Percy laughed. "You aren't playing nice. You're playing the Slytherin. It's easier to back down and regroup than go forward regardless of the consequences." He nodded. "And if you change yours..." He doubted either one would happen.
"Well, that's very good, because I'm hardly an expert on what's proper at a large benefit. I would have made a muck of things, and that won't do when we're expecting people to give money and possibly a lot of it." He didn't doubt that Parkinson could do the job, and since she wasn't getting paid, it was even better. "Anything new in Rosmerta's death?" He couldn't say he cared much about her, but a murder in Hogsmeade was not a good thing.