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[alt_sirius]

Allie,

We've hit upon a solution to our little problem of becoming cramped over on Doughty Conduit. (Er, Frank. We're getting a bit too cramped at Doughty Conduit and so far the things we've tried have attracted the wrong sort of attention. Nothing to worry about but it's caused us to be a little more creative in our thinking. Just in case Allie hasn't caught you up.)

But you know how it is. One solution leads to another problem.

So. I'm trying to remember the steps of the Fidelius. I know there's the perimetre walk and the hearth ash bit and I remember the runes to obscure north and west, but I can't visualise the rune for east, at present. And I've drawn the one for south a few times but it doesn't look right. And there's the spell itself, of course.

And we also wondered - Well, I mean to say, we thought. You see, it needs to be done quickly and without anyone noticing. But we wanted to ask if one of you would be Secret Keeper for us. Either of you. And if so, could you pop down to London tomorrow, and we can have a go at it tomorrow night?

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[alt_alice]

I remember the directional runes well enough, love. I helped Dumbledore carve them in the ground around Moddey. Frank and I can both be down there first thing tomorrow to help. I'll talk to Arabella tonight to compare notes and make sure we won't miss anything.

How's your supply of salt? We'll transfigure the soil, of course, but we need to have enough true salt on hand to mix it with. We won't need nearly as much as we did for Moddey -- thank heaven we were by the sea. We can bring some with us.

A good astronomy chart would be nice if you have it. Ours is a bit out of date. As long as we go by dawn and dusk for each pass-through, it ought to be fine, but I want to err on the side of caution.

And a sharp silver knife.

And yes, I will be your secret keeper, as long as it's something that all three of you have agreed on.

[alt_alice]

What are we protecting?

It isn't where I think, is it?