Order Only: Tea Appreciation

[alt_justin]

Hullo, all,

Thanks for hosting us yesterday.

I say, it was well useful to go back over our notes from rescuing Sarah.

And I'm especially glad we all had the chance to discover what was happening to Hydra, what! Perhaps I ought to explain.

Everyone in the Institute knows that since she got home, Hydra's been rather unavailable. She made a post that she couldn't talk to any of us because she was 'storming the castle'--none of us were sure what that meant. But then Harry went to see her at my request and found her playing nearly non-stop with her younger brother. Today I came to visit and convinced her to come with me to tea.

I say, nearly as soon as we got away from St James' Palace, she was altogether different. She rather...came back to herself, one might say. She realised she'd been...influenced, I suppose. Rather like the way she remembered being possessed by that bally awful diary. It's as if Rigel has the ability to make people do as he wishes. Not exactly like an Imperius curse, what, but more like...a desire to please him, if you follow me. Of course, that brought several other things about him into perspective. Like his nanny and why she can't bear to be apart from him, what.

Unfortunately it makes him rather a handful when one doesn't respond to him. But one can resist if one tries. I'm sure we'll be careful of Rigel in future.

Hydra, have you thought about telling your father? Someone ought to know who has the authority to curb his tendencies.

Oh, before I forget: Harry, when do you think you'll organise the first flying party? I'm not much of a flyer but Ron had something of the same idea. I think if Ron said he's hosting distance flight on Fridays, you might be able to tell your minders that you're with him, what? It might be a clever idea to become more comfortable on a broom.

I shall have to find excuses for Remy and Alfie not to come along, if we're going to do what you suggested.

-Justin

Comments

[alt_sally_anne]

Speaking from experience with four-year-olds I'm not sure how much 'authority' will help. It might still be worth telling your father, though, Hydra. (Are you reading again? You didn't go home and get roped into building with blocks again, did you?)

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_hydra]

Ah, no. I haven't been building with blocks.

Part of the reason it happened is because I was practising legilimency on Rigel. I figured that he's only three - almost four - so it can't be that much of an invasion of privacy. I was also curious to see if he's a natural occlumens, too. Well, I think legilimising him is what made his influence on me so profound. And I think it has a strong effect on Mrs Baylock because she's been around him more than any other person.

Sorry to use the other lock, but none of the adults know that I'm a legilimens, except Professor Brutka, and maybe Mr Snape. I don't know if I want the rest to know.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

Ohhhhhhh

interesting.

Do you know if ordinarily legilimising someone makes the person doing it more vulnerable to Imperius? I mean would this work on your mum? Not that it would be a good idea to try it out.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_hydra]

It wasn't like being Imperiused, not exactly. I knew I could stop whenever I wanted to but I didn't want to. It seemed very important that we play as much as possible - because it was important to him, I think.

The best way to describe it is that because I legilimised him, I knew precisely what he wanted and how strongly he wanted it, and it took hold of me.

[alt_justin]

Sally-Anne,

I didn't mean authority in terms of Rigel listening, what, so much as someone who can reassure others that they may ignore Rigel without negative repercussions.

That has to be a guardian or parent, if you follow me. And somehow I doubt Hydra's mother would care to curb her son's natural talents.

-Justin

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh, I see what you mean.

Yeah. That would be good. But you're right, I imagine Bellatrix Lestrange would think having a little kid who could instinctively cast Imperius was the most wizard thing ever.

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good

[alt_hermione]

I think using Friday Flying as cover for scouting missions makes a lot of sense.

They might object if they don't think Harry's going someplace everyone knows is safe, like the Burrow.

Justin, you forgot to mention the other thing. Are you going to tell Mr Macnair?

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[alt_justin]

Hermione,

I hardly thought it my place, what. Particularly as we've never met.

I'll think of some way to tell Maggie, though.

-Justin