ORDER ONLY: THE JUNIOR AUXILIARY

[alt_hermione]

I'M ONLY GOING TO SAY THIS ONCE.

THEY KNOW LOADS MORE THAN YOU THINK.

THEY ALSO HAVE A SECRET WAY TO TALK THROUGH THE JOURNALS AND THEY COMPARE NOTES. YOU ALL THINK THEY'RE BABIES BUT THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT STUPID AND THEY NOTICE THINGS AND THEY TALK ABOUT THEM. THAT'S HOW THEY FIGURED THINGS OUT, NOT BECAUSE THE ORDER'S INSECURE.

ALL RIGHT?

They don't know about Moddey Dhoo, though. They know you rescue babies but not where the babies go. They don't know about smuggling things other than wands (but honestly, they know that Mr Ponds is really Mr Lupin and they know that Sirius is hiding with him and Ms Tonks so it'll only be a matter of time before they put that together, too). And they don't know who ALL of you are but yeah, they know who MOST of you are. Anyone they already know. (Not Mr Snape, though, except for Neville and Evelyn, of course.)

Whenever someone comes into the secret lock for the Juniors, as you call them, they have to tell a secret that would get them in terrible terrible trouble if people found out.

So they ALL know about Justin being muggleborn. They ALL know that the Weasleys (mostly) think the Lord Protector is a git. They ALL know things about each other that would compromise them if they told on the others.

And Hydra IS a natural Occlumens. She figured it out last year and that's why we thought it would be okay to let her in.


So Stop Asking Questions About It. THEY'RE CLEVERER THAN ALL OF YOU PUT TOGETHER.

Comments

[alt_gredforge]

Too right.

[alt_severus]

Out of the mouths of babes: the harder you try to keep someone ignorant of your actions, the more they recognise there is a secret being kept, and work to uncover it.

I might also note that the Order has asked Miss Granger to bide under an unconscionable and crushing burden of secrecy for years now. How does she differ from the rest of your children? Mr Boot, as well. Why is it acceptable for him to know the full extent of our operations, and not others?

If I were a lesser man I would point out the key difference between the two of them and the other children under discussion.

Private Message to Hermione Granger and Harry Marvolo

[alt_alice]

...Is it wrong of me to admit that I'm quite chuffed and terrified at the same time? Our Neville got his birthday wish after all. It feels as if a rather large weight has been lifted, even though it's in the middle of all this fuss (most of it more than a little unnecessary, I'll have to admit, we can be a tad prone to hysteria as a unit when it comes to certain issues).

Dear heart, I know there's an environment of openness among you and yours, which is probably for the best... but am I right in assuming that Neville and Evelyn have kept our visits to themselves? If you'd rather not betray confidences, I understand.

Private message to Hermione Granger and Harry Marvolo

[alt_terry]

Wow.

So, um, do you feel better? Now that you have that off your chest?