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For the record, Lucy loved Neville. Really, she did. He was an excellent family friend (both friend to her family and family to her friend), and as a professor, he’d always struck a respectable balance between approachable and firm, compassionate and resolute. Also, he taught Herbology, which was one of basically three subjects she actually tried to pay attention in. It was simply misfortune, then, and not intentional trouble-making, that had led her and Leander to teaming up that day —- when they were, it was announced, set to handle Bouncing Bulbs. Not just any, of course, but mature ones. “Well,” Lucy said breezily, determined to be optimistic about their chances to minimise the disaster that was sure to follow, “I have complete faith in us! Way I figure it, you’re excellent at handling things—-Mister Chaser Extraordinaire—-and I’m excellent at having energy, so like, we’re totally experienced experts for this, yeah? Piece of cake!”