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I just wanted to check in before tomorrow night, especially following recent anxieties about Regulus. Everything's been fine here. No need to worry at all.
Well, no, actually it was rather worrying when he came into the shop the other day. He was buying some stone pot or jar or some such, of all things, but it seems it was a completely innocent transaction. I suppose even Reg needs homewares now and then.
I have to confess to hiding away behind the stacks and leavingMiss Tonks Nymphadora Dora Miss Tonks Tonks to deal with it, which she did admirably, due only in part to her having no idea what a potential danger he poses to me and, by association, to herself.
She's a very pleasant young woman and certainly exceptionally able, although perhaps a little clumsy, which in a shop full of breakable household items is not ideal! We've almost made a game of it, though, guessing what will get broken each day. It doesn't actually matter that a few items get smashed, of course. There's rarely anything we can't fix with a quick reparo, which is a spellMiss Tonks Tonks is most accomplished at casting.
I do wish she wasn't so averse to her first name, mind you. Tonks just doesn't seem an appropriate way to address apretty young woman, but she's repeatedly asked me not to call her Miss Tonks, as we've known each other a while now, and outright refuses to answer any permutation of her first name. It's a little frustrating, if I'm honest. But if it's what she wants, I suppose I have no choice.
On an unrelated note, one of the customers this morning said something about a large fire south of the river last night. I doubt it really means anything, Halloween enthusiasm or an early start on Bonfire Night, probably, but did anyone else hear anything of it? Bill, you're down that way, aren't you?
After that murder a few weeks ago, I just wondered if it was worth checking whether this was another anti-muggle or anti-muggleborn thing. I'd pop down myself and have a look, but if the MLE are sniffing around, I'd rather not risk being recognised unless it's necessary.
Well, no, actually it was rather worrying when he came into the shop the other day. He was buying some stone pot or jar or some such, of all things, but it seems it was a completely innocent transaction. I suppose even Reg needs homewares now and then.
I have to confess to hiding away behind the stacks and leaving
She's a very pleasant young woman and certainly exceptionally able, although perhaps a little clumsy, which in a shop full of breakable household items is not ideal! We've almost made a game of it, though, guessing what will get broken each day. It doesn't actually matter that a few items get smashed, of course. There's rarely anything we can't fix with a quick reparo, which is a spell
I do wish she wasn't so averse to her first name, mind you. Tonks just doesn't seem an appropriate way to address a
On an unrelated note, one of the customers this morning said something about a large fire south of the river last night. I doubt it really means anything, Halloween enthusiasm or an early start on Bonfire Night, probably, but did anyone else hear anything of it? Bill, you're down that way, aren't you?
After that murder a few weeks ago, I just wondered if it was worth checking whether this was another anti-muggle or anti-muggleborn thing. I'd pop down myself and have a look, but if the MLE are sniffing around, I'd rather not risk being recognised unless it's necessary.
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It makes me a little nervous too, but I think if he'd recognised me, I'd be long gone by now, so that's some small comfort.
Please tell Ian I shall look forward to receiving his card, but that there's really no need to worry. Everything is very well set up here. It's not Moddey Dhoo, but it's certainly secure enough.
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And you'd better watch it with the "getting old" talk! After all, if you're getting old, and I was old enough to be your Prefect, where does that leave me?
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You know I age in dog years, Alice, whereas you will be 17 forever, at least in my eyes.
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And as far as Tonks is concerned, she did help Arthur with Dean Thomas's paperwork, which was an enormous risk, and hasn't yet breathed a word, so we know she can keep a secret. She writes regularly to Sirius, which shows her sympathies. And she wants to be known by her Muggleborn father's last name, which also lets me know where her heart lies.
I'm not sure of everyone else's thoughts on the matter, but I think that if you trust her, Sirius trusts her, and Arthur's got a good feeling about her too, that's good enough for at least a trial interview I should think. If it doesn't look like she's up for it, you can back off now without too much danger.
And I'd rather break her into the group gently, in a controlled sort of way, rather than wait until an emergency arises, tell her the lot right then and there, and have to trust that she'd do the right thing.
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