I solemnly swear that I am up to no good

[alt_neville]

I'm all right, everyone. So is Evelyn. At least I think so And they didn't find either of our bracelets, thank Merlin.

Crabbe and Goyle didn't get their way and so at least I didn't have to strip in front of everyone, thanks to Diggory. Bones, could you please pass on to him that I can't thank him enough. Same goes for you, for protecting Evelyn. That was really quick-witted, what you did, palming her bracelet so Jones wouldn't find it. Evelyn told me.

Sally-Anne, I heard you were searched, too. You all right?

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[alt_evelyn]

That's why it's even more important that we do something about it.

[alt_sally_anne]

Here's what I don't understand.

EVERYONE hates Umbridge. I mean except for maybe Megan Jones. But Professor Dolohov hates her and Professor Lestrange hates her and I think Professor Lestrange's brother hates her, and I think Mr Malfoy hates her (and he seemed to rather like Headmistress McGonagall).

It's not as if any of them haven't killed people before. WHY don't they kill Umbridge?

It shouldn't be OUR job to feed her to the giant squid.

[alt_harry]

She's got something on Raz. She's blackmailing him or something.

[alt_ron]

Um.

Wow.

So they probably do hate her enough to kill her. If they can work out how to get around whatever she's threatening, yeah?

That's-

I hope they don't do it here. At the school, I mean. Enough bad stuff has happened here.


Do you think Professor Raz would do that?

[alt_harry]

Maybe

Maybe we could work it out. Together. I mean, sort out what the blackmail is.

[alt_pansy]

Sally-Anne and me could talk to Siz and see if she'll say.

[alt_sally_anne]

That's a good idea.

You know what, we should try to find out where she's going for spring hols and tell her we'd really love to come over for tea and a visit because we love chatting with her and it's so difficult right now with Umbridge peering over all our shoulders...

And then ask her while we're at tea. I think she'd be more likely to tell us when we're away from the castle.

[alt_pansy]

Agreed.

I think if she doesn't seem like she wants to talk, we could tell her that we might be able to do something about it. And that we'd be more likely to get away with it than she would, because her hands are so tightly tied.