alt_lavender: (lavender eyes)
I know there's a lot happening right now and people are grieving, but that's going to be going on for a while and I wanted to ask you about something that's rather time-sensitive.

I've been pondering all sorts of ways to bring this up, once I thought of it, but in the end I couldn't think of anything better than the direct and simple method, so:

It doesn't seem right for students to come back to Hogwarts and find The Three Broomsticks, which has always been a symbol of the happiest times of our school years, a devastated crime scene.

And they can't very well go to The Hog's Head--it's dirty and full of sad elderly Firewhiskey addicts, which is hardly a family atmosphere. So, unless Madame Rosmerta had family who are ready to take it on, I'd like to try to get the Broomsticks up and running for the autumn term. Is there any reason I shouldn't?

Mrs Weasley, if you have time, I was hoping you might be able to advise me. I know a lot of domestic charms and such, but I can't say that I ever even thought of doing anything like this with them.
alt_lavender: (facing right)
I keep thinking about you tonight.

I'm here with Haruman and it feels so strange that you aren't here.

I suppose I'd heard that he was spending some time here at Hogwarts, but this is the first time I've actually seen him. Probably because I HATE the Hospital Wing and usually never come here unless I must. But there is a lot happening right now and I would feel rather foolish if I sat around doing nothing. So I've been charming bandages for Haruman and his crew, stirring what they tell me to stir, and generally trying to be helpful and not a nuisance.

Anyhow, seeing Haruman feels a bit like old times except also completely different. And I miss those times sometimes. I miss us--the old Lavender and Padma from before things started to change. Sometimes I even miss the old Protectorate before the Lord Protector went completely insane. Although it sounds like he was always a lot worse than what we knew.

Haruman is reading over my shoulder (everyone’s taking a short rest before starting up a new round of brewing) and looking disapproving. (I’m sorry I’m not a very good citizen of Albion all right! It’s just how I feel sometimes.)

But then I start thinking about how his closest followers were people like Auror Crouch and I find myself glad those times are ending. Even if these new times scare me

I was supposed to tell you before, Padma--I told Linus I would, but it was hard to find the words. The whole Moon family (except Linus obviously, and Karo) was killed by Crouch. He lost his mind and went into a murderous rage when Prof Dolohov was killed in a raid (only he wasn’t really, but that’s a long story and I don’t really know the details). I still can’t believe he killed children.

Linus would have written himself, but he’s having a really difficult time--made more difficult by his and Karo’s estrangement.

And I want to help him--I want to so much--but right before he got the news we sort of broke up, which makes everything terribly awkward. If you were to send him a condolence note, I think it would mean a lot.

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