I like individual Ravenclaw witches rather a lot. (Gilly. Poppy. A few others.) Rather less when they're all in a flock, as a rule.

As to Padma, I don't know if you'd have heard, but she's being held somewhere safe. She doesn't have regular access to her journal, but she's safe. I haven't heard anything recently.

About Lavender, all I can say is that being honest generally works out best, even if it's also hardest. I never thought Raz would be interested in me, or that we'd enjoy each other's interests as much as we ended up doing.

People can sometimes surprise you, in the good ways, if you give them the chance. And if they don't, well, at least you know, and you aren't guessing.