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?!

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[alt_frank]

hang on hermione. what's happened?

[alt_sirius]

I'm with Frank, Hermione. What's going on? What do you mean about Moony saying we were only going to sit on our heels? About what?

[alt_sirius]

Do you mean they're doing something to your parents?

Arthur - what can you learn, quickly?

[alt_alice]

Hermione,

I don't know everything that's happened. I can see that you're scared and angry. And from what little I know, I would be too were I in your shoes. You have every right.

And even though you're angry at everyone right now, remember that you're still a member of the Order. You're one of us, you're not alone in this, and we stand up for our own. If Kingsley's or Minerva's or Arthur and Molly's or Poppy's or my family was ever in danger, we all would do everything within our power to help them, and it's no different with you.

We will do all we can. I will do all I can. Trust that if there is a chance we can help your parents, we will. Trust that if we can get them out (and we will try as hard as we can), they will come stay here, at Moddey Dhoo, where it's safe. That's a promise from me to you.

Order Only

[alt_poppy]

Oh, Miss Granger. I wish there were something that I could say to offer you comfort, but, of course, there is nothing any of us can say--or, perhaps, do--to remedy the awfulness of this situation.

The truth, as you know, is that we cannot protect you now any more than we could when you were taken from our oversight and given into Mr Marvolo's ownership, any more than we have been able to protect Mr Boot from the evils inflicted on him by his so-called Master.

We are, all of us, held captive by the Lord Protector and his Death Eaters, but we, who are adults and who hold positions of some authority and who, by accident of our heritage are called 'free', we do owe you as much care as we are able to offer.

I wish it were true to say that any of us knows what is best. None of us would make that claim, child. Instead, we believe very strongly that we know what is right. We believe that we must do everything in our power to restore freedom to all people in our country--not only for ourselves and for those like yourself and Mr Boot, who have been stripped of your rights as wizards, but also for your parents and people like them, who are not magical, but who are people nonetheless and who deserve to live their lives as they choose.

That is the only promise we can make, Miss Granger. Hermione. And I believe it is the promise you have made along with us in joining the Order of the Phoenix--that we will all work to the extent of our abilities, giving all of our strength and all of our intelligence to the fight.

[alt_arthur]

Just received a hurried patronus from Frank. He thinks there's reason to believe they're in Smythstone, and he and Stephen are heading there now.

There is very little time left, but this may be it.