ORDER ONLY: Private Message to Ronald Bilius Weasley

[alt_molly]

Imagine my surprise, Ronald, when I received an owl from the Department of Magical Transportation, levying a fine on me because you've been blithering on to your friends about practising apparating. Oh, and look, Magical Malfeasance has countersigned it, too. And the fine is ten galleons!

If you're going to TALK about apparating on the journals, for goodness sake, at LEAST put it under a lock that the Ministry can't snoop through!

Thank goodness you were only talking about something that could be explained away as teenage BRAINLESSNESS, rather than TREASON! Do you realize what would have happened to all of us if you had mentioned, oh, that you were getting apparition lessons from Sirius?! We let you into the Order because you assured us that you could be trusted! And this is how you repay us?

There will be some extra chores when you get home. Count on it.

Be glad that you aren't doing them in Azkaban!

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[alt_molly]

I just had another owl drop a notice on my head. This one reads:

'This notice has been sent to inform you that an amendation has been made to the file regarding Incident Report No. 5484MT941-0 (regarding Unauthorised Apparition Attempt by an Untrained Minor) indicating that this Incident is now marked as Resolved as Authorised, pursuant to the permission of Antonin Dolohov.

The fine, however, is still applicable, due to your failure to obtain Permit No. 63589 (Application for Permission: Apparation of Minor Without Full Certification). Receipt of payment must be within thirty days, or additional penalties shall accrue.'

ANTONIN DOLOHOV?! ANTONIN SODDING DOLOHOV?!!

RONALD BILIUS WEASLEY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!!!

[alt_ron]

I'm sorry, Mum.

About the money, too.