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[alt_molly]

I'm up. I'm dressed. I'm sorry, everyone, but I think I will be all right, now.

Anyway.

I've been thinking about this all day. Percy's birthday is the day after tomorrow.

I wonder if there is a way that we can use that.

Bill has been taking Percy's things to the secondhand shops, all his possessions that none of us wanted to keep, since I couldn't bear to do it myself. With all of his books, and his robes, furniture and household items and such, we have a modest sum left over, above and beyond the funeral expenses, and I have been thinking: what if I used it as a pretext to approach that Headmaster Dolohov?

I could send him a letter, saying that I want to set up something at Hogwarts in memory of Percy. The Percy Weasley Memorial Award. A student would be chosen each year, perhaps the Headmaster's choice of a deserving prefect. I think with Bill's help, I can write some bunk about how I want the award to honour students following Percy's example in showing their devotion to Our Lord's service. (It might be a stipend to assist the poorer students, to help them pay their school fees, but of course that needn't be announced generally.)

With the stipend, I'd provide a plaque. The students' names would be inscribed on it each year. Maybe I could convince him to put it in the Headmaster's office, but if not, perhaps it would end up in the trophy room?

My idea was that I might weave some charms on the plaque: subtle or innocent or small enough to slip past Dolohov, yet something that might still be a help to our cause at Hogwarts. Dumbledore, what would be useful to plant in the Headmaster's office? Or if the plaque ends up in the trophy room, maybe it's something that could only be triggered by one of our Galleon holders? I wish we could make it into an emergency portkey, but I doubt he would miss that, even if we knew how.

I'm willing to grovel to our new Headmaster to accomplish this (and won't he love that), if we could think of any way this might be useful for planting a hidden charm or two. I just thought...Percy's birthday might provide a good pretext. And Dolohov is good, I know. Anything added to the plaque would have to be able to pass any test he could give it.

I'd welcome hearing your thoughts on this.

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Private message to Fred and George Weasley

[alt_molly]

I was very angry at first, until I realised that it was the first time I was actually feeling things again.

You were right. So thank you.

[alt_alice]

I can see how that might be valuable, yes.

If it was something put in the trophy room, can any of our younger members think of what might be useful for galleon members to be able to access?

[alt_sinistra]

ToshaThe Headmaster does know the story of the plaque that Rod and Narcissa gave Alecto. I'd not trust slipping anything by him on an object (and I routinely check my rooms for things with unexpected charms, I can't imagine he doesn't.)

Something for the trophy room would be much more likely to succeed, I'd think.

Do the Galleon holders know the various ways out of the castle? I know there's still a couple of tunnels, yes?

Private Message to Molly

[alt_alice]

It's so good to see you up and writing, dear heart. I've just had a quick word from the twins, and you're more than welcome to come up for as long as you'd like. I've got some ideas that could use your input, and Florrie's been feeling a bit poorly lately, so we could certainly use your help, and, of course, your company.