Private Message to Draco Malfoy and Theodore Nott

[alt_blaise]

The owl I got at breakfast? It was from Mrs Greengrass. She's sending a hamper for Daphs' birthday Saturday, and she wanted me to get something up for a celebration. I've been by the kitchens and the elves are going to lay out a spread. I thought I'd ask Professor Slughorn if he thought we could use one of the spare rooms in the dungeons, but we'd have to cheer it up some.

D'you think you can pry Marvolo out of his books for this? I know you've got Quidditch, too, that day, but Daphs'll feel snubbed if he doesn't come at all.

Oh, speaking of which. Corner's face was priceless when you told him off for using the good telescope last night. Filthy lying piece of rubbish.

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[alt_draco]

It's bad enough that all the Ravenclaws seem to think they've a claim to the best telescope, let alone that it was him. Padma's being way too trusting on that whole situation. She should admit that it's at least possible that a Ravenclaw, of all people, might arrange their outing as a halfblood so that it works to their best advantage. I suppose he thought having Teddy in his corner (hah, Corner) would help him when the truth became public. Sure was wrong on that, wasn't he?

And sure, I'll round Harry up for Daph's birthday. The last thing anyone is in the mood for after quidditch is books, but food is always in order.

[alt_blaise]

Teddy's right. There's always been something off about Corner. It goes all the way back to first year when he was always trying to worm his way in with Teddy. And now he wants us to think he didn't know about it himself?

Weak.

[alt_draco]

Here's what I figure: Corner knew that my Mother would know about his blood-status because she's one of the organisers for Sons of Wizardry and Sisters in Witchcraft. So it probably occured to him that I would eventually find out the truth from her, and that I would then tell Teddy, and then he'd lose Teddy's friendship as a result. So he decided to confess to the truth before any of that could happen, hoping that it would make him look better. And plenty of people fell for it, too.

[alt_blaise]

Too right we were going to find out.

And it's not as if Teddy ever let him very close. Certainly not since first year. We could all see that Corner wanted something from him without having anything to give in return.

That's it with all of them, isn't it? Look at Perks, for instance, always sucking everything she can out of Pansy.

It's fine to keep that sort around if they serve a purpose, like Teddy playing chess with Corner when he's bored, but you open yourself up to being used. I don't blame Teddy a bit for being well hot about it. And if Corner gets burned, it's only what he has coming.