Sorry for the interruption. And I've only a moment now.
I saw you there, Sirius. I hope to goodness no one else did--or that they thought little enough of it. But at least you saw the mayhem. Malfoy and Lestrange have dealt with the Dementors--Minerva, too, I suppose--and Malfoy was positively burning with rage when he arrived here.
But I don't know what they expected. Of course, those creatures were drawn by the crowd. How could they possibly resist?
The boy will be fine. He's broken a leg, which is easily repaired, but he's also suffered a severe shock. I do want to be certain there's no damage to his spine because that sort of injury is not always immediately apparent in traumatic accidents like this one. I've got him immobilised, and you may believe he is none too happy about that. But honestly, after the fall he took, it's a wonder he's breathing.
I may tell you, my heart was in my mouth until I reached him on that field. Between the rain and the darkness falling--not to mention all the spells flying every which way, it was impossible to see what had become of him until I was beside him.
But rest easy: he's safe, he's healing, and if I can get rid of his entourage, he'll rest.
It's just - Frank and I have just been chatting about how hard it is to be parents in this type of position. Well, I say parents. You know what I mean. He may not acknowledge it, I may never be able to provide for him like I want to do, but that doesn't change my responsibility.
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Date: 2010-11-06 11:39 pm (UTC)Bother!
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Date: 2010-11-07 01:09 am (UTC)I saw you there, Sirius. I hope to goodness no one else did--or that they thought little enough of it. But at least you saw the mayhem. Malfoy and Lestrange have dealt with the Dementors--Minerva, too, I suppose--and Malfoy was positively burning with rage when he arrived here.
But I don't know what they expected. Of course, those creatures were drawn by the crowd. How could they possibly resist?
The boy will be fine. He's broken a leg, which is easily repaired, but he's also suffered a severe shock. I do want to be certain there's no damage to his spine because that sort of injury is not always immediately apparent in traumatic accidents like this one. I've got him immobilised, and you may believe he is none too happy about that. But honestly, after the fall he took, it's a wonder he's breathing.
I may tell you, my heart was in my mouth until I reached him on that field. Between the rain and the darkness falling--not to mention all the spells flying every which way, it was impossible to see what had become of him until I was beside him.
But rest easy: he's safe, he's healing, and if I can get rid of his entourage, he'll rest.
He'll be fine.
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Date: 2010-11-07 01:18 am (UTC)Any chance you'll get Malfoy out of your hair before too much longer? I don't suppose you'd -
No. Never mind. Bad idea. Forget it.
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Date: 2010-11-07 01:22 am (UTC)Don't you do anything idiotic, Sirius.
Promise me.
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Date: 2010-11-07 01:35 am (UTC)I said it'd be a bad idea, didn't I?
It's just - Frank and I have just been chatting about how hard it is to be parents in this type of position. Well, I say parents. You know what I mean. He may not acknowledge it, I may never be able to provide for him like I want to do, but that doesn't change my responsibility.
At least I know he's in the best possible hands.
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Date: 2010-11-07 03:38 am (UTC)But thank you for saying so, anyway.