Order Only: Legilimency

[alt_justin]

Hullo, all,

Have any of you undergone questioning yet? I say, I've just come from there and there's a bloke from the Ministry whom I believe is one of their Legilimenses.

He was sitting in the room letting one of the others ask most of the questions, what, but occasionally he would break in and ask something in just the way Hydra's said her mother taught her. For example, the Auror asked a few questions about my own relationship with Draco, what, and then the wizard in the back would ask something like, 'How did he feel about you and Miss Lestrange breaking off your engagement?' and then he asked, 'What did he tell you about his own family's standards?' as if he hoped I'd think about conversations in which Draco maligned his aunt or expressed frustration at being expected to marry another pureblood. 'What other things did he confide to you?' and so on.

The other line of questioning was about Hermione, what. The primary interviewer asked me if I'd ever had direct contact or conversations with Harry's servant, and the Legilimens interjected a question about Hermione's wand. I say, I'm jolly well sure he thought just asking the question would make me picture her wand or her holding her wand--if I'd ever seen it, what.

Let's see. They asked about Mr Milland and any detentions I'd served with him (which was well simple, what, as all my detentions had been with Professors) and back to more questions about how I adjusted to life here after moving from France.

At any rate, the point is that we can't assume everyone can occlude, what, and we can't assume that everyone who knows anything or suspects anything will be questioned where someone we trust is controlling the conversation. I say, particularly people who came to book club or have a Galleon.

Harry, this morning's meeting went jolly well--good form, old man--well, apart from poor Daphne--but even if they all have the best of intentions, what, I think someone's bound to let something slip.

Have there ever been any hint of conversations or indications here at school that Draco was actively involved with an insurgent organisation? I mean, could anyone not in the Order already have any sort of information that MLE could use against him?

-Justin

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Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

By now she must be believing the rumours about Draco and Hermione. That probably means she isn't feeling very good about herself, and definitely not good about him.

I don't think she's the vengeful type, at least.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

No, she's not vengeful or spiteful.

She has a tendency to see terrible people as better than they are, though, and she knows it. Bole was one, her crush on Crouch was another example, and I think in some ways she's thinking that Draco was yet another.

I can't tell whether she believes the rumours because I've tried to steer the conversation away from what's actually true and toward what she feels about it. I don't want to lie to her if I can avoid it, I'd much rather avoid being put in the position where I need to. So I've tried to focus as much as possible on how she feels and how she's doing.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

And then there's Blaise. He's not the worst, but he's definitely not the best.

Should I try to get her alone and legilimise her? It could give me an idea of how easy to read she is, and what's actually on her mind right now.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

That's not a bad idea.

I mean, I don't know how much she's worked out. Or what she's thinking about. Or what she's worried about MLE finding out from her. She's the one who read Pure Victory, like the whole thing out loud. If she's thinking about that -- how much trouble do you think she'll end up in?

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

Those are all good reasons to legilimise her.

I don't know what trouble she'll be in. I suppose it depends on if they're focused on getting information about Draco and Snape and Hermione, or if they're also on the lookout for disloyal behaviour in general. So far I haven't had the impression that they're looking for the latter.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

What worries me is that could shift if they start to see a pattern. Like if they realise there was a whole group of us that got together to read Pure Victory.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

Right. Well, I'll see if she's thinking about Pure Victory at all. Or the galleons. Without asking her about either, because if I do that, she's sure to start thinking about them.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

I wonder if we could get someone we don't like to think about something that would incriminate Teddy, instead of trying to subtly make sure that the people we DO like don't think about anything that incriminates us (but without telling them so since that would guarantee they'd think about it at just the wrong moment.)

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

That'd be helpful, but it sounds impossible. Also, most people are already being quite open about how awful Teddy was.

And, I hate to say it, but it's hard to incriminate someone when they're not guilty. Because even if he was awful, Teddy wasn't wrong about Draco.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah. True enough. Well, he was wrong that Draco was teaching her magic, I think when there was teaching it mostly went the other way but I don't think that would improve things any.

Draco really can't come back, even if MLE decides they believe Mr Snape kidnapped him. Because he can't let your Mum legilimise him.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

I know he can't. That's just what I told Mrs Longbottom. He can't come back.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

I spoke with Daphne. The good news is that she wasn't thinking about the galleons or Pure Victory. She's quite focused on herself and Draco, and is confused about how she could feel so connected to him at times and yet also feel so left in the dark. Which is probably the sort of thing they'd be expecting her to have on her mind, really.