I am having difficulty believing what he-whose-name-I-will-never-write-again's plan was, as well. But yes: the Rite of Succession, using Harry as the target, and he called upon me to be the Binder. I almost refused, and to hell with the consequences, but Harry told me it had to be this way, and I have never more regretted my Mastery, but of course if one needs someone for a complex and dangerous rite, I am the first to come to mind. I shall not be putting it on my CV, however.
Harry knew, it appears. When he gave himself up. He asked Draco to cast the Black Curse upon him before he delivered himself, and of course once the rite is completed, the binding cannot be undone.
So it goes.
Bella has been ... surprisingly lucid. I would not have thought her a natural choice for successor, but against all predictions, she has been doing an excellent job. We are ...enduring.
Your sympathies are much appreciated. It has been a difficult few weeks, and I cannot see it getting any less so anytime soon.
Are you and Narcissa safe and well? Comfortable? I must confess, when I heard you had been broken out of Azkaban (and now that we know Draco is alive and cooperating with the Phoenix, a great deal comes clear) I was more relieved than worried, that you would not be in that place anymore.
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Date: 2015-06-09 04:23 am (UTC)I almost refused, and to hell with the consequences, but Harry told me it had to be this way, andI have never more regretted my Mastery, but of course if one needs someone for a complex and dangerous rite, I am the first to come to mind. I shall not be putting it on my CV, however.Harry knew, it appears. When he gave himself up. He asked Draco to cast the Black Curse upon him before he delivered himself, and of course once the rite is completed, the binding cannot be undone.
So it goes.
Bella has been ... surprisingly lucid. I would not have thought her a natural choice for successor, but against all predictions, she has been doing an excellent job. We are ...enduring.
Your sympathies are much appreciated. It has been a difficult few weeks, and I cannot see it getting any less so anytime soon.
Are you and Narcissa safe and well? Comfortable? I must confess, when I heard you had been broken out of Azkaban (and now that we know Draco is alive and cooperating with the Phoenix, a great deal comes clear) I was more relieved than worried, that you would not be in that place anymore.