Private Message to Auri

[alt_antonin]

Writing this quickly, Lyoushka and Narcissa will be here any moment to interview the Calderwood girl with me --

No luck finding Miss Fawcett in the Forest, and Milland says he looked last night until the wee hours as well. In daylight we did find a scrap of a Ravenclaw cloak caught up on some bushes in the area Mr Malfoy said he saw her, but nothing else, and of course the damned forest is full of creatures that leave heavy tracks wherever they go; the trail grew cold shortly thereafter.

We did find patches of blood, but it was not human (squirrel, to be precise) -- so that, at least, is a relief.

I am wishing now I had not been so quick last night to write the disturbance off wholly as student mischief to be encouraged. (Although the student mischief was apparently quite mischievous; the woman's office is entirely unusable, including significant damage done to her Floo.) Milland plans to continue the search this afternoon.

I'll update you and Raz after supper on what we three discover with Miss Calderwood, if anything.

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[alt_sinistra]

Thank you, Toshenka, for letting me know.

The poor girl. I don't even know what I want to hope happens there: clearly if she's found it's going to go very badly for her here. (And did you see Madam Pinkness has just written to Mafalda Hopkirk and Barty?) I wish we'd stuck our heads out further as well, but given how much she's fuming today, I don't know that it'd have done much good. (Well, me at least. You are an intimidating class of your own, as always.)

As to tonight - well. I suspect I'd not mind company after, because honestly, I expect Acton and Carpenter to be entirely horrible. Or if you don't mind giving me time to change and you're up for it, a chance to drill some as well as talk. I could stand to work the nerves out of me.

On that note, I heard from a reliable source last night that at least some of our students have figured out that if the purebloods eat less, the halfbloods will get more for supper. I took the liberty of setting your Berry to the problem, and will be helping to fill in the gaps at least a little, though getting food to people without further trouble is going to be a trick.

Right. You have your conversations, and I just got a vistor with a robe problem. Later, Toshenka. I look forward to seeing the full effect.

[alt_antonin]

If it is any consolation, I do believe Barty is as unwilling to be of help to Her Odiousness as we might wish. I'll have a word in passing with him before he leaves; while obviously I would like to find Miss Fawcett, and sooner rather than later if she requires Healers' attention, I would not wish to do so simply to hand her over to Umbridge. If she is found, we will ensure she does not take further injury.

And yes, let us get together once Barty and company leave. I've news from this afternoon, though perhaps not as useful as one might wish.

In the meantime, and I recognise this is an unusual request: I did not think to check my supplies before returning, and of course I've had a spot of damp in the most inconvenient place. Might you, by any chance, have a pot of rouge I might borrow?

[alt_sinistra]

That is very good to hear about Barty, really. As to Miss Fawcett, I quite agree that Umbridge should not get her hands on her. I'm glad to do whatever I can to help there. (As I'm sure you expected.)

Rouge, really? I'll be right down with my case of such things in case you discover any other deficiencies in your supplies. Now I've done with my absurd row of buttons. You will, I think, be amused by a specific charm I never expected to actually use: I'd normally consider it entirely too much, but in this case, I wish to make a point.

Moment, Tosha. And after, please. I could use some help settling. And I'm sure we'll both need to vent about our companions for the meal.