Dear most esteemed and favourite Professors Carrows,
Hello there, I do hope you are having a delightful night. I am writing because I have a proposal for you. I am sure you know by now that several items were taken from me and dormmate during the raids last night. I'm sure you also, in your infinite wisdom, realise that those items had nothing at all to do with any rebellious activity, as we are quite firmly on your side, the right side, in other words. Therefore, I would like to request these items be returned to myself and Maxfield. I assure you, I can make it well worth your while. If you require any sort of monetary compensation, that can be arranged quickly. Or if you would like any particular item from Borgin & Burke's, it would not be a problem, either. Additionally, you can rest assured that I value discretion and no one would else would ever know aside from us and Max (who insists insists his magazine will help with Quidditch tactics and I know how much the Headmaster enjoys seeing Slytherin win).
Also, I might recommend that any further raids upon the Slytherins be just cursory, if at all. There are many people who do see these raids as quite unfair. I'm sure you know that Slytherins are not involved in any questionable activities whatsoever and I'm also sure that the last thing you want to do is to alienate our house. We can be quite useful, as I have no doubt that you must already understand. I'm positive that we can find a mutually beneficial situation that works for all of us.
Thank you very much for you time and consideration and I hope you both have a lovely weekend,