Re: 7th Years Reactions
Padma would have wanted to get introducing herself out of the way as soon as possible. She would have introduced herself as Padma Patil, not to be confused with her twin (who she looked at with a smile.)
She knew what a trap this was. Time for an exercise in creative thinking.
They were incapable of the feats wizards and witches are because of their inability to use magic. They have electrical boxes that they watch the newspaper on. Some of them use people as house elves-- they call them maids, but they are paid.