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alt_aliceJust following up on a few odds and ends.
First of all, we've had some excellent news -- both our Terry and Colin Creevy have successfully Apparated, and congratulations to them both. I hope the practise session this next week at Grimmauld goes well, and that by the end of summer, we'll have made good progress on that front. Also -- I'm curious -- how many of the Institute can create their own Patronus? It's worth working on, and perhaps Sirius and Remus can demonstrate how we use them to send directed messages. I've been thinking that if anyone still has difficulty producing a Patronus by the end of summer, we might look into providing them in bottles in case of an emergency (it's a fairly clever idea, I must admit).
Minerva, when is the earliest you can access Hogwarts, and the book? Can you perhaps make some excuse to visit there in the next few weeks? I'm anticipating that the list will have gathered quite a few additions, and I want to get started on them sooner rather than later.
Charlie, when can you get away? I'd like for you to come to Moddey to meet with Mac to discuss strategies for making initial contact with the goblins, as well as possibly treating with the centaurs -- now that Hogwarts is empty for the summer, you'd be less likely to be spotted, so it's worth a try. Bill, if you could come along to the meeting to advise us as how to best proceed with the Goblins, it would be much appreciated.
Fred, George, if you can make your excuses, we're ready for you at Moddey for an extended visit. Would this upcoming week be too soon? If not, you can come the week after. Lee, you're welcome to stop by as often as you can get away without too much notice. We're also going to be bringing Neville and Evelyn up to Moddey for a visit, so I want to make sure that the rest of our newer members know that they are welcome as well -- although overnight visits will require some advance notice, and adequate cover for your absence.
Regina Lee and Lisa Turpin are currently preparing for an extended visit to Aldrich to make a survey of their crops, and see where they might be of service. Kingsley, if you could drop in on them, I'd appreciate it -- and perhaps you could provide a more thorough report of how things are progressing there. We've heard dribs and drabs, but any additional information you could pass along would be useful.
And does anyone have any recent news of Mundungus? We're in need of his Black Market connections now that we can't depend on the shipment from France any more, and he hasn't responded to my attempts to get in touch. Remus, Sirius, Tonks, if you could keep your eyes open for him, that would be useful.
First of all, we've had some excellent news -- both our Terry and Colin Creevy have successfully Apparated, and congratulations to them both. I hope the practise session this next week at Grimmauld goes well, and that by the end of summer, we'll have made good progress on that front. Also -- I'm curious -- how many of the Institute can create their own Patronus? It's worth working on, and perhaps Sirius and Remus can demonstrate how we use them to send directed messages. I've been thinking that if anyone still has difficulty producing a Patronus by the end of summer, we might look into providing them in bottles in case of an emergency (it's a fairly clever idea, I must admit).
Minerva, when is the earliest you can access Hogwarts, and the book? Can you perhaps make some excuse to visit there in the next few weeks? I'm anticipating that the list will have gathered quite a few additions, and I want to get started on them sooner rather than later.
Charlie, when can you get away? I'd like for you to come to Moddey to meet with Mac to discuss strategies for making initial contact with the goblins, as well as possibly treating with the centaurs -- now that Hogwarts is empty for the summer, you'd be less likely to be spotted, so it's worth a try. Bill, if you could come along to the meeting to advise us as how to best proceed with the Goblins, it would be much appreciated.
Fred, George, if you can make your excuses, we're ready for you at Moddey for an extended visit. Would this upcoming week be too soon? If not, you can come the week after. Lee, you're welcome to stop by as often as you can get away without too much notice. We're also going to be bringing Neville and Evelyn up to Moddey for a visit, so I want to make sure that the rest of our newer members know that they are welcome as well -- although overnight visits will require some advance notice, and adequate cover for your absence.
Regina Lee and Lisa Turpin are currently preparing for an extended visit to Aldrich to make a survey of their crops, and see where they might be of service. Kingsley, if you could drop in on them, I'd appreciate it -- and perhaps you could provide a more thorough report of how things are progressing there. We've heard dribs and drabs, but any additional information you could pass along would be useful.
And does anyone have any recent news of Mundungus? We're in need of his Black Market connections now that we can't depend on the shipment from France any more, and he hasn't responded to my attempts to get in touch. Remus, Sirius, Tonks, if you could keep your eyes open for him, that would be useful.
Private Message to Neville and Evelyn
Date: 2013-07-05 02:56 am (UTC)We're very much looking forward to having you both.
It will be difficult to have too many overnights, as Polyjuice is a bit dear these days and there's only so much Algie can do, but we might be able to sort out regular visits on certain days of the week over summer where you come by for breakfast and stay through dinner.
It might be a bit tricky to get you to and fro, but once you sort out Apparation, you can certainly come on your own steam.
Re: Private Message to Neville and Evelyn
Date: 2013-07-05 02:02 pm (UTC)I wasn't sure if we were allowed to come. I was hoping we would be, of course, but I didn't want to pin everything on it, and I am so very happy that I can't stop smiling.
Re: Private Message to Neville and Evelyn
Date: 2013-07-05 03:56 pm (UTC)Re: Private Message to Neville and Evelyn
Date: 2013-07-05 08:25 pm (UTC)and boring.I really hope I master apparition soon.
Private Message to Harry
Date: 2013-07-05 02:58 am (UTC)And if it doesn't work out for you to come here, I can always bring by Dudley for a visit to Grimmauld when you're planning to be there.
Re: Private Message to Harry
Date: 2013-07-06 03:15 am (UTC)Are you going to tell him? That you might've found his mum?
Re: Private Message to Harry
Date: 2013-07-06 04:23 am (UTC)And I'll talk to him about visiting Grimmauld. I'll let you know what he says. Just remember that this news about his mum might mean he'll want very much to talk to you, or it might mean he needs a bit of time to himself. Regardless, I'll try to see if I can't get you two together at least once before the end of hols.
Private Message to Bill
Date: 2013-07-05 03:03 am (UTC)I know this has been a rather difficult week for you, but we'll keep on top of things. I think your idea is a good one, and know that I'll try to help however I can.
Once you've had some time to adjust a bit, I think we ought to revisit your security options, just to see what might need shifting under your new circumstances. And training with Severus to brush up further on your Occlumency would be a good use of your time regardless.
Re: Private Message to Bill
Date: 2013-07-05 08:39 pm (UTC)Kingsley and I had intended to talk about security last weekend, but the discussion on dark magic theory sort of pre-empted it (although that was certainly valuable, too.) I'll try to pull my thoughts on that together, and we can touch on that when I come on Thursday to discuss the goblins.
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Date: 2013-07-05 10:17 am (UTC)If you want Bill to come along, you'll probably want weekend or evening, so you're probably looking at Wednesday or Thursday at least. Sorry, Alice.
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Date: 2013-07-05 02:00 pm (UTC)There's no immediate rush -- I just want to get our feet under us. Thursday would be fine. And if we need to, we can certainly wait until the week after.
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