just like to add that I've talked briefly to fred, george, lee, terry, and hermione about working on security protocols for the juniors that are more specific and cover a variety of scenarios, just to keep us all thinking ahead. portkeys are all well and good, but making sure everyone knows when to use them, and what to do once they get there, and how to handle things if they don't work is going to be important. especially because some of them probably have parents or god parents who can track their locations. merlin forbid we ever have to have a mass evac, but I don't want to leave them high and dry, and I don't want us to be stuck with our arses in the air.

and here's to my al.