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[alt_draco]

It's been a full week back, that's to be said. Along with all the talk about the Triwizard announcement, a lot of people have been asking me if I can teach them to speak French. All I can say to that is that if I had that kind of free time, I'd be some kind of professor or something. But for those of you that already have SOME kind of conversational knowledge of the language, I was thinking of forming a weekend afternoon group where we can just practise talking to each other while drinking tea or something. I'm a bit rusty myself, but when she was here I spoke to my Aunt Amanda almost entirely in French, so I've already gotten some good practise in in the last few weeks.

Along those lines, me and the lads on the Slytherin quidditch team have agreed that it'll be important to keep up with our flying, even with quidditch cancelled for the year. If any of the other house teams want to arrange some impromptu pick-up matches, talk to me or Harry or anyone else on the Slytherin team.

Has anyone else noticed how much nicer the food is at school, compared to last year? The elves must have stepped up their efforts, now that we'll be hosting guests. Or maybe they're getting better food and ingredients - anyway, something's definitely different.

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Re: Private Message to Draco Malfoy

[alt_draco]

Perks, one of the best in the year? Ah, I've never really looked at her at all that way, mate. Not sure anyone else has But she's dead clever, at least.

Capper's got a point. None of us at Hogwarts want to look like idiots by comparison, either.

Re: Private Message to Draco Malfoy

[alt_zacharias]

Well, that's just it, isn't it? You can't look seriously because she's just a halfblood. So're Brocklehurst and Fawcett and they're much--er, more mature than Perks.

(I mean, have you seen the way Fawcett's robes are fitting her this year? Hopkins said this afternoon that he reckons her foster family haven't bothered replacing them and they're just unusually tight.)

Re: Private Message to Draco Malfoy

[alt_draco]

Or maybe they've noticed her face is as plain as parchment and they're just trying to help her along as best they can.

It's a laugh to look and admire (or not), but I don't really have my sights set on anyone in particular that you've mention. You?

Re: Private Message to Draco Malfoy

[alt_zacharias]

Me? Oh, not really, I guess. Sue's all right, but she's a mate, you know?

Now, fifth-year girls, they're really fit.