Order Only: Private message to Padfoot and Tonks : comments [Remus Lupin]

Yes, but will people believe her? Particularly if you or Tonks follow right behind with 'That's a game she plays' or something to make it clear it's not actually true, it's just in her head.

I mean to say, two-year-olds ... they do make things up or say things that don't make any earthly sense. I think. Not that I've known too many of them. But at this point I think you could still make the case that she's part parrot.

Yes, we'll have to tell Alice. I was avoiding that for now, until we've thought through our options a bit more.

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I don't know if we can risk it. (Telling people it's a game, I mean.)

Are you thinking about Justin? What his mum did, trying to cover up his magic? It wouldn't be like that, with Bea -- she WILL get older and learn to keep our secrets. And she could have outings, just -- safe places.

Everyone else in the Order with children managed to keep their secrets from the children -- the Twins and Ron both worked it out in the end but not when they were two. I think part of why I feel so frustrated is just -- how is they managed it and we couldn't? But of course, Frank and Alice managed it by leaving their children to be raised by Frank's mother. And Molly and Arthur were never fugitives.

~~It seemed so simple when she was a baby~~

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I think you've just answered your own questions. Arthur and Molly weren't an Animagus and werewolf, they didn't constantly have to alter their appearance at home to hide from the authorities, and they kept their activities in the Order secret by not mentioning them in front of the tots, as well as not inviting all the other fugitive members to holiday parties and meetings in their home.

No, I'm not thinking of keeping her prisoner here, not at all. If we did that, you'd have to come up with a story to tell the regulars. Of course 'She's getting too disruptive' is a perfectly fine excuse but people are accustomed to seeing her about at least some of the time.

I dislike the idea of Compulsion magic but it might be our best option. I'm sure Mother had a few books on the subject of Compulsion in Child-Rearing.

Circe, I hate that idea.

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I know. So do I.

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Ugh. That's horrible.

The Crouches used to talk about using charms like that on me to get me to be more useful when I was home. I think Mrs Crouch might even have tried it once, but she wasn't good at that sort of thing. That's why she wanted me to be more help, I suppose.

It's lucky the Grouch wasn't ever there when she thought of doing it. I'm sure he'd have been delighted to Imperius me to do whatever she wanted.

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We might have to do something. The moment you two left she started fussing. I took a hard line but now I am apparently persona non grata as far as she is concerned.

Of course that may have its benefits. If she refuses to speak altogether, problem solved!

No, it's not really any better that way.

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