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Feb. 26th, 2009 07:25 pmI've been thinking about the possibility of breaching the wards in the channel. I'm not sure whether it'll work or not, but if it does, we ought to make it pay. Agatha and I talked about it yesterday. She's going to throw together a collection of wands, along with the other contraband you'll need if you're going to start producing Polyjuice in quantities. Besides, no self-respecting magical supplier would be without a small supply of powdered bicorn horn and Boomslang skin.
There's still the matter of a vessel capable of making the trip...and the total uncertainty as to whether it will even work! But it's only a matter of time before you'll need all this stuff. And in a way it might be safer than trying to slip them through the Laszlo packaging, now that we're building a reputation. So we ought to at least research the idea a bit. I don't suppose Charlie could offer any insight to the wards from up on Lewis Isle?
By the way, Molly and Arthur, a funny thing happened this morning. My journal fell off the table and landed open on the 3rd January entries. You may remember that was the day your boys posted about finding the old caretaker's office. I glanced through the list they wrote and it got me thinking.
Er...this may seem a rather odd exercise, but, do you still have that old bit of parchment they sent you? Try tapping it with your wand and saying, 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.'
If it works, we may have won back a rather helpful tool. If not...well, I said it was a daft idea, didn't I? Don't think I've gone mental.
(In other news, I looked at one of the flats Félice recommended. I'm not so sure; she lives there, for one thing, and she's been a bit, well, clinging for my taste. Difficult to get anything done when there's someone hanging about all the time. Not that I object to company, but I prefer it on my terms.)
There's still the matter of a vessel capable of making the trip...and the total uncertainty as to whether it will even work! But it's only a matter of time before you'll need all this stuff. And in a way it might be safer than trying to slip them through the Laszlo packaging, now that we're building a reputation. So we ought to at least research the idea a bit. I don't suppose Charlie could offer any insight to the wards from up on Lewis Isle?
By the way, Molly and Arthur, a funny thing happened this morning. My journal fell off the table and landed open on the 3rd January entries. You may remember that was the day your boys posted about finding the old caretaker's office. I glanced through the list they wrote and it got me thinking.
Er...this may seem a rather odd exercise, but, do you still have that old bit of parchment they sent you? Try tapping it with your wand and saying, 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.'
If it works, we may have won back a rather helpful tool. If not...well, I said it was a daft idea, didn't I? Don't think I've gone mental.
(In other news, I looked at one of the flats Félice recommended. I'm not so sure; she lives there, for one thing, and she's been a bit, well, clinging for my taste. Difficult to get anything done when there's someone hanging about all the time. Not that I object to company, but I prefer it on my terms.)
