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[alt_hermione]

There's a third-year girl named Sophie Fleet and her mum's on the Board of Governors. But Madam Umbridge had Auror Crouch torture her and they snapped her wand this morning, and I guess she and her mother are going to be sent to the camps.

Mr Weasley--I mean, Bill--is there any way to stop them getting there? Mr Longbottom or Mr Shacklebolt?

Only Mrs Fleet was a Governor and she might know things that could help, if she were given an opportunity to help us.

People should know that Umbridge is a terror. I mean, the Carrows were horrid but, I don't know, somehow she's worse.

Sirius, could you say something? Something about how it's worse to try to control people's thoughts or feelings? 'Privacy is a privilege' is what she told Dean Thomas (and everyone else) but that's not true. That's how they want people to treat mudbloods and it's not how it ought to be for anyone.

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[alt_lupin]

What? This happened at Hogwarts? Minerva, why

I imagine that getting them now is going to be too difficult; they'll be watched too closely. Later, there might be a chance.

[alt_hermione]

Yes, here in the Great Hall just this morning.

Auror Crouch has been here for a few days, because of Professor Dolohov. And one of the Juniors mentioned that Madam Umbridge came and got him out of the hospital wing last night, but she didn't think anything was strange about that, for one thing because it meant he wasn't there to glower at everyone.

I guess it turns out she came to get him because she'd been asking Sophie questions and she discovered that Sophie and her mother didn't agree with the Protectorate, or not completely. At breakfast, during his questioning, Auror Crouch made Sophie reveal that she'd exchanged private messages with her mother that 'made it clear' she had treasonous thoughts and that her mother sympathised and wasn't as loyal to the Lord Protector as someone with their blood and status ought to have been.

Which means she can force anyone to read private messages. Only I don't think she'd ever force Harry or Draco to do that, because if she did.... Well, please, can you send me that portkey as soon as possible?

[alt_alice]

That's awful.

No doubt they'll be heavily guarded on their way there -- the MLE might anticipate that some of their friends would attempt to prevent this, and would take measures to make sure everything was secure and quickly done.

We'll see if we can't sort out which camp they've been taken to. With luck, we may have contacts there who can keep an eye on them until we can gain entry.

[alt_sirius]

Son of a wight.

Yeah. Allie's right, Hermione, I don't think we'll be able to spirit them away just now but we'll look for them.

(Bill, Kingsley and Frank all went to the ritual site last night, too, so they may be unavailable for a rescue right away, at any rate. Maybe Dora and I could try if we knew where they were going, but without exact information it would be impossible to get in and out quickly enough.)

I'll work on something, though. I have to warn you, I've not a lot of faith in a single Grim Truth changing anything but - well. Perhaps it could at least rattle their chains.

[alt_alice]

As I said to Minerva -- I have no doubt that many of Hogwarts' students will be terrified for their own safety tonight, as will their parents. They will not be able to voice their fears, but you can.

[alt_bill]

Bloody hell.

Selwyn had a meeting scheduled with me this morning, which he just cancelled--said he had to deal with 'this Fleet matter.' I'll try to find out what I can, but it might take awhile. Or perhaps Nick can learn something. We'll pass on anything we find out.

[alt_molly]

My word, Hermione.

I...I don't even know what to say.