I think you'd have to tread very carefully so as to not give the impression of defiance, and hope he'll chalk it up to the power of love and Gryffindor stubbornness. If he'd made any of his requests in a more public venue, we'd be in a different situation where he'd have to get satisfaction just to save face. Making it appear as though you owe him a favour and bowing and scraping a bit is certainly preferable to burning bridges.
Staying together publicly would hurt your chances of success in the Auror programme, but we can talk about that over hols, perhaps.
I don't believe Pansy to be in immediate danger from Avery. The threat is generally troubling in its larger implications about Luicus's fragile position within the council, however, and I do worry about her safety should someone want to hurt Lucius in some way. It did not sit well with me at all to have her described as expendable, and I hope we can all sit down and work through this further over hols.
That being said, I don't think your staying together would change her fortunes dramatically, especially if you work to mitigate some of the sting to Avery's pride.
I would suggest talking over this option further with Severus. Subtlety is his strength, not mine.
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Re: Private Message to Ron and Sally-Anne
Date: 2014-04-05 06:27 am (UTC)I think you'd have to tread very carefully so as to not give the impression of defiance, and hope he'll chalk it up to the power of love and Gryffindor stubbornness. If he'd made any of his requests in a more public venue, we'd be in a different situation where he'd have to get satisfaction just to save face. Making it appear as though you owe him a favour and bowing and scraping a bit is certainly preferable to burning bridges.
Staying together publicly would hurt your chances of success in the Auror programme, but we can talk about that over hols, perhaps.
I don't believe Pansy to be in immediate danger from Avery. The threat is generally troubling in its larger implications about Luicus's fragile position within the council, however, and I do worry about her safety should someone want to hurt Lucius in some way. It did not sit well with me at all to have her described as expendable, and I hope we can all sit down and work through this further over hols.
That being said, I don't think your staying together would change her fortunes dramatically, especially if you work to mitigate some of the sting to Avery's pride.
I would suggest talking over this option further with Severus. Subtlety is his strength, not mine.