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Order Only: Hello from Grimmauld
Sep. 16th, 2012 11:04 pmAs you all know, we'd been waiting for the right opportunity to reveal the truth to Ellie. Bill, Kingsley, you remember Remus mentioned it to you the last time you were at Laszlo's Unlimited, that we thought we were getting close.
Well, we sat her down this afternoon. Or rather, 'Junius' and Dora did, with a shot of firewhiskey and the news that they had a shock for her.
They told her that they're part of an organisation that helps to rescue Muggleborn children out of the camps (though not about the Order in detail). She took the shot and as Remus was pouring another for her, she said, 'I've a secret for you, then. Your friend Beth asked me to help her months ago. I've been passing coded messages for her network to some of the other mudbloods who come in to the shop.'
Remus drank the shot and before he could pour another, Dora took a hit from the bottle. I decided I'd like a drop myself, so I changed and asked to be allowed to catch up. (Though actually, Ellie got one ahead at that point.)
'Sirius Black?' she stammered. 'Your bloody dog is bloody Sirius Bloody Black?'
We quickly assured her that anything she'd said or done in front of 'Sinbad' was of no consequence to us. We also, er, clarified the realities of our domestic arrangements.
And we offered to bring her over here to 12 GP to acquaint herself with the place. (Kreacher couldn't be more pleased.) Alice, thanks for the note you gave us for her the last time you were here.
Ideally, she'll be willing to stay on her own in Doughty Conduit while we all bunk here at night. That way the house will look occupied and she'll be on hand to alert us if someone should need to come back after hours. But she'll (finally) have her own bed that's not a pallet in the cellar. Tonight it's the third guest bed on the 3rd floor. Tomorrow ... we'll see.
Well, we sat her down this afternoon. Or rather, 'Junius' and Dora did, with a shot of firewhiskey and the news that they had a shock for her.
They told her that they're part of an organisation that helps to rescue Muggleborn children out of the camps (though not about the Order in detail). She took the shot and as Remus was pouring another for her, she said, 'I've a secret for you, then. Your friend Beth asked me to help her months ago. I've been passing coded messages for her network to some of the other mudbloods who come in to the shop.'
Remus drank the shot and before he could pour another, Dora took a hit from the bottle. I decided I'd like a drop myself, so I changed and asked to be allowed to catch up. (Though actually, Ellie got one ahead at that point.)
'Sirius Black?' she stammered. 'Your bloody dog is bloody Sirius Bloody Black?'
We quickly assured her that anything she'd said or done in front of 'Sinbad' was of no consequence to us. We also, er, clarified the realities of our domestic arrangements.
And we offered to bring her over here to 12 GP to acquaint herself with the place. (Kreacher couldn't be more pleased.) Alice, thanks for the note you gave us for her the last time you were here.
Ideally, she'll be willing to stay on her own in Doughty Conduit while we all bunk here at night. That way the house will look occupied and she'll be on hand to alert us if someone should need to come back after hours. But she'll (finally) have her own bed that's not a pallet in the cellar. Tonight it's the third guest bed on the 3rd floor. Tomorrow ... we'll see.
