Private Message to Tosha and Barty

[alt_lucius]

Our Lord seems to believe that His wishes in the matter of Harry's education have been fulfilled. Her failure to appear this morning, coupled with the your account, Toshenka, Razzer's and Draco's, along with Harry's own, have satisfied Him that the maths do not add up - but in this case, they do not add up in just the way He would have it. He is fully prepared to declare the woman dead with no further fuss.

Nonetheless, Cornelius has been vexatiously vocal since Saturday about the need for a thorough and transparent investigation into the circumstances of her disappearance. (Naturally this must be accomplished with less meticulousness than he desires, since revealing to the public that a student took matters into his own hands - even when that student is Harry Marvolo - would set a precedent that neither the Board nor the staff would care to endorse.)

Still, he has a point about the process of jurisprudence and, to one degree or another, it would be advantageous were MLE able to undeniably rule the incident closed. Also, племянник, it occurred to me that we ought not refuse an opportunity to explore her office, given that such an examination might reveal information regarding her co-conspirators that shall be useful in discrediting them. To say nothing of the chance to debunk her opprobrious libel toward Razzer.

диктатор, what is your timetable for the week? See no reason to inconvenience ourselves by rushing to meet the Minister's requirement and cannot think the likes of Strangeweale would be able to access her office prior to our doing so. So long as the Floo has been closed up we ought to be able to take our time.

Comments

[alt_antonin]

If necessary, I can clear my schedule tomorrow from 11 to 4 by cancelling a single class (a third-year practical, which they will undoubtedly not miss); alternately, I have nothing on Wednesday that cannot be put off other than a single class from 11 to noon. Barty, darling, if you'd like to play at taking this seriously, head on up whenever you've the time. We've put together a sufficiently vague statement of affairs that covers the germane bits.

I agree the chance to go through her office should not be missed, though it is unlikely to bear fruit. Both Razzer and I have thrown wards at it against an opportunity for further exploration, but Barty and his team went through it last weekend and turned up nothing. Still, both her office and her quarters should be gone through thoroughly, with an eye to uncovering any of her plots that may have outlasted her. Does she have a next-of-kin? If I were her (the gods forbid) I would have kept the most damaging material outside Hogwarts' gates; if we'll need to outmanoeuvre or intimidate her heirs, we ought begin there, I suppose.

Septima Vector was one of Dolores's dead-drops; she provided me and Raz with the 'evidence' Dolores provided her, and now that Dolores is no longer a consideration, we can take more decisive steps to undo the bindings she placed on the container. I was planning on beginning work on that tonight. With a spot of luck, we'll at least have a copy to hand by tomorrow.

I must say, meanwhile: the atmosphere here has not been so convivial for quite some time. I do believe even the castle itself is celebrating that woman's demise.

Celebratorially,
T

[alt_lucius]

No, no, there have been too many lost hours this year already. See no reason to trouble you to cancel lessons. At any rate, cannot juggle appointments during the mid-day here, either. What of to-morrow evening?

[alt_antonin]

I am free tomorrow evening; if you'd like to come up to the castle for supper, meals have become far more pleasant without the pink cloud hovering over us all.

[alt_crouch_jr]

Tomorrow. Scheduled.

No sense rushing matters. Nor delaying them too much.

Private Message to A Dolohov

[alt_crouch_jr]

Batya.

Tonight is impossible unless very late. Several things have come in this afternoon that require supervision.

In any case, agree with L that there's no need to appear too diligent about this investigation lest Fudge take a notion that we jump when he barks. Tomorrow is time enough for searches. Will go through both, as she may well have moved items from one place to the other in the interval. Do wish to see what the quarters contain. Intend a very quiet search of private residence, as well. Very quiet. Think it's as well if her connections think we've been entirely cavalier and not looked at all closely at any of it.

Re: Private Message to A Dolohov

[alt_antonin]

I would always rather your visits be a pleasure than a chore to you; tomorrow is soon enough.

If your pride could stand the bruising, I agree it's best if everyone thinks you less diligent than the matter might deserve. Is Fudge starting to allow his title to go to his head? We might wish to remind him who truly holds power now, before he joins our late and unlamented toad in forgetting who bears the symbol of Our Lord's confidence and who is simply warming a chair. If I do not remember, remind me to raise the matter when you and Lyoushka are here; Lyoushka will know better than either of us whether the time for a reminder is at hand.

And speaking of reminders, once I've slept off this weekend's cursebreaking, I'll begin to invite myself along for whichever of your hunts you'll allow me, if I might. It's well past time I started pushing myself to return to fighting trim. (I find myself out of breath when not even jogging halfway 'round the lake as of late. Disgraceful.)