Order Only: Private Message to Mrs Longbottom, Remus, Sirius and Lee Jordan

[alt_justin]

Good evening,

I'm sorry not to have written before now but with everything else Saturday night, I didn't wish to add to the trouble. Yesterday we were all looking after Pansy, and I spent the last two evenings after arriving back at school going over Professor Dolohov's pending business, so it's only now that I've had a moment to write.

I was rather hoping that there would be some official reports of Minister Fudge's disappearance before now. That was the reason Professor Dolohov and I were summoned to Court on Saturday, what. Apparently Voldemort wanted a very clear message sent regarding the Ministry's failure to suppress the resistance efforts within the country. I'm sorry, I couldn't find a way to write and tell anyone once we were given the task. We were...a long time about it, what, and by the time we had done, everyone else was focused on George. Quite right, what.

I did hear a very brief mention on the wireless that Minister Fudge had 'fallen ill' and that there would be a formal address tomorrow morning. I can't imagine what will be included in that address, but believe me, this is an illness from which Cornelius Fudge shall never recover.

Lee, I wish I could tell you to confirm that he was assassinated, what, but with the way the Ministry are controlling the news, I believe it's far too risky to broadcast that claim. Even if everyone at the Ministry knows what happened, someone reporting it as fact would either point directly to me (as the only other perpetr eyewitness) or prompt an exhaustive investigation at the Ministry, which might well implicate Bill or Rachel.

Perhaps, though, the radio might speculate strongly as to the cause of his 'illness' and its timing, so close on the heels of Professor Dumbledore's coup at Dover. That may be the best we can do at present.

Before anyone asks--yes, I'm all right. It was grisly and despicable but I shall be fine.

Comments

[alt_alice]

Thank you for keeping us informed, Justin.

And there's no need to apologise for waiting.

You're quite right to be cautious about what we report on, given how tight a lid there appears to be on the Ministry side of things.

I take it Voldemort explicitly summoned you? I don't imagine he does that much for non-Council members. Not in this capacity, at least.

[alt_justin]

I was more of an...afterthought, I should call it. He told Professor Dolohov to bring me along more to 'save the trouble' of collecting me after being given the task.

I should point out that Professor Dolohov was nearly as worried about my being called to Voldemort's presence as I was, what. He made sure to provide me with reminders about how best to conduct myself.

-Justin

[alt_alice]

I see.

Yes, that makes sense.

I can imagine it was quite disconcerting to recieve that sort of attention, even if it was indirect after a fashion.

I am glad things went smoothly, all things considered.