It was difficult to keep the specifics of our find a secret - from you and Cissy both, and Rodolphus and Mother, too. Naturally, though, we had to use the discovery to our advantage. Authenticity had to be determined, as well; the thought that former "Aurors" would be so careless as to announce their state of living to the world, even to one as like as Black, was initially unfathomable. Perhaps a ruse by Black to divert us away from him, I thought. But no, the thing is real, and evidence enough that wherever they are, they think themselves quite cosy and protected.

Well, we shall see about that.