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[alt_hermione]

I've been trying and trying to put this off, because I've been afraid of what you all will say, but I simply have to tell you, now that everyone's going home - 

Terry and I have a few friends who are helping us hide our wands. They're in these little braided bracelets and they come out when we need them. We couldn't have done the charms work ourselves. But we promised them we'd never tell anyone who they are so I can't tell you! I mean, they think that someone must have given us the wands, but they don't know who or how, or how many of you, so they're really afraid that you'll get caught and tell someone that they helped us, so I can't tell.

I hope it's all right. I don't see how else things would possibly have worked. But you must understand that I simply can't tell who they are, I can't, they trust me not to...

Comments

[alt_frank]

hey kid.

good to know you've both got some friends there that you can trust like that. and yeah, it's a bit tricky to sort out who will keep you safe, but you're pretty smart about that sort of thing. and it might be good to have some kids your age that will cover for you if you need it. just be careful is all.

you're pretty good at keeping secrets, after all, you've done a good job keeping ours. and you know what it would mean if either of you got caught, so by my reckoning, it's good you're taking precautions and all. especially Terry -- never know what'll happen with that bastard Carrow out of Azkaban.

any road, I trust you.

[alt_hermione]

Thank you - it means ever so much - I mean, I'll try not to let you down.

[alt_kingsley]

It's not you letting us down that worries me so much as your friends letting YOU down. And therefore endangering us all.

A chain will break at its weakest link. Can you really trust your friends that much, Hermione? Trust them with your and Terry's lives? Because that's what you're doing, letting them know you have a wand. (Or did you not reveal that?) I doubt you have the same protection that we do, that there's an Unbreakable Vow involved.

(And if there is, I have a hunch Minerva would hex you pretty thoroughly.)