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[alt_neville]

The Lord Protector Really. Does. Not. Like. Gryffindors.

As soon as he came in, he vanished our House's table and benches, and we weren't allowed to eat. All the Gryffindors had to prostrate ourselves on the floor while he ranted on about Professor McGonagall, and all the other traitorous Gryffindors. Um, Sirius, your name came up.

Harry tried to intervene, but it was like Voldemort didn't even hear him. Professor Dolohov tried using tact to redirect him, but he wasn't listening to anyone.

The students are all right. I mean, none of us were hurt, but everyone's shaken up, and a lot of the younger ones are crying. A few of them spewed, right on the floor, because he...tortured and killed Professor Hooch, right in front of us all. Then he said he was disbanding the Gryffindor Quidditch team(!), and he stormed out.

He was just...raving.

No one's dared touch her body. Merlin, are they just going to leave her there all night?!

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Private message to Draco

[alt_harry]

A few times I wished you were there.

But mostly I was glad you didn't have to see it. And I was really glad Hermione didn't have to.

Re: Private message to Draco

[alt_draco]

Yeah.

Don't jump on my quill for saying it, but for all they're traumatised right now, it might be good in the long run that he did this in front of the student body.

Re: Private message to Draco

[alt_harry]

Well it won't be hard to convince any of them he's a terrible leader.

But they're utterly terrified. So convincing them it's worth turning against him and not just a dramatic way to commit suicide is going to be that much harder.

Re: Private message to Draco

[alt_draco]

Note I said "long run." Most of them will do anything to keep themselves safe, at first, perhaps even trying to display the sort of hyper-vigilance against disloyalty that he demonstrated tonight.

But they're never going to forget what they saw, so there's that at least.