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alt_mollyI'm almost falling over, I'm so tired.
Beatrice Knowles' baby was born a little after 5:00 am. They're both stable, but the splinch....well. He's missing his left forearm. Poppy estimates she was at about eight months term, so he's able to breathe quite well. She assures me that her spells are managing any pain the poor boy suffered. Beatrice is sleeping now, which is a blessing.
The women and the children are settled for a few hours sleep, and so we have some peace for now. Fortunately, Poppy had plenty of Calming Draught. Some of these mothers are barely out of girlhood, themselves. We've managed to remove those horrible bracelets, to everyone's relief. One of the mothers told me they were put on them after one of the women managed to kill herself; their purpose was to prevent them from harming themselves.
The three men rescued with them are being kept in a separate room. Easier for everyone. Strangeweale used Imperius to force them, but despite the fact that they had no choice, they still feel dreadful about it. Kingsley is talking with them; he's particularly concerned about one of them, who has said he has little reason to live. He wants to get them to Sherwood soon if possible.
There have been so many tears tonight. I must confess that I cried a little myself when I finally held Arthur Tanisbee. Jane did name him after my Arthur. She told me about their meeting; she's never forgotten how kind he was to her. She cried, too, when I told her he was gone.
Arthur was right. She looks so much like Ginny.
Lee's off to Aldrich and Fred and George to Bedford and Caradoc to Sherwood, to see about arranging accommodations for all these lost chicks. Alice, do you think some of the youngest of the mothers might be able to come to Moddey Dhoo?
Beatrice Knowles' baby was born a little after 5:00 am. They're both stable, but the splinch....well. He's missing his left forearm. Poppy estimates she was at about eight months term, so he's able to breathe quite well. She assures me that her spells are managing any pain the poor boy suffered. Beatrice is sleeping now, which is a blessing.
The women and the children are settled for a few hours sleep, and so we have some peace for now. Fortunately, Poppy had plenty of Calming Draught. Some of these mothers are barely out of girlhood, themselves. We've managed to remove those horrible bracelets, to everyone's relief. One of the mothers told me they were put on them after one of the women managed to kill herself; their purpose was to prevent them from harming themselves.
The three men rescued with them are being kept in a separate room. Easier for everyone. Strangeweale used Imperius to force them, but despite the fact that they had no choice, they still feel dreadful about it. Kingsley is talking with them; he's particularly concerned about one of them, who has said he has little reason to live. He wants to get them to Sherwood soon if possible.
There have been so many tears tonight. I must confess that I cried a little myself when I finally held Arthur Tanisbee. Jane did name him after my Arthur. She told me about their meeting; she's never forgotten how kind he was to her. She cried, too, when I told her he was gone.
Arthur was right. She looks so much like Ginny.
Lee's off to Aldrich and Fred and George to Bedford and Caradoc to Sherwood, to see about arranging accommodations for all these lost chicks. Alice, do you think some of the youngest of the mothers might be able to come to Moddey Dhoo?
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Date: 2013-12-29 05:01 pm (UTC)I told her because--well, I know she's still quite undecided as to whether or not to trust us to help her escape. And I thought if she could see first-hand the sorts of things we're doing to improve the situations of others, it might influence her opinion, what.
Ought I not to have told her? She already knows that I'm connected to a group with muggleborn interests at heart and that Mr Macnair is in contact with the Ponds at Doughty Conduit. I jolly well didn't tell her anything else about the Order she didn't already know.
-Justin
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Date: 2013-12-29 06:52 pm (UTC)