Private message to Pansy

[alt_sally_anne]

Harry just asked me to spread a rumour that he didn't put his own name in, and that's why he was so surprised that his name came out. So clearly it was fixed for him, and not for Cedric (like the Ravenclaws are saying it was).

He wants me to get you to help and he doesn't want anyone to know who originated the rumour (I'm pretty sure he doesn't want people to know it was us), which will call for some ingenuity. But every rumour has to have a source even if it's not the REAL source. Maybe we can say that Peeves was watching when he wrote his name? Because Peeves probably won't bother to deny it. On the other hand, will anyone believe it if Peeves is the source?

Actually, hold on, maybe we could get Peeves to repeat the rumour and then no one will know where it came from. We'd need to make it rhyme, though. I expect the twins would be the best ones to get it to Peeves.

Maybe I should ask 'everyone,' and see if they have any ideas.

Comments

[alt_pansy]

I think the Peeves idea is a good one.

Or we could pass it along to Morag, and she'll tell Padma, and then it'll be all over the school.

[alt_sally_anne]

The problem is, Morag will tell Padma she heard it from us, and they'll repeat it but it'll have our names attached.

Harry doesn't want people to know where the rumour originated and I DEFINITELY don't want people (especially Padma) knowing it was us who started it.

[alt_pansy]

And yeah, we'd better tell the lot. The twins will help, and Ron might sulk because you never know how he's currently getting on with Harry, but even he has to see the logic in taking attention away from Cedric. Especially after today.

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah, I agree. OK.