Order Only: Private message to Padfoot and Dora

[alt_lupin]

I think she's almost quit crying.

If we're going to get a scene like this every time she breaks a glass ... perhaps Madam Pomfrey could send us some calming draughts to keep on hand? Or do you think she'll settle down once she realises we're not going to cruciate her for accidental breakages?







(Dora, maybe you should try again tomorrow to tell her just how many of those glasses you've broken. I don't think she was listening, she was too busy telling us how sorry she was.)

Comments

[alt_lupin]

There's one good thing about that, though: at least it put the rest of her dramatics into perspective, for the Saturday night crowd. They know you're friendly, so if she's acting like you're some sort of savage monster AND acting like she's afraid Dora and I are about to haul off and cruciate her...

Merlin. It's bad enough having a muggleborn servant. If people think we mistreat her, ugh. I think Dora's gone out to smooth things over, so people know we took her inside to calm her down, not to punish her. I'd send her back out but I'm afraid she might break another glass out of pure dread.

[alt_sirius]

Oh, that reminds me: Before the infamous glass shattered, I did hear old Nell muttering that she thought it was strange your taking this route for help. So there's that.

I hope this scheme of Beth's isn't just some elabourate form of initiation stunt.

[alt_lupin]

You were thinking that too, eh?