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[alt_charlie]

Well. That's over, at least. Judging by the way Bill's reacting -- flipping back and forth between utter horror, and cold and vacant -- it was even worse than we'd expected. He just keeps staring at the wall and

Poppy -- he says he could really use a drink (or "another drink" -- apparently Dolohov took him out right after to answer his questions over a pint, Bill said there might be something useful in there but he couldn't bring himself to talk about it yet). Will it interact or interfere with the potion if I give him a splash? I won't unless you tell me it's all right, and I'm not going to let him pour for himself right now, but if I've ever seen a man in need of a shot, it's him.

All the rest of you -- he's fine, it's over, he's back here at the Burrow, we won't be heading out anywhere else tonight. Mum, Fred, George, we're out back in Dad's the shed -- I conjured a cot and I'm going to try to get him to sleep it off. Don't come back here. Don't come back, don't let Percy or Ginny or Ron come back, as far as you know we're in New London. Trust me.

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[alt_charlie]

I ... there aren't really words. I hadn't realised how bad things were. (Well, and we've been caught up in our own troubles this week.)

Is there ... is there anything we could do? To help, I mean. I saw Snape was being picky about potions ingredients with Tonks and Sirius; do you need a few hours of someone else running around and trying to locate the right things? I'm memorable, so maybe that wouldn't work, but really, anything I can do, just tell me.

On this end, I finally got Bill to sleep around 4:30 in the morning or so, with me not far behind, and then the damn rooster woke us at dawn. But Mum was awake when we stumbled into the house, and she fussed over us a bit (in the good way, I mean, not the unhealthy way) and fed us and sent us back to bed. I think, actually, that having Bill to worry over these past two days has helped her a little.

Actually, there's a thought. You might want to ask Mum to help you take care of Minerva for a few days.

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[alt_poppy]

Thank you for the offer and your suggestion about your mother. I think it best to wait until tomorrow and then we'll see where we are in this process. I may call on Molly then

Re: Private Message to Charlie Weasley

[alt_charlie]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. And for her.

And let's all hope the new year is a better one.