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[alt_pansy]

Sally-Anne and me fell asleep on the couch last night. She woke me up around 4:00 or so and we went up to bed. But I really couldn't fall asleep again for very long.

I know that you'll let me know just as soon as you are able, Lucius and Aunt Narcissa, and I know that you're probably either sleeping or keeping watch, and those things are both important. so I understand.

And I suppose no news is good news. sometimes.

I'll keep waiting.

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[alt_lucius]

I had hoped that you would get some rest, rather than exhaust yourself for your lessons today.

In fact, I nearly wrote twice last night, but hesitated the first time in the hope you were sleeping, and was interrupted the second time.

The most important detail is that he will be all right. His elf discovered him and through his intervention they were able to convey him to the Healers in record time, though unfortunately not before doing considerable damage to himself and his host's home. But luckily, much that was ruined may be repaired.

As for Regulus himself, he is resting. He is not able to come to his journal, as in addition to the trauma itself, the Healers have him on decoctions to control his pain. But they are confident that once he heals, he will be as whole as he was before his rash action last night.

If you wish to send him an owl, one of the medi-witches will be able to read it to him in a day or so, once he is more recovered.

[alt_pansy]

thank you.

are you sure

are you sure that'd be a good idea? writing him?

did my last letter make things worse?

[alt_lucius]

Why would you think that? I understand he was greatly happy to receive it.

Though, on that subject, I did note your rather unorthodox exchanges in his journal last night. It seems that despite your best efforts, the villainous Black will not let you alone. However, I discussed the matter with Auror Crouch and we agree that, since he seems to desire to speak to you, if he should make contact again, it might be useful to everyone if you could cause him to say anything that will help lead Mr Crouch's operatives to capture him the sooner. Any detail, such as the weather around him or what paper he is reading - any detail he leaves in the journals is a trace the Aurors may use to track him.

[alt_pansy]

I'm glad you think so. I was just being silly, I guess. I'll write him then.

and with Mr Black, I sort of

well, we were both worried and it wasn't political or anything well at least not that I could see so I didn't figure any harm in it. I'm glad you're not angry, though. and I'll keep what you said in mind if he writes me again. but I'm certainly not going to seek him out.

[alt_lucius]

I agree that it's best not to encourage him, but he seems to labour under no such scruples. So we may as well use it against him, and in service to the Protectorate, yes?

But I don't wish you to feel any pressure in that regard, of course. If speaking to him makes you at all uncomfortable, then no one will fault you if you continue to shun him. And please believe that no harm will come to you in any way: We will not allow him or his supporters to make good any threats he issues toward you - last night or in the future.

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[alt_sally_anne]

I have been trying to work out why he would say this in the journals. Lucius Malfoy, I mean. He knows Sirius Black reads Pansy's journal. If he really meant for Pansy to draw him out he'd have told her by owl. I mean he was up quite late last night so maybe it slipped his mind we can get owls again but I don't think so.

I think he's trying to make it so Sirius Black doesn't trust Pansy anymore. He wants him to see her the way he sees Mr Crouch or Mrs Lestrange.

I'm really tired today. We drank tea for a bit and then we both fell asleep on the couches in the common room. The elves kept the fire going for us.

I wonder if he'll still be able to do magic, if he hurt his wand arm so badly? Even if St Mungo's fixed it back on for him. I don't understand why he'd do that, I mean

Pansy thinks

I don't know.

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[alt_ron]

Yeah. You'd think it'd be harder to fix an arm than a snapped wand. But I guess Madam Pomfrey grew all Harry's bones back overnight after Lockhart vanished them. And he can still do magic.

D'you really think he cut his own arm off? Mr Black, I mean.

Why would anyone do that?

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[alt_sally_anne]

Pansy thinks they've been making him do things he doesn't want to do.

Terrible things.

She can't quite bring herself to say it but that's what she thinks.

Maybe he reckoned if he cut off his wand hand they wouldn't have a use for him anymore. They wouldn't be able to make him do the things he'd been doing.

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[alt_ron]

Yeah. That seems about right.

I mean, not that you can really tell just from reading what people write here, because they hardly ever say what they really mean. Or they can't just say right out what they're thinking or doing, but

yeah.

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[alt_sally_anne]

I mean I did think last night about whether the Lord Protector had someone else cut it off. Or if maybe he used Imperius to make him do it, because you could, you know, you could do that with Imperius.

But if the Lord Protector had it done, they wouldn't have let St Mungo's fix it back on.

It might have been Imperius from someone else, though. Like if he DID have something to do with Sanji's death, the Patils might have done it. Or one of their friends. Or maybe even Sirius Black did it, I don't think you can cast Imperio from so far away but I don't know.

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[alt_ron]

No, I don't think it could be Sirius Black.

I dunno how close you have to be to cast Imperio, but that's not it. I just. He cares about his brother, and he wouldn't do that. I can't explain it, so don't ask. I can just tell.

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[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah. If he could cast Imperius on his brother he'd make him run away again and hide.

Patil thinks Black used Imperius on someone to make them kidnap Sanji, but I've been thinking about all the other things he could do if he really could put Imperius on people from so far away. Like don't you think he'd put it on Barty Crouch and have him kill the Lord Protector? Or he'd put it on one of Mr Crouch's assistants and have that person kill Mr Crouch. Something like that.

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[alt_sally_anne]

And you're right, I have NO IDEA why it is they can fix a whole arm back on and make it work again, but the best they can do for a wand is to say 'try spellotape.'

Probably it's that you can't go buy yourself a new body in Diagon Alley and you COULD buy a new wand if you had the galleons so they've never worked out how to fix a wand because normally people just buy a new one.

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[alt_ron]

Yeah.

If you have the galleons.

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[alt_sally_anne]

I wonder what they'd do if I broke my wand?

The Strettons aren't supposed to have to pay my living expenses, they get money from the Ministry to feed me. And I don't expect the Ministry would fancy buying me a second wand.