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alt_aliceIn any time of transition, there are growing pains. There are steps taken forward, and difficult and painful pushes back. It seems as though we've been in a stand-off since we took the castle after the Battle, but lately, there have been several important gains accompanied by devastating losses.
We mourn the many deaths Crouch left in his wake. We continue to work on a solution that will bring our Ginny back, safe and sound. We are sorting how best to take New London with minimal bloodshed. Every day, we work to govern, establish our authority, open our borders, and to create a new future where all of us can live and work together. We thread a fine needle in the present hour -- to attempt to create and model a just society at a time of war, when we must engage in actions of violence. It is an impossible task, and we will not be entirely successful, but we must continue to strive for it as best as we can.
We face our enemies as we head into this final push -- some, our former friends and family -- but we cannot lose sight of who they are and what they represent.
I believe that civil war is the most painful sort of war there is. To fight against one's own people, one's own family, is a deeply scarring thing, and it will take us many generations to overcome this schism and fully heal.
If we are to move forward, here are some things that I am absolutely certain will have to happen. We must be prepared to compromise at times, and sacrifice an absolute justice to achieve peace and bring our fractured society together again. We must be prepared to forgive despite the fact that it will sometimes be a bitter potion to swallow.
Lastly, we must not give our enemies ground in these final stages.
I will say this bluntly. Antonin Dolohov is our enemy. He has been many things to many of you in the past -- a friend, a mentor, a person who at times protected you from harm, but he has made his choice and position clear. My daughter Evelyn's intent was at its heart a decent one -- but her methods opened up a door that could have proven to be a catastrophic security risk.
Communication with anyone currently in New London -- including Ginny and other former schoolmates -- as well as someone who is in possible contact with those in New London, such as Mr and Mrs Malfoy and Padma Patil -- must be cleared through our security team first, with an aim towards ensuring that there is no security risk involved. And should there be, the team may require you to modify your message or may ask you to not communicate until an immediate danger has passed. I am not telling you that contact is forbidden -- we've been through the nightmare of a restrictive society and the harms that can do -- but this is a time of active war, and even a message one believes is innocuous or innocent may ultimately be a weapon in the hands of our enemies. I will hold myself to these standards as well, and we will disseminate these requirements to non-Order members within the castle also.
(Molly, love, thank you endlessly for anticipating me, and running your message to Ginny by Rachel first. Our hearts go out to you today.)
Needless to say, our Auror team has and will continue to communicate with our enemy. They are trained and supervised, they are directly able to inform one another about security risks that may emerge, and their communication is deliberate and to a specific end. I hope we can all recognise the distinction.
We must practice care and common sense, and realise that there is quite a ways yet before we are out of these woods.
We mourn the many deaths Crouch left in his wake. We continue to work on a solution that will bring our Ginny back, safe and sound. We are sorting how best to take New London with minimal bloodshed. Every day, we work to govern, establish our authority, open our borders, and to create a new future where all of us can live and work together. We thread a fine needle in the present hour -- to attempt to create and model a just society at a time of war, when we must engage in actions of violence. It is an impossible task, and we will not be entirely successful, but we must continue to strive for it as best as we can.
We face our enemies as we head into this final push -- some, our former friends and family -- but we cannot lose sight of who they are and what they represent.
I believe that civil war is the most painful sort of war there is. To fight against one's own people, one's own family, is a deeply scarring thing, and it will take us many generations to overcome this schism and fully heal.
If we are to move forward, here are some things that I am absolutely certain will have to happen. We must be prepared to compromise at times, and sacrifice an absolute justice to achieve peace and bring our fractured society together again. We must be prepared to forgive despite the fact that it will sometimes be a bitter potion to swallow.
Lastly, we must not give our enemies ground in these final stages.
I will say this bluntly. Antonin Dolohov is our enemy. He has been many things to many of you in the past -- a friend, a mentor, a person who at times protected you from harm, but he has made his choice and position clear. My daughter Evelyn's intent was at its heart a decent one -- but her methods opened up a door that could have proven to be a catastrophic security risk.
Communication with anyone currently in New London -- including Ginny and other former schoolmates -- as well as someone who is in possible contact with those in New London, such as Mr and Mrs Malfoy and Padma Patil -- must be cleared through our security team first, with an aim towards ensuring that there is no security risk involved. And should there be, the team may require you to modify your message or may ask you to not communicate until an immediate danger has passed. I am not telling you that contact is forbidden -- we've been through the nightmare of a restrictive society and the harms that can do -- but this is a time of active war, and even a message one believes is innocuous or innocent may ultimately be a weapon in the hands of our enemies. I will hold myself to these standards as well, and we will disseminate these requirements to non-Order members within the castle also.
(Molly, love, thank you endlessly for anticipating me, and running your message to Ginny by Rachel first. Our hearts go out to you today.)
Needless to say, our Auror team has and will continue to communicate with our enemy. They are trained and supervised, they are directly able to inform one another about security risks that may emerge, and their communication is deliberate and to a specific end. I hope we can all recognise the distinction.
We must practice care and common sense, and realise that there is quite a ways yet before we are out of these woods.
Private Message to Rachel, Sirius and Remus
Date: 2015-08-12 01:00 am (UTC)Merlin.
Re: Private Message to Rachel, Sirius and Remus
Date: 2015-08-12 01:36 am (UTC)Private Message to Luna
Date: 2015-08-12 01:01 am (UTC)Re: Private Message to Luna
Date: 2015-08-12 03:38 am (UTC)Today I was too sad to do a sketch, so all the message said was 'Happy birthday.'
Re: Private Message to Luna
Date: 2015-08-12 03:50 am (UTC)It'll just cover our hoops a little more if you show it to someone first in the future, in case they catch something you wouldn't.
Re: Private Message to Luna
Date: 2015-08-12 11:48 am (UTC)Private Message to Hermione
Date: 2015-08-12 01:02 am (UTC)Private Message to the Weasleys and Tonks
Date: 2015-08-12 01:04 am (UTC)Re: Private Message to the Weasleys and Tonks
Date: 2015-08-12 01:24 am (UTC)Private Message to Alice
Date: 2015-08-12 01:27 am (UTC)I can't help but feel partially responsible for how things've come down. It was my call to leave him there. I didn't anticipate
Well, I didn't anticipate bloody Antonin Dolohov rising from the dead. So there's that. But anyways. I'm sorry for my part in it.
Re: Private Message to Alice
Date: 2015-08-12 01:30 am (UTC)We'll keep at it, and try our best to admit when we've fouled up.
Re: Private Message to Alice
Date: 2015-08-12 03:52 am (UTC)Re: Private Message to Alice
Date: 2015-08-12 03:53 am (UTC)Believe me, Tonks. This is on a great many shoulders.
Re: Private Message to the Weasleys and Tonks
Date: 2015-08-12 03:41 am (UTC)Alice--thank you.
Private Message to Hydra
Date: 2015-08-12 01:08 am (UTC)Re: Private Message to Hydra
Date: 2015-08-12 04:32 am (UTC)Private message to Alice
Date: 2015-08-12 03:14 am (UTC)I wish Frank were here for you. You could certainly use the support right now. Have you heard from him since that message right after he landed?
Thank you for the message of support. It's been very hard--I mean, her coming of age birthday! But those of us who are here had dinner together tonight, and we told funny stories about Ginny, since we couldn't be with her.
And cried a littleI talked a bit with Rachel privately. I'm worried about her, I'll admit. The death of course, and she just looks so worn. Bill's worried, too, and trying to do everything he can to support her. Can she possibly delegate any more? If only to get more sleep! Well, we're all short on sleep.Ron stopped by only briefly, as he was scheduled for a shift, but Rachel was so good as to rearrange things so that he could spend a little time with us at least. I must confess I felt so very proud of him tonight, listening to him talk a little about his work with Rachel, and also with Sally-Anne. It struck me so much how very adult he seems: a serious Auror respected by his peers, a young husband.
How very pleased and chuffed Arthur would have been.
Re: Private message to Alice
Date: 2015-08-12 04:04 am (UTC)I think if he'd been here, things might've gone differently. He's the one she tends to go to for comfort and advice first. Sometimes I think he makes a far better mum than I do.
I think we're all worn to the bone -- no wonder we're whipping ourselves into frenzies. Rachel has been juggling so many quaffles.
Your entire family is such a marvel, Molly. Both the family you've given birth to, and the people who've ended up in your orbit. You've drawn together such a shining circle, love. I know it's a little dimmed these days, but Arthur would've been beside himself to see how far Ron's come along.
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Date: 2015-08-12 02:36 pm (UTC)