Justin Finch-Fletchley (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
alt_justin) wrote2014-04-04 01:00 pm
alt_justin) wrote2014-04-04 01:00 pm
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Order Only: Private Message to Ron and Sally-Anne
Hullo,
I say, have you two thought any more about how you'll respond to Avery's 'suggestion' about appearing to break up? I rather thought Draco's recommendation of using Harry was clever, though of course one understands how it rankles to even consider alternatives.
I've been thinking about the goal each of you have, what--Pansy, Hydra, Draco and yourself, Ron--and what Avery's goal must be. It seems there should be a way to appeal to him, what. I mean to say, he must have a high opinion of you, Ron, if he believes you're close enough to success that he thinks it's bally well time for you to free yourself for 'better options' (I say, sorry, Sally-Anne, that sounds jolly distasteful but surely that's Avery's way of seeing it). The point being that your performance so far has him interested enough to even bother offering his 'advice.' Always assuming he is interested, what, and not simply playing with you.
So perhaps if we think of something he wants more than he wants you to win, then you might be able to arrange it and thus avoid further harassment.
I suppose I've a vested interest in seeing you find a way 'round it, what. You see, your situation made me and Hydra think about what might happen--how we would go about it--if some similar demand were to be made of us. And now, that might....
Er.
See here, I...haven't told the rest of the Order yet, but the rumours are bally well true: Montague made sure that Professor Slughorn caught me leaving Hydra the other night--the last night of the detention challenge, that is to say. You remember, we started off so careful, what, but when there were no problems and no one said anything, I mean even when we slipped away to Edinburgh and no one--
I suppose we just...developed a habit. A selfish habit, I should say. One we ought to have known couldn't last. And now.... I'm not sure what Professor Slughorn's going to tell Hydra's parents but I'm sure he'll inform them of something. So it's--entirely likely that my 'bits' might be in a jar for the next year and a half. I might consider myself lucky if that's the only action Mr Lestrange takes.
I'm not looking for sympathy or anything--it was our gamble and we lost. Nothing more to it, what. There's no use worrying over what's going to happen. It's merely a matter of waiting for whatever's to be to jolly well get on with it.
Anyway, my point is really that it all makes your situation all the more injurious. If Hydra and I have lost our chance, then I'm dashed if I'll see anyone else lose theirs. I say, if there's a way for you two to stick together and yet not attract Avery's rancor, then please consider me at your disposal to help make it so.
-Justin
I say, have you two thought any more about how you'll respond to Avery's 'suggestion' about appearing to break up? I rather thought Draco's recommendation of using Harry was clever, though of course one understands how it rankles to even consider alternatives.
I've been thinking about the goal each of you have, what--Pansy, Hydra, Draco and yourself, Ron--and what Avery's goal must be. It seems there should be a way to appeal to him, what. I mean to say, he must have a high opinion of you, Ron, if he believes you're close enough to success that he thinks it's bally well time for you to free yourself for 'better options' (I say, sorry, Sally-Anne, that sounds jolly distasteful but surely that's Avery's way of seeing it). The point being that your performance so far has him interested enough to even bother offering his 'advice.' Always assuming he is interested, what, and not simply playing with you.
So perhaps if we think of something he wants more than he wants you to win, then you might be able to arrange it and thus avoid further harassment.
I suppose I've a vested interest in seeing you find a way 'round it, what. You see, your situation made me and Hydra think about what might happen--how we would go about it--if some similar demand were to be made of us. And now, that might....
Er.
See here, I...haven't told the rest of the Order yet, but the rumours are bally well true: Montague made sure that Professor Slughorn caught me leaving Hydra the other night--the last night of the detention challenge, that is to say. You remember, we started off so careful, what, but when there were no problems and no one said anything, I mean even when we slipped away to Edinburgh and no one--
I suppose we just...developed a habit. A selfish habit, I should say. One we ought to have known couldn't last. And now.... I'm not sure what Professor Slughorn's going to tell Hydra's parents but I'm sure he'll inform them of something. So it's--entirely likely that my 'bits' might be in a jar for the next year and a half. I might consider myself lucky if that's the only action Mr Lestrange takes.
I'm not looking for sympathy or anything--it was our gamble and we lost. Nothing more to it, what. There's no use worrying over what's going to happen. It's merely a matter of waiting for whatever's to be to jolly well get on with it.
Anyway, my point is really that it all makes your situation all the more injurious. If Hydra and I have lost our chance, then I'm dashed if I'll see anyone else lose theirs. I say, if there's a way for you two to stick together and yet not attract Avery's rancor, then please consider me at your disposal to help make it so.
-Justin