Private message to Barty

[alt_antonin]

As much as I have been enjoying playing with Nott all summer and watching his decline into rampant paranoia, I suppose we ought to arrange the coup de grâce before I am expected at Hogwarts full-time, even if it would be more entertaining to see how much further we could push him.

(I don't know if he'd added it already on Sunday when you stopped by, but the latest part of his defences when I stopped by this morning: an amulet that alerts him whenever anything moves or makes noise on his property while he is sleeping, so he would not sleep through an attack. Regrettably for him, he did not account for the indigenous wildlife. Even more regrettably, I know several bird-and-squirrel-attractant spells that do not trip his hex-traps.)

Tomorrow night? And if you are not opposed, I'd like to bring the puppy -- he's ready for fieldwork, I think, and I'd like to give him the opportunity before summer's end.

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[alt_crouch_jr]

Suppose you're right. It's scarcely sport at this point, anyway.

My latest gift was charming the window glass to darken with passing shadows whenever his gaze is half-turned from the view. Thought it would complement the looming shadows we gave him back in June.

[alt_antonin]

Ha! I had wondered why Korotkova let slip he'd contacted her yesterday in a lather demanding a check of his vision. (She fobbed him off -- not even my doing; she does not know of the feud between us; she simply does not like him.)

And trust me, I'd be perfectly happy to keep up the fun for longer, but sadly, the hinterlands of Scotland is not the place to run a proper campaign from.

[alt_crouch_jr]

Oh. Re. the pup. Do bring him. Let's see what his instincts are for prey.

[alt_antonin]

I do think he's ready. And whether his scruples manifest themselves at an inconvenient time or no, we can at least count upon his discretion.

I shall think about what sort of tableau we ought to leave. Best that the message is clear.