Private Message to Michael Corner

[alt_ernie]

Michael,

On behalf of Hufflepuff House, I wished to let you know that we remain as ever your loyal friends, despite your recent change of status.

While the news may be viewed by some as unfortunate, and is undoubtedly not something you welcomed, know that no true friend would blame you for your parents' deceit.

You've shown the quality of your character in telling the truth immediately, and I'm sure all your friends here at school with recognise the bravery and decency of your actions.

Hufflepuff House welcomes halfblood and pureblood alike, and you would be welcome at our table or in our common room if you ever wish to visit.

Your friend,

Ernie

Comments

[alt_michael]

Thanks, MacMillan, that's decent of you. All of you.

Lovegood tried to tell me he's still my dad, but that's rubbish. She doesn't get it at all.

[alt_ernie]

It's right rough that your parents have been lying to you, and for your whole life too. I'd be furious with my mum and dad if they did something like that.

Loony Lovegood might not have cared when her dad was lying about her being a halfblood, but she doesn't care about being called Loony or having no mates either, and she does care about all those weirdo made up creatures and that other nonsense that got printed in her dad's magazine before he died, so she's obviously a bit messed up in the head.

I know she's your Housemate, but you're probably best off staying away from her.

Anyway, you'll be alright. Wayne and John are on that programme too, they're good chaps, and I think Finnigan's in as well. Do you know what is going to be about? Mrs Malfoy said something in that letter she wrote in the journals about learning cooking spells and stuff, that'd be awful. But maybe that's just for the girls? I hope so.

[alt_michael]

Yeah, she's well barmy. Honestly I've never really given her any thought but then she decided to write to me and it was well strange.

And that's just it. I mean, how'm I supposed to know now whether all that time, he was just pretending to care about me so no one would think I'm not really his son? It sort of makes me sick thinking about it.

But the cooking and cleaning stuff is just for the girls. I got the formal letter from Master Gibbon and it talks about orienteering and learning things like how to mend equipment and make things out of wood and metal and like that. So it does sound rather fun.

[alt_ernie]

She's probably trying to help, I guess. Maybe she thinks she understands, because she found out her dad lied about her being a halfblood too. I suppose it's not her fault she's so loony it came out wrong.

And it's not the same anyway, is it. Lying about being a halfblood is bad, but lying about being someone's dad. That's awful. I don't reckon your dad .. well, you know, Mr Corner, I don't think he'd be just pretending to care, though. You can probably pretend something like that for a while, like if someone from the Ministry was visiting to check up on you and you had to pretend to be nice while they were there for tea, but you couldn't keep it up all the time. It'd just drive you mad.

I guess you won't really know for sure until next time you see him. If he's nice, you know he really does care, but if he's not, you know the truth. Are you going home for Christmas hols?

Good show on the cooking and cleaning! Orienteering sounds wizard, and building stuff is fun. Me and my brothers used to build dens in the garden with bits of wood and stuff. It'll probably be like the stuff we've been doing for YPL, only it sounds like you get to actually do things, like building things, instead of mostly just listening to people talking about stuff. That'll be much better. You're really lucky

[alt_michael]

That's not even the half of it - she said she doesn't believe the Ministry when they told her she's halfblood and she still thinks her Dad was pure.

He wrote to me today and said a lot of the same things, you know. How he's my dad in every way that matters and that I'm to go right on thinking of him as my 'real' dad because the other one was just a nothing. And that they really want me home at the holidays. I told them I wasn't coming. But I dunno. Maybe I should. I just don't think I can face them. Either of them. But maybe I'll feel different by term's end.

And yeah, the programme really doesn't sound that bad. The YPL isn't that naff, either, though. I'm hoping Professor Lestrange talks about some interesting stuff and not just the market in New London. I've been there loads of times.