Order Only: Private Message to Bill Weasley

[alt_charlie]

You around, or you still trying to hold Mum back from storming the school with wand drawn?

I'm still so furious. Ugh.

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[alt_charlie]

Cheers, now I'll be up half the night worrying too.

At least if there's anything massively wrong, Poppy will know when it's time to cut and run, right? I mean, if whatever was going on with them was something totally time-critical and dangerous, I don't think Poppy would be shy of saying, get them out of there and over to St M's right this instant, don't bother waiting. And Jordan's got a hell of a head on his shoulders, at least -- I worked with him a bit over hols, during those study sessions -- so I'm going to sit here and believe that he's told Poppy everything she needs to know to make that decision and she's told him what to look for.

I'm not surprised they had trouble with Occlumency, really. I've always wondered if their sentence-finishing thing is because they've got a touch of Legilimency, just with each other, so they'd sort of be used to reaching out, and blocking their minds off would block them from each other, too, you know? I don't even know if it works like that, but they sure do seem to live in each other's heads half the time.

And yeah, ugh. You're not the only one who's been slacking. I never even had the formal lessons, just bits and pieces here and there. I suppose I ought to suck it up and ask Snape for lessons over the summer, or something.

[alt_bill]

Mum's about done in. Hair every which way and eyes red from crying.

I'm actually tempted to pour a tot of Dad's Firewhiskey for her.

Except she'd probably choke to death on it. She has no head for the stuff at all.

[alt_bill]

Charlie?

[alt_charlie]

Yeah?

[alt_bill]

I hate this.

[alt_charlie]

Oh, Bill.

I do too. I do so much. I wish --

Well. You know what I wish.

Can I do anything to help you?

[alt_bill]

You've been doing it right now. Thank you.

I'm probably going to get to bed soon. I have a terrible headache. Bottled up wrath, no doubt.

Hope the Hogwarts contingent sleeps all right.

[alt_charlie]

You know I'm always here to listen whenever you need me to.

And yeah. Bed is a good plan. Give Mum half a shot of the Firewhiskey in a whole bunch of tea, you take it neat, and I'll talk to you in the morning, okay?

Everything always looks better in the morning.