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[alt_molly]

I just had an owl drop a letter on my head here in bed.

It was signed by Virgil Crispin, damn him, and it's a very official-looking document informing me that due to 'traitorous actions against the Protectorate on premises,' the Hope Emporium and all of its contents have been seized and my licence for doing business has been revoked.

I presume the twins will receive the same.

Oh, bugger. Bugger, bugger, bugger.

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[alt_rachel]

The Hope Emporium isn't a strategic enough asset to send our Aurors to protect, especially since I imagine that's precisely what Crispin's hoping we'll try. I'm sorry.

If it's any consolation, much of London rightfully belongs to muggles who are going to want it back. We'll find the Hope Emporium space somewhere, though.

[alt_molly]

I know. I know. I wouldn't have had the time to run it anyway now. I'm just upset because it was a source of income, which we need rather desperately right now. And because it's Virgil Crispin. It's rather personal with him.

Well, I suspect he isn't going to be accepting any offers of immunity anytime soon.

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[alt_rachel]

Oh, he wasn't going to; I wasn't expecting that in the least. There are others who might, though, and I didn't want Bellatrix focused on the ones I thought were soft targets.