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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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