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Nov. 29th, 2010 09:08 amHullo, all.
Just wanted to say that I can confirm Poppy's observations about the general mood in the countryside. I've had to skirt the Dementors' feeding grounds a couple times already and I've only been back in the neighbourhood for a few days.
The handlers keep moving them about. I think that may be why the effects keep reinforcing themselves. Proximity keeps changing.
Luckily one side effect is that people are more apt to toss out the papers. I know the entire wizarding world is focused on Narcissa's show of Friday, but I read three rather more interesting items in yesterday's paper:
1. Malfoy wasn't at his wife's big night - not until after it started. Mr Patil was also hardly mentioned, did you notice? He was there, at least, but it seems like he's been told to keep his opinions to himself. After all, part of Narcissa's strategy, I'm sure, was to arrange the collaboration to distract everyone from my brother's involvement in the Patils' son's death. I wonder if Mr Patil has forgiven her quite as readily as his wife has done?
But as for Malfoy, what do you suppose could have kept him away? 'State business' was all the article said. France, perhaps? or something else?
2. I don't know if any of you noticed but there was a small piece about the village schools in Devon undergoing some 're-training'. Meaning what? It says it's part of a new programme starting there and will be rolled out to all the village schools. Don't like the sound of that. Any thoughts?
3. Best for last: The Telford Camp Administrator resigned. Arthur, did you know about this before it happened? The article makes it sound like he was considered too soft on his charges, and a possible 'Black sympathiser' - but there's also a passing mention of this Dog Star Company being involved. Well, we're meant to think that the Company are so addled that they couldn't keep their association with his bloke secret. But that's daft. They had to know that if they came out in support of the fellow, he'd be removed. So I'm thinking. What are the chances that they discredited him deliberately? What's the advantage - unless perhaps they know his replacement? Of course I'm sure the Death Eaters have thought of that, as well.
Anyway. I'm off to meet my contact. Frank, I'll let you know how that goes.
Just wanted to say that I can confirm Poppy's observations about the general mood in the countryside. I've had to skirt the Dementors' feeding grounds a couple times already and I've only been back in the neighbourhood for a few days.
The handlers keep moving them about. I think that may be why the effects keep reinforcing themselves. Proximity keeps changing.
Luckily one side effect is that people are more apt to toss out the papers. I know the entire wizarding world is focused on Narcissa's show of Friday, but I read three rather more interesting items in yesterday's paper:
1. Malfoy wasn't at his wife's big night - not until after it started. Mr Patil was also hardly mentioned, did you notice? He was there, at least, but it seems like he's been told to keep his opinions to himself. After all, part of Narcissa's strategy, I'm sure, was to arrange the collaboration to distract everyone from my brother's involvement in the Patils' son's death. I wonder if Mr Patil has forgiven her quite as readily as his wife has done?
But as for Malfoy, what do you suppose could have kept him away? 'State business' was all the article said. France, perhaps? or something else?
2. I don't know if any of you noticed but there was a small piece about the village schools in Devon undergoing some 're-training'. Meaning what? It says it's part of a new programme starting there and will be rolled out to all the village schools. Don't like the sound of that. Any thoughts?
3. Best for last: The Telford Camp Administrator resigned. Arthur, did you know about this before it happened? The article makes it sound like he was considered too soft on his charges, and a possible 'Black sympathiser' - but there's also a passing mention of this Dog Star Company being involved. Well, we're meant to think that the Company are so addled that they couldn't keep their association with his bloke secret. But that's daft. They had to know that if they came out in support of the fellow, he'd be removed. So I'm thinking. What are the chances that they discredited him deliberately? What's the advantage - unless perhaps they know his replacement? Of course I'm sure the Death Eaters have thought of that, as well.
Anyway. I'm off to meet my contact. Frank, I'll let you know how that goes.
