Private Message to Padma Patil

[alt_blaise]

At breakfast... when you were thanking me for the odd gift I'd given you... I didn't like to say, but I'd no idea what you were on about and thought maybe someone else had given you something, which would have been awkward.

I didn't realise then that so many people had got copies of that ridiculous book. That was it, wasn't it?

I suppose I hadn't had enough tea yet to guess what you meant. And you were being particularly obtuse, you know?

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[alt_padma]

Oh, this morning?

Yeah, I thought it was from you at first. I mean, it sort of made sense. But then of course when Professor Dovs made his announcement I realised it wasn't. So you got one, too?

Did you read it? Before you knew it was rubbish, I mean.

[alt_blaise]

I'm the one who turned it in. First thing this morning.

Of course, I did have to look it over thoroughly to see whether it was something my sponsor had given me. I expected there would be some message with the next challenge or something in code, but there was only that seditious drivel from Black at the end.

And it was complete rubbish, wasn't it?