ORDER ONLY: HOW COULD YOU?

[alt_hermione]

I thought you all were going to take care of me. I trusted you. I believed you knew what was best.

I just -

It turns out Mr Lupin was all right after all, and you all just were going to sit around, I've already told the Headmistress this and I want you all to know too: I don't know -

I just -

What will happen to them? I suppose they'll have to go to the colony, won't they? But will the colony have them since they aren't wizards? If the colony won't have them you all had better have them, you had just better take care of them, or I swear I will run away from Hogwarts and help them myself, and I'll steal Draco's wand again and I'll have a wand then, and you all will just be able to go hang!!!!

I didn't realise they were hostages for my good behaviour, I ought to have known, how on earth could I have been so utterly stupid?!

Comments

[alt_sirius]

Allie ....

You're right, of course. If you can get to him ... if Remus has run off rather than be forced into service as Voldemort's tool ... perhaps.

Perhaps he's not so far removed from the Order's agenda as we I thought.

At any rate, seeing this you've written to Hermione, I ... well, I want to say: I'm an idiot. And I know that's no surprise to you. But if we can bring him to somewhere safe, or get him to Kingsley, at least, then we owe it to him to hear what he has to say about ... about back then.

Even if he had something to do with James and Lily's deaths, he's certainly in danger now that he's chosen to defy Voldemort. And if he still has the fibre to do a runner over two people he's never met ... well, it makes it harder to believe he knew James and Lily would be harmed through his actions. Or maybe there's some other explanation we haven't thought of.

Point is, he's running now, or soon will be, and even after all this time, we're his only real family. We owe him at least a chance to explain where he stood then and stands now.

[alt_alice]

He's safe. That's a good start. We'll sort things out.

I could just about kiss you right now, you know.

[alt_sirius]

And you an expecting mum.

Don't tell Frank, luv. We should break the news together.