"Well, even if things get - more of the way they are," Padma said, carefully selecting her words in case one of the Carrows overheard. She bit her lip and glanced around, just to be sure. "We will still be expected to get jobs after Hogwarts and so our marks will matter. I know that's hard to see but they will. And if good things happen," she gave Ernie a meaningful look. "Then we really will need excellent marks."
She was quiet for a moment. "It is difficult to manage all of this," she admitted. "It's not ideal. "Any of it."