I believe it was before, but even if it wasn't, it certainly was before she knew of the Order, so she and Neville did not cross paths. However, if he can identify the shop, we're both in the frame regardless.
I quite agree with you, Poppy, that this is a very serious matter, and that we need to give due consideration to our next move. If we've been uncovered by a group of schoolchildren, are we really as safe from the Ministry as we might think?
No slight is intended against Neville, I know. He's a good boy, and I'm quite sure he'd do his parents proud, but I also know Bellatrix. If she wanted to get information from someone, even if that person were a child, she wouldn't hesitate to use every means at her disposal. Quite apart from exposing any child to such an awful experience, the risk to the Order is, I'm sure, obvious.
So yes, Poppy. I quite agree with you. But I'm unsure what we ought to do about it all. I've always been in favour of getting Hermione away from that place, as you know, and Terry too I suppose. But I know it's not possible yet, and we certainly can't steal away however many children make up this group of friends she's found.
Perhaps it just comes down to trusting Hermione's discretion in how much she shares with her friends, and how much she keeps to herself. We have precious little other choice that I can see.
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Date: 2010-07-24 06:57 pm (UTC)I quite agree with you, Poppy, that this is a very serious matter, and that we need to give due consideration to our next move. If we've been uncovered by a group of schoolchildren, are we really as safe from the Ministry as we might think?
No slight is intended against Neville, I know. He's a good boy, and I'm quite sure he'd do his parents proud, but I also know Bellatrix. If she wanted to get information from someone, even if that person were a child, she wouldn't hesitate to use every means at her disposal. Quite apart from exposing any child to such an awful experience, the risk to the Order is, I'm sure, obvious.
So yes, Poppy. I quite agree with you. But I'm unsure what we ought to do about it all. I've always been in favour of getting Hermione away from that place, as you know, and Terry too I suppose. But I know it's not possible yet, and we certainly can't steal away however many children make up this group of friends she's found.
Perhaps it just comes down to trusting Hermione's discretion in how much she shares with her friends, and how much she keeps to herself. We have precious little other choice that I can see.