alt_lupin | Order Only: Private message to Padfoot

Order Only: Private message to Padfoot

Do you suppose Terry's forgiven the lot of us yet? For Milland?

He saddled us with it, but the rest of us have been willing enough to look the other way.

I think I like Pomona's ethical standard. 'Do I want to have to explain this to the Juniors, when they come of age and join up? or will this just convince them there's no real difference between our side and the other?'

It's not that we've ignored it, precisely, but there's fuck all to do about it. I can't think of an acceptable solution; can you?

And Merlin knows we're not perfect, and I'm not proud of all the things we've done and had to do over the years, but yes, we're different from those blood-suckers.

We feel remorse, if nothing else. We try to do the right thing, even if we fail.

Fuck.

Now Allie's got me thinking about poor old Cobs.

I know. Me too.

He was so deliberate -- you know, he gave the other side a fair hearing, when he was considering who to side with, what to do. It was part of why he was able to infiltrate so effectively.

From their point of view, he was a spy. They catch a spy, they kill him without mercy and use his body to terrorise his friend.

We catch a spy...we keep him locked up somewhere comfortable while we argue endlessly about what to do with him.

That IS a difference. Of a sort.

Brilliant. Ta, pup, that helps ever so much.

It's not as if I know what to do with Milland, either.

I sort of liked the 'shove him through the wards and obliviate him' plan. Is there a reason we can't do that? I suppose Severus would have to leave Hogwarts.

Well, we could shave his head first. And perhaps clip his nails really short. (Not volunteering, thanks.)

But do you know, it does occur to me that we've not heard much from Snivelly about the person Milland was supposedly spying for. Is he making regular reports? To whom? And about what? Why hasn't he shown us any benefit to his little impersonation act?

I guess we'd better ask. I don't think it ought to wait until Christmas holidays when we can get everyone together in person.

No, I agree. He's been lurking at Hogwarts, 'educating' the impressionable young, and ... using up polyjuice.

We could get enough bits of Milland to keep Severus well-supplied with polyjuice for a good long time, but we can't guarantee Milland won't find a Protectorate embassy quickly enough to get Severus arrested if he's still playing Milland.