Private message to Jason Montague

[alt_seamus]

Look, I -- I'm sorry.

I don't want to make our friendship impossibly awkward. Friendship is fine. If you don't I promise I won't try to kiss you again. (I think it was me who kissed you, last night. I know I told you this morning you kissed me but once I'd had the hangover potion and slept again I was a lot less sure.)

I find you attractive. Not much point in lying about that. But I find a lot of people attractive, and a good portion of the time they're not interested in lads, and I manage. The fact that you fancy some lads doesn't mean you fancy me; I'll manage.

I hope you'll still train with me. Duelling, I mean.

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[alt_jason]

Why are you apologising?

Do you think I'm hacked off?

[alt_seamus]

You might be?

[alt_jason]

Well I can see why you might think so, since you were just recently still at school, but no, I'm not hacked off.

There's always at least one mix-up at parties like those. We're just lucky we didn't have any of the potions, aren't we?

Then we'd really be in trouble.

[alt_seamus]

I suppose.

[alt_seamus]

By the way, who's Miss Minx?

Was she at last night's party?

[alt_jason]

No, she wasn't.

She's married, in fact.


And you know, you might have snogged me but I reckon I wasn't on my best behaviour, either.

I don't think we should worry about it.

[alt_seamus]

Okay.

So, do you want to duel this afternoon, or are you still hung over?

[alt_jason]

Can we make it after supper?

I should be better by then. I hope

[alt_seamus]

After supper works for me.

[alt_jason]

All right.