I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good: Private Message to Hydra and Sally-Anne

[alt_justin]

Hello,

Remy can't stop worrying about what's to become of Warrington. He left this morning, did you notice? Not even a proper announcement about it. I think it's that more than anything that has Remy concerned, only I keep trying to assure him that the counsellors are likely just respecting Darius's privacy, what? I mean to say, it's not as if they'd bally well announce he's withdrawn due to cracking up on that overnight camping exercise.

I say, Sally-Anne, thanks for coming over when it all started. I rather wish Remy had said something more about him before we started our hike but I'm well certain no one expected him to go berserk like that.

I know I've been somewhat distant but I think you'll agree it takes a fair amount of concentration not to say or do the wrong thing under these circumstances. You've both every right to tell me you told me how it would be. I knew it, too. It's not that it's worse than I was expecting, quite. It's.... I've been distracted and rather focused, is all. I do apologise if it's seemed as if I'm not myself.

-Justin

Comments

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah, I noticed he left. Honestly I think they ARE keeping quiet about it to protect his privacy. No one wants to shame him, you know? Everyone understands why he got as upset as he did. And no one (except for maybe Hembridge) wants to make a cake of it, but they can't keep him here, not after

You know what set him off, right?

[alt_justin]

Yes, I know what happened. Did you get the whole story, then?

He was determined to show Preece he could use the Killing Curse properly and he botched it utterly. Preece scoffed at him and cast it quick as could be on the partridge he'd been stalking.

That's when he started shrieking, do you see. And then you ran up and so did Higgs. And when Higgs began ripping into Preece about the safety spell, Darius broke down completely. It's no wonder if you didn't put the whole of it together just then; Remy says he came to him after lights out last night and told him he couldn't stand any of it anymore.

-Justin

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh, ugh. I hadn't realised that Warrington had already tried the killing curse himself and botched it. I bet he didn't use the safety spell either. That must have made it even worse.

[alt_justin]

Yes, rather.

Could you make out what he was blubbering when we cast that calming spell on him? I couldn't at first but after Remy told me what Darius said last night, it made sense. He was saying 'I could've killed someone'--which was rot, what, because the spell didn't go. What he meant was that he didn't check to see if anyone else was downrange--and of course, Higgs was, worse luck.

But later, what bothered him was that he couldn't even kill a pheasant properly and that he disgraced himself at seeing the poor thing drop at his feet. It's a bad business all round, what.

-Justin

[alt_sally_anne]

OH

Yes. It makes sense that's what he was saying.

I think Preece cast the killing curse without the safety charm because he was so focused on showing up Warrington. I imagine Warrington forgot it because he was trying so hard to show he could use it without it bothering him.

Ugh.

[alt_justin]

Yes, quite.

-Justin