Order Only: Private Message to R J Lupin

Just passing along a message. I was talking with Terrie last night and she said she'd heard about how you got sacked from Hogwarts, at the end of Harry's first year. And she said that she sort of figured when you disappeared that you'd joined 'my organisation'.

Of course, I told her I couldn't tell her the names of anyone else in 'my organisation' (and really, I can't seem to get anyone round here to understand that I'm certainly not in charge of the Order!).

She gave me that smile - you know, the one where the tips of her teeth show and she looks about half an inch away from throwing a hex - and she said, 'Right, but you were best mates, and no one ever believed that sniping act you pulled in the journals. So where else would he go? You and Alice thought up some way to hide him. And I know, you can't tell me if you're working with Alice, either. But it makes sense, you have to admit. Anyway, if you are, and you happen to talk to them, however it is you talk to them, tell them well done. And I miss them.'

I changed the subject, but I'm passing that along.

She's off at work now. I guess now I know how you feel watching our Dora go off to the Ministry for her shifts ... only I don't think there's anyone at the Ministry aiming to molest Dora on a regular basis. Merlin, I'd like to punch that Birchmore bloke - and that was before she and I - er, reconnected.

Anyway. Looks as if I'll be round here for a bit, but I could probably come down for the full moon. If you liked, that is.