It came down to a decision. Which was more valuable – Cho Chang and her troublemaking friends, who were destined to fail anyways, or her own mother's employment? The answer was glaringly obvious, of course, even for Marietta, who, as a Ravenclaw, hated making decisions. Her family's reputation was at stake.
And that was what was running through her mind as she headed towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts room, pulled open the heavy plated doors, and came face to face with Dolores Umbridge, a woman she hated but her family adored.
"Professor Umbridge? I have something to tell you."