Order Only: Private message to Alice Longbottom, Remus Lupin, and Bill and Charlie Weasley

[alt_molly]

I simply don't understand the irresistible urge that is apparently driving several people in the Order to write to Antonin Sodding Dolohov.

I don't intend to write to him myself. But if I suddenly discover that I am beginning to feel that overwhelming urge, I promise to come find one of the four of you first.

If and when I do, I would deeply appreciate it if you would immediately put me in full-body bind, take away my journal, and not allow me to have ink and quill for a month.

Thank you.

Comments

[alt_alice]

I suspect our Evie might want to write him as well, because there's a debt she feels she owes. Merlin knows, these things are complicated.

They might be angry at him for how he left Hogwarts so vulnerable and are lashing out, or want to know how deep his allegiances lie, as he does a rather good job at projecting reasonableness and is no longer at the beck and call of His Mightiness.

I take a small degree in satisfaction that he was so roundly betrayed by so many he trusted. But I'd imagine the process of working one's way into someone's confidences can make that relationship difficult to sever without feeling the need to explain.

I just like to imagine they're all just taking turns yelling at him now that they can.

[alt_alice]

And you can get in line to yell at him too if you'd like, Molly love. I wouldn't take your journal away for the world if you had one of your epic Howlers in mind.

[alt_molly]

Well, he's certainly someone who needs a Howler. A terrible oversight in his upbringing, I am sure.

Maybe the history of the Protectorate would have turned entirely if he had.

[alt_bill]

Um. Okay.

Can't think why you'd want to, anyway. Since all your kids are out of his clutches now.

[alt_molly]

Oh, I don't know.

Because he still has Percy's tooth?

[alt_bill]

Oh, Mum.

Does that still bother you? After all the blood spilt, all the other losses we've had? And the fact that we've managed to boot the bastard out of here?

[alt_molly]

....

Yes. Yes, it does, damn him.

Private message to Bill and Charlie Weasley

[alt_molly]

And how wretched and ungrateful I feel, admitting to such a thing in front of Alice. At least I was able to bury my boy.

Frank and Alice have nothing left to them that was Neville's.

[alt_bill]

Hang on...maybe he doesn't still have it. I mean he was living here, wasn't he?

Maybe he kept it in his private quarters at Hogwarts.

[alt_molly]

Oh....

Perhaps, but no one's managed to break those wards yet, have they?

[alt_bill]

True. But it hasn't been our highest priority.

But we'll certainly do it before he'll come back to politely ask us to return his books. And when we do, well, there's any number of the students who've learned the necessary blood tracing spell.

Don't fret, Mum. If anyone sees that tooth again, it'll be us and not him. Then you can do whatever you want with it.

[alt_molly]

Well. I'm not going to write him to politely ask him what his password is.

Thank you, Bill. It's such a small thing that it's almost nonsensical. But thank you.