Private Message to Horatio Hooper

Get up. Need you in office immediately. Throw out to-morrow's - make that to-day's - schedule.

Keep Fudge but must meet 1st thing, before nine o'clock. Seven would do.

Travers next - Mordant, that is. Barty as well; see Ned for his calendar. Hopkirk and Scrimgeour may wish to add their instructions.

Next. Bole.

No. Bole before Travers & Crouch. But Hopkirk before Bole. NOT at Ministry.

Blast. Selwyn as well - put him in after Fudge. He may have already been notified but in case not, tell him it concerns Whitesnake.

Broome has a special session of Council on the agenda for one o'clock - must work 'round that and imperative to have met with Bole before then. No notice to the Prophet, if you please, that Council will convene.

Oh - & send something to Mrs Malfoy for breaking to-night's promise. Two dz sufficient. Inform her I shall likely remain at Bkhm most of evening, as to-night.

Private Message to Horatio Hooper

WHY, pray tell, should you have put me down to meet Mafalda at Brookside's when I can walk to her office thirty seconds from Fudge's?

I need BOLE somewhere apart from the Ministry, you idiot. And not a restaurant, either, breakfast be hanged.

As you shall soon be if you don't make better progress. Cancel the reservation. Bole. In his office. In forty-five minutes.

Be thankful I am too busy to-day to likely make it to St James' to have further discussion of your failings.

Private Message to Narcissa

Are you all right?

I've just been pulled from a consultation because Crabbe's people have detected the private Floo has been activated.

Trust you are aware that this is not a good day for unnecessary disruption.