Draco C. Malfoy

I'm sorry.

You've voiced your faith in me for some time now, and I've let you down in more ways than I can count. I've let us all down. I overestimated myself to immeasurable degrees. I don't know how I can begin to make up for it, but I'll do whatever it takes, without protest.

And the others in the Order, whatever they decide to do with me - it doesn't matter what it is, I'll do it.

I don't know what else to say.

I was sorry to hear about Abbott; I didn't know her well but she seemed a good sort, and it's obvious that all of Hufflepuff was fond of her. All who knew her have my condolences.

Really though, I don't know about the rest of you lot but most of us in Slytherin are tired of having to sort through rumours and speculation about what happened. We heard here that it was Macnair or Snape, at first, but then by late last night the news was that Professor Carrow did it, and its because Hannah and Hydra (!?) tried to use Imperius on him for some reason, and he resisted it. I'm not sure how the Razzer ended up in the Transfiguration classroom at all, since it's not in the same corridor as Defence. I guess the Head Boy probably had something to do in the classroom, since he takes Advanced Transfig.

What have the rest of you heard?

I have to say that I think it's mad that a student could die here, of all places, but I guess it's happened before. Isn't that why that girl's ghost haunts the loo?

Hey, I had originally planned to track you down and tell you this in person, but with everything that happened last night it's been pretty impossible. I'm writing this on the way to lunch, so it might be a little messy, sorry.

Yesterday when you lot were all at Hogsmeade, Harry and I went and had a visit with Professor Lestrange in his quarters. We had tea and talked about quidditch and things - that bit isn't really important, though. What's important is that eventually, he got around to talking about his own school days and was showing us pictures of all his mates when he was at Hogwarts, who almost all came together later and started fighting for the Lord Protector's cause. That Snape was in some of the pictures, and the Raz said that he was sort of an outcast at first, because he wasn't pur was sort of peculiar and an embarrassment, but then he really shocked everyone later by turning out a genius at Potions and the Dark Arts. And then the other bloke who was in loads of pictures was Evan Rosier. Mr Rosier's son. He and the Raz were best mates, did you know? I think talking about what happened to Evan made him sad and distracted, and he ended up telling us more than he probably would have normally done.

So get this: Aurors killed Evan, back when both the MLE and the Aurors were all corrupt. And not just any Aurors, but Longbottoms parents. Them and some other one, named Moody.

I just wish there was a way to let everyone know the truth. Then maybe the next time people run across that plodding idiot, they'll think about what his parents have done, and think about how everyone dismissed Snape before it was too late, too.

Lots of people lost friends and family to the MLE during the War. I wonder if any of them know that it might've been Longbottom's parents who did it?

I'm telling you because Mr Rosier's your guardian now, and I know you respect him and I think that you deserve to know. You probably shouldn't tell too many people, though - only the people you trust the very most.