe Brocklehurst. She's all right but not stellar, you know? I mean, she's a hard worker and she'd do as she's told.

What do you think? I'm not sure but our options are fading fast.

[alt_seamus]

Zabini. Okay. I can work with Zabini if he can work with me sure.

Dean Thomas, though I know you don't think much of him. Or Corner, he's in your House so he must be clever. Or -- I don't know. We don't HAVE to have four, do we? I suppose if we're only three, we might have someone assigned to us if there's an odd one out.

[alt_padma]

Right, we don't have to, but there are 20 of us in the class, so if it winds up that there are two extra people, my guess is the teams with three will each have to take one.

So far, I know Draco and Harry took Linus, and they'll need a fourth. No one wants Teddy Nott, so he'll probably wind up with Greg and Vince. I mean, Blaise and I talked about Vince but even though he's really good at Noble Arts (surprisingly good, actually), the thing is that he can't write, so we risk our overall marks.

Blaise is asking Daphne, which is fine, although sometimes I wish she were a bit better at this kind of casting.

Corner would not be my first choice. He's milquetoast, you know? We need someone who's really, really good at this, and who can write and do research.

Ugh, why isn't there someone else who we can get?

[alt_seamus]

You don't think he'd allow a team of two? He SAID we could work in pairs if we wanted. But yeah, it's a risk and I don't want Teddy Nott.

If you want someone who's really GOOD at this sort of thing and can write and won't liquefy our bones for a laugh while our back is turned like Nott might, what about Finch-Fletchley?

[alt_padma]

Huh.

I guess I assumed he'd be on the Hufflepuff side, you know?

But--hm. You're right. I think his marks weren't even very bad. And he did fairly well at CCF--I mean, you know we were on a team with him and Harry after Blaise and I switched. And he was in charge of that rescue thing. That's when he went wrong. I mean.... You're right, he won't do anything like hex us when our backs are turned. But he's the absolute opposite of ruthless, and we want to win, you know?

Let me see what Blaise thinks.