Order Only: Private Message to Remus

[alt_sirius]

Did we find Montague and Finnigan a place to stay that's sufficiently far from - well, from anyone else?

We knew that re-integrating would be a challenge, well, here's our very first live test of whether we can get the next generation to get along, after all the bad blood.

I hope we don't have to place a guard outside their door or anything.

Mind you, I'm not saying Alice made the wrong call to get Ginny back, but I wonder if we should have insisted that Finnigan pay at least some dues before expecting the others to simply break bread with him.

Comments

[alt_lupin]

They're somewhere up one of the towers. (Not Ravenclaw or Astronomy. Maybe near the Divination classroom?) We should have had Alice specify that they needed to eat their meals in their room, or at least that Finnigan needed to.

[alt_sirius]

Maybe he'll exhibit more sense from here out. Or we could simply instruct the elves and save everyone the stress of another day like this.

[alt_lupin]

I wish I knew what Montague wanted. What Montague was thinking. If it were just Montague turning up to eat with our side, it would be easy enough to explain, 'oh, he's actually been working for us for months.' Draco, Hydra, Justin, Ron, they all had their turn working as Order agents; that's easy for people to understand.

Does he expect us to welcome Seamus Finnigan back with open arms? I thought the bargain was just amnesty, not -- I don't know.

[alt_sirius]

There's amnesty and there's the good taste to stay a hermit.

[alt_lupin]

I think we all assumed they'd have the sense to keep their distance.

Maybe we could take up a collection to provide them with a flat in Hogsmeade. Or anywhere that isn't the castle.

[alt_sirius]

Hm. Do you think they got the point, though? Or should we say something to Mr Montague?

[alt_lupin]

The trouble with talking to Montague is he just lost his brother, horribly.