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alt_justinHello,
Pansy, we've found a quiet window-seat, up on the second floor. Hydra says it's near the library and Mr Malfoy's office.
I say, is it always this...er, forced? That's not quite the right word. I know Hydra and I both feel odd celebrating when so many of us are mourning Mr Weasley and feeling bad for Ron and his siblings, what.
But I shouldn't have thought so many of the Ministry and Council people here would be so...determined about having their fun. Surely not because of Mr Weasley?
And Mr Malfoy seemed rather distracted, did you notice? He looks tired. Although Professor Dolohov has been exerting himself tremendously. Did you happen to see when that couple in the blue robes were trying to talk to Mr Malfoy (oh, it was about an hour ago?) and Professor Dolohov simply inserted himself into the conversation? And Mr Malfoy looked so relieved to be able to excuse himself. Though it's true Mrs Malfoy's barely taken her eyes off him all night. I say, Draco's parents are clearly well devoted to one another.
There's another thing. I know you mentioned people tend to overdo things here, what, but it seems like there are rather a number of them, and early in the evening. Mrs Avery actually fell off her chair a few minutes before Hydra and I decided to come upstairs!
Well. I do think it's a smashing idea to go to the Weasley home tomorrow. I've a feeling even with the rawness of their emotions, that shall be a much more pleasant gathering.
-Justin
Pansy, we've found a quiet window-seat, up on the second floor. Hydra says it's near the library and Mr Malfoy's office.
I say, is it always this...er, forced? That's not quite the right word. I know Hydra and I both feel odd celebrating when so many of us are mourning Mr Weasley and feeling bad for Ron and his siblings, what.
But I shouldn't have thought so many of the Ministry and Council people here would be so...determined about having their fun. Surely not because of Mr Weasley?
And Mr Malfoy seemed rather distracted, did you notice? He looks tired. Although Professor Dolohov has been exerting himself tremendously. Did you happen to see when that couple in the blue robes were trying to talk to Mr Malfoy (oh, it was about an hour ago?) and Professor Dolohov simply inserted himself into the conversation? And Mr Malfoy looked so relieved to be able to excuse himself. Though it's true Mrs Malfoy's barely taken her eyes off him all night. I say, Draco's parents are clearly well devoted to one another.
There's another thing. I know you mentioned people tend to overdo things here, what, but it seems like there are rather a number of them, and early in the evening. Mrs Avery actually fell off her chair a few minutes before Hydra and I decided to come upstairs!
Well. I do think it's a smashing idea to go to the Weasley home tomorrow. I've a feeling even with the rawness of their emotions, that shall be a much more pleasant gathering.
-Justin
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Date: 2012-12-23 04:06 am (UTC)On all counts.
I think something's happened. Other than Mr Weasley, I mean. Everyone seems a lot more
I mean, they didn't know him that well. Not all of them.
I can't put my finger on it. But yes. Everyone is trying very hard, and they're getting drunk a lot faster than usual.
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Date: 2012-12-23 04:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-23 04:19 am (UTC)But there's no reason for them to force themselves to have fun, either.
I wonder if Professor Lestrange would tell us if there was something else? I've paged through our journals a little and I don't know if you noticed but many of the Council were writing very late into the night.
I still can't believe he could have died, and so suddenly. The Prophet article was well vague, too. I hadn't wanted to ask Ron or the twins but--did anyone say, when you were at the Burrow, whether it was quick? Did he suffer at all? And what exactly happened?
The paper says it was an accident. But what sort, I wonder?
-J
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Date: 2012-12-23 04:27 am (UTC)Ron talked of having to clean him up at St Mungo's.
I think it was rather fast, but only because everything else seemed so abrupt. But I'm fairly sure he was already
already dead when they took him to St M's.
I can't believe it either.
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Date: 2012-12-23 04:44 am (UTC)It's just curious so many of the people here tonight would take it so hard. There must be something else at work that we've not heard, what?
I say, that would at least explain the underlying tension.
But I suppose it's none of our business. Have you said hallo to Professor Sinistra?
-J
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Date: 2012-12-23 04:54 am (UTC)And maybe...
So Harry told me about the end of last term, when the LP got really hacked off and started punishing people. Like people on the council. He cruciod Professor Raz and Lucius, and even killed someone. In front of Harry. Maybe he was hacked off he didn't get a chance to make his speech? And they all got called to the carpet for it?
Harry seems to think he's very unpredictable these days. And that he could get really angry at really little things. Whenever he talks about him, which isn't often at all, he gets this look on his face and I get frightened for him.
But that'd explain why everyone on the council is so on edge.