Order Only: Private Message to Draco

[alt_hermione]

It's so quiet when Mr Lupin's off being a wolf, isn't it?

Have you found a good house yet? I was thinking that we don't want anywhere more than a mile or two outside the village, in case people have trouble Apparating. But far enough away that it's not obvious where we've gone. Maybe we could trek up round Upper Feldring and see what we find?

Oh, and I was reading some of Professor Dumbledore's notes about Tom Riddle. I think we should go to Little Hangleton, you know, just to have a look round and see if we can find anything there of interest.

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[alt_draco]

Yeah, I do want to see it, even if it ends up being decidedly not cheery. We can consider it a practise run to see what it's like to introduce ourselves to people as amateur artefact collectors, and ask them questions, and in general just get a sense of what it feels like to make ordinary conversation with wizards and witches who aren't in the Order.

Do you think it will feel strange for you to make that sort of ordinary conversation? Since you always had to present yourself as a downtrodden mudblood in public before, I mean. I suppose I will find it difficult not come across as some massively entitled prat. You'll have to keep me in line.

And what's your awful idea, anyway? You know I have to ask, now that you've said it.

[alt_hermione]

Oh, my idea--well. It was whether I could find a way to get my Wolfsbane potion to--to the Smythstone enclave, you know, and if--if anyone would use it if they got it there.

But see, that's really not a realistic idea, is it. So forget I said anything.

I don't know. I think what I'm worried about most is that I'll start a conversation and not be able to stop myself, after so many years of not being able to really talk to anyone. And I guess we'll just have to tell people that your family are well-connected or something, but I'll pinch you if you ever go too far.

[alt_draco]

Why don't you ask Black and Lupin? I don't know if it's realistic or not, as I know very little about the werewolf enclaves. But it never hurts to ask.

Alright, and I'll...pinch you, if you start doing that babbling thing you do.

Want to plan it out in more detail in the morning? I'll make breakfast. Really, I'm getting better on the scones, honest.

[alt_hermione]

Well, perhaps. I've a feeling I know what she--what they'll say.

And you don't have to learn to cook. When you tell Kreacher to bake things he does it and doesn't even burn anything. You can just use spells when we're on the road, if you like. But yes, let's go over our stories in the morning, and think about the sorts of antiques we're meant to be looking for.

I'm going to bed now, though. See you tomorrow.