Order Only: the Diadem

[alt_justin]

Hello, everyone,

I say, we're one closer to our goal. Today, Ron, Harry and I destroyed Ravenclaw's diadem. (I say, sorry, Luna. Oh, and Charlie, I do apologise if it makes negotiations more difficult with the goblins. It did look goblin-made, what, but since it was decidedly another horcrux, perhaps they won't mind.)

I don't want anyone to panic, but we used Fiendfyre. It went better than I rather expected, what, though it was still--well, I say. We did it, anyway, and the secret room helped us keep the fire from spreading.

Ron sustained a few burns and Sally-Anne thought it best to take me to the Hospital Wing for mine. I'm back in my dormitory now. I've got a salve for the shoulder but it jolly well hurts, even with that. The hand.... Well, I can write, as you can see, though not as steadily as one might wish. But Healer Patil says I ought to see marked improvement by morning and if I continue with the ointment, it will be fully healed by next week. It seems I'll have a jolly handsome scar, which he was quick to assure me will make me quite fascinating. He was equally quick to tell us not to try this sort of spellwork again without proper supervision, however.

At any rate, no lasting harm was done and the diadem is well and truly gone now.

-Justin

Comments

Private Message to Sally-Anne

[alt_justin]

Sally-Anne,

Thank you, for coming so quickly. And for telling Hydra about it.

I say, Healer Patil is nothing like Padma, is he?

-Justin

Private Message to Hydra

[alt_justin]

Dux,

You won't mind if I have to beat away the witches, all trying to get a look at my scar, what?

Only I do think it might be necessary, apparently.

Salve or no, this really does hurt. Holding the quill's no jolly holiday, either. But it's worth it to have done something good for once.

-J

[alt_ron]

Before you ask, Mum.

I'm fine.

Private message to Ron and Justin

[alt_harry]

Everything it said was a lie.

I hope you know that.

Private Message to Justin and Harry

[alt_ron]

Glad to see you can write. I mean, I wasn't so sure this afternoon.

There for a while, I though it a fair bet none of us was getting out.

Private Message to Justin, Ron, and Harry

[alt_alice]

Well done, you three.

Very well done.

...This goes without saying, but you are absolutely not going to be turning to that particular option again in the near future.

[alt_evelyn]

That really is fantastic.

There's just the one left now, isn't there? The one Mr Malfoy thinks is Gryffindor's Penannular. Which is just unbelievable, isn't it? That we're so very close?

[alt_luna]

I am sorry that our House has lost an important part of its history. But really we lost it years ago when the Lord Protector stuck part of his soul into it.

You did the right thing. I'm sorry you were hurt, but glad that you received the help you needed in the Hospital Wing.

Private Message to Harry

[alt_pansy]

What did it say to you?

I mean, you don't have to say if you don't want. It just

...it seemed like it really wanted you to keep it.

And I know what that's like.

That couldn't have been easy.

Private Message to Justin

[alt_sirius]

I'm glad you're going to be all right. I hope you know that was incredibly dangerous - and I'm very proud of you.

Horcruxes twist the truth to make themselves precious to their keepers. Whatever it said, it came from somewhere, but it doesn't define who you are. I know you know that but still, if it told you anything you ... want to talk about, you can tell me.

Well done, Justin.