Private to Oliver WoodsightlesswolfSeptember 21 2006, 18:02:27 UTC
Wood, you know...
I'm not even sure I have any place saying this, but it crossed my mind, and I know how worried you are for Wini's safety so here goes. I'd suggest you try to stop mentioning her in public journal entries so much. If I were a Death Eater and I wanted to really scare people, I'd go after a very visible, very sympathetic target - and who better than the famous widowed Quidditch player's very sweet and very visible daughter?
Every time you mention her you're drawing attention to her, Oliver. I just think you ought to think about that. At least make your entries 'private to friends' or something.
Private to WoodsightlesswolfSeptember 21 2006, 18:15:44 UTC
I didn't mean to scare you. Well, maybe I did a little, but just so you'd think about it. Probably nobody dangerous is reading, but better to be safe, right?
I'm having a pretty damn rotten day to be honest doing a lot better than I was a few hours ago about ready to curl up in a ball and not come out of my room for a week
.....
...fine. It's been a long day for everyone. I'm glad you two are all right.
Private to WoodsightlesswolfSeptember 21 2006, 18:24:47 UTC
Oh, they would and did. Everyone in the house. What did you think, that they'd neglect to question the 'Next Dark Lord's' bloody werewolf army? We were under house arrest all morning until they could get to all of us.
It has not been, shall we say, my favorite day ever.
Private to WoodsightlesswolfSeptember 21 2006, 18:39:35 UTC
That's why Perry didn't show. He's hardly in any shape to be working out after
I hope so. The gods know I could live happily the rest of my life without ever having another run-in with those bloody-minded sadists in the WCU. Especially while my head's still hurting from the last one. And poor Zak-
Well. If they don't figure out who did it, they might come back here. It's not like we could do anything about it if they did. But I hope it's over - for now, at least.
Private to JunemroliverwoodSeptember 21 2006, 18:45:18 UTC
Hm. If you see him, let him know I just won't show tomorrow then. We've just got one last game, and maybe it'll be better if I sleep in a bit more.
They didn't give you too much trouble though, right? Ah, whats the WCU? And who is Zak?
They probably just questioned your lot you guys as a precaution. I mean, shite, June. The bloody Dark Mark. We all know what that means. I know what that means. It means a whole fecking lot. Everyone's going crazy. It's the finals and we had huge sections with people not even coming. It made me think back when the war was getting goin'. I was still a rookie, and no one wanted to come to the games. They were too afraid of You-Know-Who.
Private to OliversightlesswolfSeptember 21 2006, 19:12:41 UTC
I'll tell him.
WCU is the Werewolf Capture Unit - where Magical Law Enforcement sends the Marcus Flints of the department. You know the type - big, strong, stupid, nasty. Perfectly suited for rounding up dangerous Dark Creatures, wouldn't you say? I daresay they were sorely disappointed we didn't resist arrest.
Zak Rollins, you might not remember. He was in Hufflepuff, five years behind you. His parents pulled him out of school when he got bitten, then threw him out of the house. Nice, right? But he's with us, and he's been working for Fred and George. And after the bullshit they put him through this morning we'll be lucky to pry him out of his room for a month.
Precautions are all well and good. The Dark Mark went up and they need to find the person who did it, I'm all in favor of that - Seamus is my friend too. Question me, fine. Having Veritaserum poured down my throat seemed a little over the top to me, but hey. I would, however, have appreciated it if they'd given us half a chance to come voluntarily.
Private to OliversightlesswolfSeptember 21 2006, 19:27:50 UTC
Technically not.
We tried to come voluntarily.
I could ask you the same. You wouldn't believe the noise my journal makes when something's been crossed out. I'm figuring you really don't want all the gory details, that's all.
Private to OliversightlesswolfSeptember 21 2006, 20:38:30 UTC
Fine.
After dragging Severus and Remus out of their beds at Hogwarts at one AM, they sent an owl to the house. No one to come in, no one to leave, no owls, until they'd finished with us. We were expecting Aurors. Instead, midmorning, the WCU shows up.
It's difficult to go along 'voluntarily' when you open your front door and the first thing that happens is somebody enormous grabs you by the wrist and wrenches your arm around. That's today's first lesson.
I got to go first, so that was fun. I wasn't there when they came for everyone else. Suffice it to say they weren't nice. Called me by my name once - I'm sure only to specify which werewolf was the "Werewolf" they were talking to. Got Portkeyed to some room, somewhere - I have to assume at the Ministry, but it smelled bloody awful - shoved into a chair and Bound there.
Then one of them started asking questions. Oh no, wait - then they forced a vial of Veritaserum down my throat, then they started asking questions. What was my relationship to Severus, what sort of duties
( ... )
Private to JunemroliverwoodSeptember 22 2006, 00:21:48 UTC
That sounds like--
Please tell me you're joking
Are you serious?
June, I didn't
But, they they didn't physically hurt you guys, right? I mean, they wrenched you -- sorry, that was an actual tear in the paper -- grabbed you, but, besides the Veritaserum--?
Shit.
Oliver pauses for a long time, his head in his hands, reading and re-reading the entry, but unable to add anything else
I'm not even sure I have any place saying this, but it crossed my mind, and I know how worried you are for Wini's safety so here goes. I'd suggest you try to stop mentioning her in public journal entries so much. If I were a Death Eater and I wanted to really scare people, I'd go after a very visible, very sympathetic target - and who better than the famous widowed Quidditch player's very sweet and very visible daughter?
Every time you mention her you're drawing attention to her, Oliver. I just think you ought to think about that. At least make your entries 'private to friends' or something.
Hope you're both doing all right.
~ June
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I think you're right, Connors.
I'm not very good with these ward things, you know?
I feel sick now.
Oliver
We're alright. I'm a bit shaken Wini doesn't even know what's going on, so she's fine. You?
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I'm having a pretty damn rotten day to be honest doing a lot better than I was a few hours ago about ready to curl up in a ball and not come out of my room for a week
.....
...fine. It's been a long day for everyone. I'm glad you two are all right.
~ June
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What's with all the crossouts, June? I'm not that stupid stupid enough to think it's your quill.
I saw your name mentioned in the Daily Prophet article. They're not seriously going to question you, are they?
Oliver
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It has not been, shall we say, my favorite day ever.
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Oh.
That's why Perry didn't show.
I guess Well maybe It makes sense that Just a precaution so that
Well, ah, at least it's all over with, right? That's it with the werewolves?
Oliver
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I hope so. The gods know I could live happily the rest of my life without ever having another run-in with those bloody-minded sadists in the WCU. Especially while my head's still hurting from the last one. And poor Zak-
Well. If they don't figure out who did it, they might come back here. It's not like we could do anything about it if they did. But I hope it's over - for now, at least.
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They didn't give you too much trouble though, right? Ah, whats the WCU? And who is Zak?
They probably just questioned your lot you guys as a precaution. I mean, shite, June. The bloody Dark Mark. We all know what that means. I know what that means. It means a whole fecking lot. Everyone's going crazy. It's the finals and we had huge sections with people not even coming. It made me think back when the war was getting goin'. I was still a rookie, and no one wanted to come to the games. They were too afraid of You-Know-Who.
Oliver
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WCU is the Werewolf Capture Unit - where Magical Law Enforcement sends the Marcus Flints of the department. You know the type - big, strong, stupid, nasty. Perfectly suited for rounding up dangerous Dark Creatures, wouldn't you say? I daresay they were sorely disappointed we didn't resist arrest.
Zak Rollins, you might not remember. He was in Hufflepuff, five years behind you. His parents pulled him out of school when he got bitten, then threw him out of the house. Nice, right? But he's with us, and he's been working for Fred and George. And after the bullshit they put him through this morning we'll be lucky to pry him out of his room for a month.
Precautions are all well and good. The Dark Mark went up and they need to find the person who did it, I'm all in favor of that - Seamus is my friend too. Question me, fine. Having Veritaserum poured down my throat seemed a little over the top to me, but hey. I would, however, have appreciated it if they'd given us half a chance to come voluntarily.
It was ( ... )
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Nah, I didn't know many Puffs. Ah, damned shame pity I don'
But you guys did come voluntarily, right?
What's with all the crossouts, June?
The Ministry asked that I'd--- Ah, shit.
Oliver
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We tried to come voluntarily.
I could ask you the same. You wouldn't believe the noise my journal makes when something's been crossed out. I'm figuring you really don't want all the gory details, that's all.
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I've got at least a third less crossouts then you.
What do you mean, gory details?
Oliver
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After dragging Severus and Remus out of their beds at Hogwarts at one AM, they sent an owl to the house. No one to come in, no one to leave, no owls, until they'd finished with us. We were expecting Aurors. Instead, midmorning, the WCU shows up.
It's difficult to go along 'voluntarily' when you open your front door and the first thing that happens is somebody enormous grabs you by the wrist and wrenches your arm around. That's today's first lesson.
I got to go first, so that was fun. I wasn't there when they came for everyone else. Suffice it to say they weren't nice. Called me by my name once - I'm sure only to specify which werewolf was the "Werewolf" they were talking to. Got Portkeyed to some room, somewhere - I have to assume at the Ministry, but it smelled bloody awful - shoved into a chair and Bound there.
Then one of them started asking questions. Oh no, wait - then they forced a vial of Veritaserum down my throat, then they started asking questions. What was my relationship to Severus, what sort of duties ( ... )
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Please tell me you're joking
Are you serious?
June, I didn't
But, they they didn't physically hurt you guys, right? I mean, they wrenched you -- sorry, that was an actual tear in the paper -- grabbed you, but, besides the Veritaserum--?
Shit.
Oliver pauses for a long time, his head in his hands, reading and re-reading the entry, but unable to add anything else
Oliver
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