I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_draco]

Why's he written to my MOTHER?

I'm going to head to their cabin to see if I can hear anything...

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[alt_hydra]

I have my journal back. I'm alright.

Justin's in the dungeon and he's been there all day, I don't know what's been done to him. Auntie Narcissa says there will be a duel.

[alt_draco]

A duel, is it? Well, bloody nightshade. Would have been better off as Justina

What can we do to help?

[alt_hydra]

I don't know.

[alt_hermione]

Oh, thank goodness for that much.

Where's his journal? His wand?

How did your father find you?

[alt_hydra]

I had his journal and wand but Daddy took them from me and he took mine too. He only gave me my journal back so I could be lectured by Draco's mother.

I don't know how he found us. He Apparated in like he knew just where we were. He must have put something on me, but I don't know what it could be.

[alt_draco]

Oh, so it's "Draco's mother" now instead of "Auntie Narcissa?" Really.

[alt_hydra]

She called him a PET.

[alt_hydra]

But don't worry, I'm playing along. Now he's a dalliance.

[alt_draco]

Hermione, if you're still at Buckingham then you're closest to St James. Think there's anything to be done to keep the duel from happening?

Could set the palace on fire, for example.

Yeah, that's not a serious suggestion.

[alt_luna]

We're very relieved to hear from you at least, Hydra.

And--well--we're all wracking our brains, trying to think of how we can help him.

[alt_terry]

Hydra, a few of the Order members know you went missing today. I'm sorry, we didn't want to violate your and Justin's privacy, or blab about what's said under this lock, but we had to let Mr and Mrs Longbottom know. In case--well, we didn't know exactly what your father had discovered. And we told Nymphadora Tonks, so she could write to you, so your father would realise he couldn't make you entirely disappear.

[alt_hydra]

I know that Dora knows. And Mr And Mrs Longbottom - well, it couldn't be helped.

[alt_terry]

They only want to help. If you can think of any way they can, well...let us know.

I don't suppose a little dog could squeeze into Justin's cell?

[alt_hydra]

Thank you for thinking of it, Terry, but St James Palace isn't the sort of place you can sneak into, even as a dog.

[alt_sally_anne]

Would it help to write to Professor Dolohov? Or do you think it would make things worse? It would have to be you who wrote to him, so your father would see.

[alt_harry]

Do you have any of his hair?

Maybe we could get someone from the Order to switch with him or something? Or be a body double to make some confusion during the duel?

Do you think your father will try to kill him?

[alt_hydra]

Please don't, that could make things so much worse for so many people. There's not enough time...

Deep down, no, I don't think he will.

[alt_hydra]

Professor Dolohov has been here - he knows. I don't know what he said about it but I know he was here and so was Uncle Raz.

[alt_harry]

oh. Okay. Yeah, I can see how that'd go wrong.

And if you really think he won't, I guess

Maybe it's better to let it happen than try to stop it?