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alt_lupin at 11:28pm on 22/06/2012
alt_lupin at 11:28pm on 22/06/2012So when everyone started shouting at each other and we broke for tea and cake, Terry followed me down to the kitchen. That's why it took so long to come back with the tea.
He wanted to apologise for having been afraid of me, back at Hogwarts. Apparently Carrow told him that if he was bad, Carrow would have me bite him. The worst of it is, Carrow COULD have had me bite him -- I didn't have wolfsbane, at Hogwarts, so all he'd have had to do was leave him outside during the full moon. Carrow had a pretty good idea of where I went to transform -- all the staff did, in order to be sure of staying well out of the way.
Anyway. Apparently after I ran, to do what little I could for Hermione's parents, Terry went down to my cottage and found one of my old chess pieces. It belonged to a friend of my father's, a muggle who died in the early days of the war; Terry noticed it was a muggle chess set. Anyway.
I told him he shouldn't feel guilty for fearing me; being afraid of a transformed werewolf was eminently sensible. I decided not to mention that if we HAD become close (apparently Hermione kept trying to persuade him I could be trusted), it would have greatly increased the chances of Carrow carrying through on his threats; I imagine he's got material for enough nightmares already. I DID mention the protective value of the animagus transformation. If he's in dog form, werewolves aren't going to attack him, and if they bite him accidentally he's still safe.
It's a bit ironic, though, given how much I've felt that we've failed him, that he was feeling guilt or shame or anything like that about his treatment of me.
At any rate, he seemed relieved to clear the air.
And then Kreacher came in and suggested that I'd gotten tired of you and decided to switch to someone younger, the vile little... I told him to treat Terry with respect or I wouldn't let him take care of Bea again. And then I explained to Terry. He took it in stride. After you've been privy to the Carrow's appetites, not much shocks you, apparently.
I'm still working on those minutes. That'll teach me to bring a quill and parchment to a meeting.
He wanted to apologise for having been afraid of me, back at Hogwarts. Apparently Carrow told him that if he was bad, Carrow would have me bite him. The worst of it is, Carrow COULD have had me bite him -- I didn't have wolfsbane, at Hogwarts, so all he'd have had to do was leave him outside during the full moon. Carrow had a pretty good idea of where I went to transform -- all the staff did, in order to be sure of staying well out of the way.
Anyway. Apparently after I ran, to do what little I could for Hermione's parents, Terry went down to my cottage and found one of my old chess pieces. It belonged to a friend of my father's, a muggle who died in the early days of the war; Terry noticed it was a muggle chess set. Anyway.
I told him he shouldn't feel guilty for fearing me; being afraid of a transformed werewolf was eminently sensible. I decided not to mention that if we HAD become close (apparently Hermione kept trying to persuade him I could be trusted), it would have greatly increased the chances of Carrow carrying through on his threats; I imagine he's got material for enough nightmares already. I DID mention the protective value of the animagus transformation. If he's in dog form, werewolves aren't going to attack him, and if they bite him accidentally he's still safe.
It's a bit ironic, though, given how much I've felt that we've failed him, that he was feeling guilt or shame or anything like that about his treatment of me.
At any rate, he seemed relieved to clear the air.
And then Kreacher came in and suggested that I'd gotten tired of you and decided to switch to someone younger, the vile little... I told him to treat Terry with respect or I wouldn't let him take care of Bea again. And then I explained to Terry. He took it in stride. After you've been privy to the Carrow's appetites, not much shocks you, apparently.
I'm still working on those minutes. That'll teach me to bring a quill and parchment to a meeting.
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Explained what? That Kreacher's a vile little piece of filth? Thought that was obvious.
You can leave them until morning, can't you? I'll help decipher your notes.
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I did explain that Kreacher's a vile little piece of filth, but I also explained about the two of us, so that he didn't piece together half-truths with Kreacher's comments and reach some horrifying alternative explanation. See above about Ravenclaws.
I'm a bit worried that if I leave them until morning, I'll forget what things like 'DU' and 'BOG' stand for.
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Explained about us? That must have been an incredibly comfortable conversation for you. Now I really know why the cake took so long. Were there hand gestures and loads of throat-clearing?
Said I'd help decipher them, didn't I? Umbridge, Governors. See? I can even read your handwriting after nearly four hours of taking notes, which is more than can be said for most.
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I'm almost done with the damn notes; might as well finish up before I turn in.
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Suit yourself. I'm done in; shutting out the light. Use Lumos when you come up if it takes as long as I suspect, while you read the whole bloody thing over again for spelling and grammar.
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