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[alt_pansy]

Today's been

ugh.

So Fred sends me this patronus earlier this evening, which immediately sends me in to a tizzy because last time I got a patronus from Fred

you know.

Anyways. Turns out George went to the quidditch shed because he really wanted to hit some bludgers around and he couldn't, and it all sort of came crashing down into a giant thing where he was furious about not being able to help Ginny and ended up breaking half the things in the shed. It's a bloody miracle he didn't cut himself on broken glass or break something in his hands (I checked), and he'll be stiff as all get-out tomorrow.

It was like

Well, he's always been so even-tempered about losing his magic. You know George. Upbeat and "we'll sort it out." But he was just so furious and helpless for the first time about it, because of Ginny, really, and Fred yelled at him for a bit and Terry got all Terry because boys are idiots, but I managed to talk him down and we all sat there for like a solid hour crying about it, and then chucked things at the lake and threw sticks for the Professor for ages and ages.

I've never seen him that angry before.

I don't care if he gets his magic back, and I know that he's already found all sorts of things that need doing that don't need a wand, but rescuing Ginny will. If we ever manage to, that is.

How's Ron? Still wound tight?

I hate this.

Comments

[alt_sally_anne]

Here's what Bill said about what he thinks they might be planning for Ginny.

'One: Ginny could be put up for a show trial, maybe even publicly killed, as a warning example to anyone else thinking of resisting them.

Two, she can be kept as an unwilling hostage, and they'll use the fact that they have her in their clutches to influence our movements or decisions.

Or three, she can be kept as a hostage but presented as someone who's seen the light and returned to the pureblood fold, ostensibly joining them willingly. I don't think that we can discount that third possibility, as it would obviously suit Bella's purposes beautifully and at the same time be a huge blow to us. We know perfectly well that they have no scruples whatsoever about lying the press.'

I can't imagine it's the second. It wouldn't work and Bellatrix knows it.

I doubt it's the first because they've never bothered much with trials. We care about looking fare and just. Why would they start now?

I think it's probably the third. They're going to make her pretend she's seen the light and returned to the pureblood fold.

[alt_pansy]

They could do that, yeah.

Or worse. They've got Rigel, remember?

They could make her actually believe it. Not just pretend.

[alt_sally_anne]

Well apparently (I didn't see this one) when Bellatrix wrote to Mrs Longbottom and the Weasleys about how she'd swap Ginny for Hydra, she said Ginny was playing with Rigel.

But if they want her to like them, cruciating her for days seems like it would be counterproductive.

[alt_pansy]

Oh, well, I suppose they have to find some way to amuse themselves.

Playing. Right.

[alt_sally_anne]

That might have been true, if Rigel was in the room. He likes people playing with him, Hydra says. Remember that time she played with him for four days straight because he wanted her to, and it felt like the most important thing in the world?