Order Only: Private Message to Sally-Anne and Draco

[alt_hermione]

Mrs Longbottom asked me and Pansy to talk to the house-elves and find out what sort of magical compact binds them, in case we ever need them to work against a future Headmistress or Headmaster.

I tried to tell her that it just doesn't work like that. Isn't she pureblood? How is it possible she doesn't know that house-elves don't have written compacts? Or is it more that because she's a pureblood she's never even given a thought to what binds house-elves to their masters?

I mean, look at that miserable elf of Sirius's--he'd like nothing better than to stab Sirius in the heart and run to your mother, Draco--but he can't.

Now Pansy and I have to sweet-talk the elves to try to find out what the limits of their obedience are and it's a colossal waste of time.

Comments

Re: Private Message to Draco

[alt_draco]

I don't want you to try to talk me out of it.

Re: Private Message to Draco

[alt_hermione]

But we've been through all that. I don't have to like it, any more than I like Mrs L asking me to talk to the bloody house-elves, but that doesn't mean I can't support you while not necessarily fancying the choice you've made.

Re: Private Message to Draco

[alt_draco]

Every once and a while I get this very certain feeling. It's a foreign feeling, but certain just the same... I'm going to fail. I'm going to fail if things don't - if they don't change. I can't explain what I mean by that, though - not exactly. Not to you.

I think I just need to go to sleep for a while, or something.

I didn't mean to start a row with you, though.