"No, they haven't. Right now I feel rather apathetic towards most witches and wizards. People who only know me by reputation were harsh in their judgment. Adults sent a 14-year-old hate mail in the form of howlers and harmful booby traps for going to a school dance with a minor celebrity- because of my blood status! And then an adult reporter smeared my reputation as some kind of gold digging slag. And more hate mail came. People I thought were at least friendly towards me laughed at jokes at my expense. No attempts were made to defend me in my absence. Happily, I was spared the comments made by your lot."