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[alt_poppy]

Molly, I'm so sorry I wasn't able to write any sooner. I know you must be terribly worried.

She woke for me, but made very little sense--nothing more than disconnected phrases. She said everything looks fuzzy to her, and she seemed to indicate that her vision was blurred before she lost consciousness. As you've undoubtedly seen, Miss Perks has reported that there have been other spells of memory loss and unusual behaviour.

I've given her something to ease her confusion, but I will be keeping her awake tonight. Losing consciousness bears careful watching. She'll stay here where I can keep an eye on her through tomorrow at the least.

I know this is not as much reassurance as you'd wish, but I promise you, Molly, that I will take very good care of her.

As for the other child, he is alive, but like Mr Boot, he's been completely petrified. It's perfectly maddening, but there's not a thing we can do for either of them until the Mandrakes mature in spring.

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[alt_sirius]

I hope there's more that can be done than simply wait, Poppy.

What has been done to actually investigate all this so far, then? What have Malfoy and his bloody, Medea-cursed Governors done to find the actual source of the attacks?

[alt_poppy]

Merlin's eye-glass, Sirius.

I hope you know I meant that there is nothing Healing magic can do until the Mandrakes are available.

I know that Minerva is attending to this as best she can, but I really think she will have to answer you about the Governors--and about her own investigation, for that matter.

[alt_sirius]

I know, I know that's what you meant. I don't expect you to march out, wave your wand and find the culprit, of course.

I just ... you know, I've been thinking all day about this business of Harry speaking Parseltongue. Now this. Someone seems to be going out of their way to put him at the point of every incident.

And anytime that Malfoy turns a blind eye .... Do you think there's any chance Voldemort is orchestrating all this to make Harry seem more formidable?

[alt_poppy]

Do I think...

How would he manage that? Through Carrow, perhaps.

To make the boy seem more formidable? What an utterly repellent thought. Though, I admit, it might be exactly the sort of thing he would think.

Gracious.

[alt_poppy]

Well, Sirius, you seem to have put your paw on it: have you seen what Minerva says below of her firetalk with Himself? Supremely unsurprised and not concerned in the slightest.

If you could see the look of utter horror frozen on the Stebbins boy's face. If there were any justice in the world, that monster would one day learn how it feels to experience such terror.


Sorry. I missed all thirty winks last night, and I'm afraid it's showing.