Quidditch

[alt_seamus]

I heard some of the fifth years in the hallway saying something awful happened at the game between Puddlemere United and and the Chudley Cannons today. One of the Puddlemere Chasers fell off his broom? Or maybe it was one of their Beaters? Only it was worse than just a fall I guess.

Do you know if it's true People are saying There's a rumor he's sick, really sick. The player who fell I mean. Did anyone here anything?

The Cannons STILL LOST if you can believe it.

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[alt_draco]

No, I've heard people saying it, I just thought it was amusing that you said it to Weasley.

Anyway, I think hearing people say things about petrified mudbloods is making Dennis nervous or something, he's been all skittish every since school started up again. Maybe he figures that the Heir must be back at the castle.

[alt_padma]

Well, that's why I said it!

You tell your Dennis that he's being a nit. Everyone knows the Heir isn't real, or your father and Marvolo's wouldn't have left you, would they?

Oh, sorry. That's still a sore spot, isn't it?

But I mean, honestly, I don't think there's really an Heir, do you?

[alt_seamus]

So what do you reckon happened to Bobby Stebbins? Not to mention Carrow's mudblood and that cat and Nick. I mean they didn't petrify themselves did they?

[alt_padma]

No, but you can't find anything about there being an actual Heir in any of your books, and there's nothing in the library, either. So apart from what Binns told the Slytherins earlier, there's nothing.

And since then, these attacks haven't really had any rhyme or reason, have they? I mean, a cat? A mudblood? Stebbins? (Well, Stebbins, I mean, anyone could understand wanting to hex Stebbins, but still, it's hard to imagine anyone taking him as a threat.)

I think it's just someone using the legend to make us all think it's a terrible monster.

[alt_seamus]

Yeah but whoever it is might go after Dennis next, I mean if they don't mind hacking off Malfoy.

[alt_padma]

Well, that's just ridiculous. Malfoy's not an enemy of the Protectorate! He's Marvolo's best mate, isn't he?

[alt_seamus]

Well yeah but was Stebbins an enemy of the Protectorate?

I don't know honestly I barely knew him. Maybe Ernie knows if he hasn't thrown his book into the lake.

[alt_ernie]

Bobby was a bit cheeky to Marvolo that one time, but if that makes him an Enemy of the Protectorate, we're all in big trouble. Otherwise he's as loyal as anyone else. I never ever heard him say anything bad about the Protectorate or the Lord Protector or anything.

We went up to visit him in the hospital wing the other day. He's just sort of lying there though, it's like he's dead. It's really horrible. We stayed for a while and told him everything that's been going on since we last visited. Madam Pomfrey says he can't hear us and it's just like being asleep, but you never know.

[alt_seamus]

Anyway I reckon your right that it's just someone going around and probably pretending to be the Heir of Slytherin to get everyone suspicious of the people from Slytherin House.

Its probably actually a Ravenclaw. Don't you think?

[alt_padma]

What?? Of course it's not a Ravenclaw!

(Well, I suppose it could be Fawcett, only she's too thick to plan something like this.)

How would you like it if I said it's a Gryffindor?

[alt_seamus]

I'd say you must not know very many Gryffindors if you think any of us are subtle enough to keep something like this up for months!

Besides it was the Gryffindor ghost who got petrified and we all LIKE Nearly Headless Nick.

[alt_draco]

There's either an Heir or something pretending to be the Heir. I don't really know which. But they better leave Dennis alone. And Granger.