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[alt_sirius]

Frank, well done again!

Listen, I spoke with Captain Collins again and he says the 'signs' are more favourable for Friday night. Seems to think I'm to be impressed with a divination by a little witch off the wharf, but I happen to know the long-range shipping forecast is that Friday will be cloudier than Saturday.

Anyway, he used to sail the Channel all the time before the wards went up. He told me to tell you to plot your course for the South Bishop lighthouse: latitude 51° 51' 9.6" N longitude 5° 24' 43.3" W

Collins says it's an ideal landmark for you, as it sits alone on a outcrop of rock in 4¾ miles south west of St David's Head. I doubt it's lit at night, though, so be careful getting your bearing off it.

From there he says to proceed due south and we should meet up where the wards run. If you plan to head out right at sunset or just after, we should be able to rendez-vous an hour or two after midnight, depending on your best speed. That leaves us a short window to transfer the goods and then you'll have a few hours to make for shore.

As for your point about your young Turner, you're right, I don't like it one bit. I'm no hero; that's you and Arthur and Kingsley and all. So far I've done nothing but scribble a few odd phrases in this fight!

Well, we'll change that in a sevennight, won't we? I have to admit I sort of look forward to some tangible contribution to our efforts.

Anyway. Yes, twelve wands. Agatha's been laying them aside now and then. That's one good consequence of all these delays getting them to you in the first place!

Poppy, the fluxweed is okay, but it's not looking as healthy as it did a couple weeks ago. Any suggestions for perking it up a bit for you?

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[alt_kingsley]

If there's one thing I've learned from the Players, it's that we all have our parts to play, my friend. Some of us may seem to play the heroes, and some only the supporting characters, but the play isn't worth much without all of us working together.

(And you wouldn't call me a hero if you ever saw me cursing over the firewood whenever it's my turn to light the fire and make breakfast in the morning. It's a standing joke with the others--Benjy always says my fire-starting charm isn't worth shite. Not to mention my cooking.)

[alt_frank]

between his moaning about the rabbit spell and his whinging over your cooking, I'd say our Benjy is getting soft.

tell him to grow a pair, or he can't be Kevin's godfather any more.

when are you lot stopping by? can't wait to see that old bastard again.

[alt_kingsley]

Arthur's turning into quite the canny manager: he has our appearances booked out for awhile. But we have an opening in the schedule the second week in May. That work for you?

[alt_frank]

that'd do. looking forward to it.

[alt_frank]

thanks, mate. I've been to that lighthouse before, years ago, but it was during the day and on land. should be able to find it easily enough, though.

we'll be ready for Friday. least as ready as we can be.

[alt_poppy]

I'm terrible with plants, Sirius, but I've asked Pomona, and she says that if the leaves are turning a bit wan, it may be that a simple bit of sunshine would revive them. I can imagine that they might have been kept away in a dim place for a bit too long.

She says that another possibility is that the leaves are looking wilted (sort of droopy and collapsed in on themselves). In that case, they've probably dried out, and it won't be just a simple matter of giving them a bit of water (if you tried that, it will probably not have had much effect) because if the soil's dried up, it will pull away from the sides of the pot so that water will run down around it and drain straight out the bottom rather than soaking in.

If this sounds like what's wrong with them, then you need to rehydrate the soil, which can be done by getting a big basin full of water, submerging the pot completely (she says not to worry if some of the lower leaves get wet--and she says to weight down the pots if they tend to float up--you want them right under the water completely).

Leave them submerged until you stop seeing bubbles come up from the pots.

Then, when you've removed the pots from the water, you'll need to cast a bubble charm around them to keep the moist air in for a bit--a day would be helpful, but for as long as the charm holds, in any case.

Oh, she did say that over-watering was another possibility, in which case the soil will have gone boggy and the leaves may have turned yellow and spongy. If that's the case, she says to try a dehydrating charm on the soil and then cross your fingers. She suggested throwing some salt over your shoulder, too. Apparently, there's not much hope of reviving plants that have drowned.

I shall cross my fingers that something succeeds. And do be careful, Sirius!


Not sure why I bother to say it.