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Justin Finch-Fletchley ([personal profile] alt_justin) wrote2014-04-13 02:00 pm

Order Only: Private Message to Ron and Sally-Anne

Ron,

How is Ginny adjusting to all the new revelations about the Order? I'm well pleased she seemed so ready to embrace the fact that her family are all resistance fighters, but one. I know you've all been quite tormented worrying whether she would really be able to throw off the Protectorate's propaganda, what. I hope she doesn't find us inhospitable, considering the circumstances of her discovery, and how tense things have been.

Speaking of tense--Sally-Anne, I'm sure you're relieved that all the other dares and blackmail stunts rather overshadowed Dean Thomas's tasteless fable but I did want to say that I'm well sorry he attempted to embarrass you that way. You and Hermione have had a jolly bad time of it, what, and please don't hesitate should you want support to teach Thomas when to restrain himself. Oh, and did I hear you've got an interview for an internship? Congratulations and good luck. I say, I'm sure you'll do brilliantly. How are things at the Strettons? Four days to go, right?


Cedric and I met and went running this morning and then he said that his mother was expecting us back for breakfast. They live quite near the Burrow, what, have you met his brother and sisters? Jasper's getting ready to start Hogwarts next year. I rather think his mother wasn't expecting someone who'd been in the papers but we got on well enough. Still, I doubt very much I'll be making a habit of coming back with him.


Ron, are we still on for Quidditch? I shall have to borrow a broom but it would be good to concentrate on something that isn't altogether catastrophic, what. Shall Neville and I be staying over or is it back to Grimmauld? (I've got to go back to the Jugsons on Monday but I say, I'd rather put that off if possible.)

-Justin
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[personal profile] alt_sally_anne 2014-04-13 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Between Demelza Robins wanting to sleep with her family's muggleborn servant, Megan Jones drinking the potion that made all her hair fall out, and Vince and Greg crawling all over the school -- yeah. I think Ron taught Thomas a bit of a lesson, so there's that.

Things at the Strettons have been pretty wretched, Mrs Stretton is in what seems to be a permanent strop, she took Megan's baldness personally -- it didn't seem to occur to either of them that she could wear a hat or a headscarf -- and decided that I'd have to do all the hand deliveries until we could re-grow Megan's hair properly. At least it's not utter madness the way it is at Christmas. They do have an assistant of sorts these days but she let him go on holiday because she'd have Megan and I... Anyway. Yeah. Four more days. The interview is next week, with an older Russian lady who does ophthalmancy. Madam Pomfrey says she's brilliant -- she made Mad-Eye Moody's eye, apparently, but she REALLY doesn't like the implication there's anything mad about the eye!

Anyway how are you doing? Are you not staying with the Jugsons this holiday?
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[personal profile] alt_sally_anne 2014-04-13 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll let Ron tell you what he did, I'm not actually sure what the specifics were but it definitely looked painful and I know Thomas spent the night in the hospital wing.

And yeah, Patil's hair. What was it we did? I think it was actually the Twins who made her hair fall out. Ron and Pansy and I caused the Great Insect Invasion of Ravenclaw Tower, but we didn't hex her bald, maybe the Twins did that because she was nasty to Terry? I can't remember. I DO remember everyone wearing scarves in solidarity (including me and Pansy, because, well, why not?) Daphne put a theatrical glamour on Megan but it wore off.

She really does look a bit strange, the potion made her eyelashes and eyebrows fall out, too.

Let me go grab the Prophet. I got sent out on deliveries this morning, haven't had a chance to look.
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[personal profile] alt_sally_anne 2014-04-13 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay SERIOUSLY Justin no one's going to remember those photos of you, you're just standing there with Ron and anyway talk about being overshadowed. '27 traitors in Exeter taken in their lair in the act of plotting subversion,' with photos completely inappropriate to show in mixed company, over breakfast, or to small children.

Ugh. UGH. It's sort of extra awful when you think about the fact that the Burrow also had ...

heh

TWENTY-SEVEN traitors. In a 'lair,' if you want to call the Burrow that. Plotting subversion against Our Lord. No wonder Charlie thinks we should hold the next meeting at 12GP!
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[personal profile] alt_sally_anne 2014-04-13 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, you're right, I looked at the minutes and counted 'Order Members,' I wonder why they didn't list Mr Lee as a member? Just because he can't read the journals? But he'd certainly count as part of the 'nest of traitors' if MLE had walked in.

Are the Jugsons truly upset about those pictures of you in the Prophet? You know you were in Posh as well? Though Posh seemed to be on your side, if not exactly ... well, I just don't want to be in the gossip magazines at all, but if I AM in them, I want them to be breathless about how pretty I am, you know, not sighing over my tragedies. (Although that's better than them calling me vile names.)
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[personal profile] alt_sally_anne 2014-04-13 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
SURELY Bellatrix would consider it below her dignity to take revenge on anyone because they complained she's a snob! Do you think it was Remy who But yeah. No, I can't imagine Teddy Nott reading it and thinking 'oh my, perhaps I should leave Hydra alone for a bit.'

I don't know what Posh was thinking going after Bellatrix at all. She's just not someone you tangle with, if you can avoid it.

Have fun flying. The Strettons just got a late order for a rush delivery, they're sending me out again.
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[personal profile] alt_ron 2014-04-13 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Wish you could be here. We've got quaffles and a snitch and brooms and bats and bludgers. And mud! in case anyone gets clumsy.

But we don't have you!

Think you could sneak out?

You and Jeremy could both come and then we'd just add you in on the sides?
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[personal profile] alt_sally_anne 2014-04-13 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, ha. That would be brilliant, BUT, someone just firecalled with an order of some extra-extra-extra large basket with special handling and I'm being sent out with it because they might as well get every last bit of free work out of me that they can, right?

Looking at the note here, I'm going to hazard a guess that some bloke's mistress is really, really cross with him right now and he's trying to make it up to her.