I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good

Hullo, all,

Sorry to disturb but has anyone heard from Hydra?

Hermione, I saw you wrote to her. Has she answered? I suppose she might be asleep, what.

Only I've sent her several messages over the past week and barely had a response. I shall ask the Order next only I don't wish to panic them if it turns out to be nothing.

But I had a horrid thought--well, one does worry and I had the most awful thought that perhaps her mother suspected something. I can't imagine we'd all be here if she'd found anything, what, but then again the Council did bide their time quite a while before turning on Mr Selwyn.

Well. Dux, if you're reading, please reply and tell me I'm a jolly well nervous girls' blouse for asking after you like this.

-Justin

Order Only: Private Message to Ms Tonks

Good morning,

Sorry to disturb. I hope you're well and that the disappointment of yesterday's early-morning rescue hasn't dampened spirits too terribly at Grimmauld.

I wonder if you might have heard from Hydra these last few days? I say, I've written to her at least twice and invited her to come Wednesday when I visited but she's not replied at all.

I don't wish to alarm anyone about it. It's possible her father has taken her somewhere for a holiday or even that her mother imagined some slight, what, and has prohibited her using her journal for a while. But it's unlike her to go days without getting me some sort of message, if you follow me.

If you've heard from her since Monday or thereabout, I say, could you let me know? I'd be most grateful, what.

-Justin

P.S. Please tell Sirius--I expect he might be blaming himself somehow for the wards, or feeling guilty my letter couldn't be handed to his friend on the other side. If he has been, please tell him, I quite understand. Thank you both for taking the trouble to try.

-JFF