I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_justin]

Hullo, everyone,

Terry's suggested that we put together a survival kit, what, and that I might take it with me when the group visits Lincoln over hols. He's told me where to hide it so if he is ever able to escape, he can take it along.

I think it's a smashing idea. And since some of you will be going along to a few things before then, you might even get me items to put in it after hols, what? I say, at first I thought we only had two days to put it together but there's the Yorkshire trip and all.

So if you've got something to contribute, you can give it to me before the end of the day Friday or on the train, or on any of the events on April 6, 7, or 8 (those of you who are coming, that is).

Terry mentioned clothes, what, and I thought a bedroll and perhaps some toiletries, maybe even cooking tools if we can put that bally old shrinking spell on them, yes? And some money, of course. Perhaps a map, maybe to yours, Ron and Fred and George? Or if that wouldn't be wise, then to somewhere else safer. Sally-Anne, perhaps he could get to the Strettons' and blend in, what?

And we shall need a good knapsack to carry it all, perhaps with an expansion charm on it. That's well advanced magic, though: Fred, George and Lee, could you manage that? Perhaps Sally-Anne's clever enough to do it. That might be more difficult as I don't think I've got anything appropriate, what. And while I might be able to get one in New London at the weekend, then we might not have time or privacy to put the charms on it while we're all in our groups.

So does anyone else have something we could use? I suppose that's the start and we may all add to it as we can. The Lincoln trip is on 9 April, so as long as I have the contents by then, I shall be able to convey them.

-Justin

Comments

[alt_sally_anne]

He shouldn't come to the Stretton's -- a stranger would stand out. He could go to one of the villages full of Sleepers; that would be better. (Creepy, though.)

Terry, can you do a summoning charm? Because maybe Justin could put it in a hollow tree, or something, and you could summon it once you got away? It might be easier than digging.

Fred and George, maybe you could make something that would always point to wherever you are? Or a charm that Terry could activate that would be like a portkey, only a beacon instead, you know? A "here I am" that would only work for you, but would point you to him?

I can't do an expansion charm yet, and undetectable expansion charms are a lot harder, and Terry's would really need to be undetectable. Although really, we don't want to hide him as a muggle. We want to hide him as a wizard. So maybe a little aging potion so people think he's old enough to be out of school, and robes that are a little tattered?

[alt_sally_anne]

And Fred and George won't be going on the trips but Ron will, so they can just give things to Ron to give to you to put in the knapsack.

[alt_justin]

Yes, quite.

-Justin

[alt_justin]

Come to think of it, if he can get out, and tell us, he could send word to Sirius, what, and then the wand-smugglers would help him. They've tried to do before, after all.

I thought about putting a charm on the bag that would give off a light or sound when Terry's nearby it, what, but that's not well safe, is it. Because what if he escapes at night and needs to slip away quietly? It's got to be well concealed, though, so no one else can stumble upon the thing.

Perhaps there's a similar sort of charm that would only be noticeable by Terry, what?

-Justin

[alt_gredforge]

We've got it. This is a spell we sometimes use to find each other when we're exploring.

Professor, you can get your hand on small stones there inside the castle, we assume, right? Find two that are as close to each other in size as you can find.

Take the two and pass your wand over them both in a figure eight and say, 'gemina vocationem ad geminos.' Then send one of the stones to Justin and keep the other yourself, somewhere safe. Maybe put it into one of the beads on your bracelet.

Say Justin buries the backpack and puts the stone over it. If you can get away, take your stone out, tap it with your wand and say, 'vocant vibrationis.' Turn in a circle, and you'll feel the stone vibrate when you're turned in the direction of the one that Justin's placed over the backpack. It'll vibrate harder the closer you get.

[alt_terry]

That's really clever. I'll do that. Thanks!

Someone will have to send me Pig, though. I don't know who has him now.

[alt_gredforge]

He's here at the school, in the owlry. We'll send him so he'll arrive Friday night. The git's usually drunk then, right?

[alt_terry]

Usually, yeah. I'll ask the ghost to keep a watch out, distract him when Pig arrives, if needed, too.

[alt_terry]

I'll send your birthday present back with him, too.

[alt_gredforge]

It's gonna be okay, mate. You know we're not going to forget you or abandon you.

[alt_terry]

I know.

It's just going to be harder. A little. That I can't talk right to you, whenever I like.