Order Only: Attention Poppy

[alt_sirius]

Poppy, if you can get to Moddey: We were successful but Fu's injured. Frank and Kingsley got a field dressing on him, enough so he can travel.

We got the shipment of potion but there was something else on the train. Heavily guarded. Resulted in a longer firefight than we anticipated.

Also, there was another car of Muggles being transported to farm country. We let them out and I've stayed behind to help get them to several of Beth's safe houses.

But this ... device - Circe, you could feel the magic emanating off it. Clearly something they didn't want getting into the wrong hands. Fu was so captivated by it that he didn't notice the guard wasn't quite knocked out. I think he'll be all right but we'd all feel more comfortable if a Healer looked him over.

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[alt_kingsley]

It's a metal ouroboros. Actually, I think it looks quite a bit like that one that was left at the bottom of the lake at Hogwarts for the Second Task during the Triwizards Champion tournament, judging from the picture I saw in the Prophet. Except more elaborate. The eyes are green gemstones. Maybe even emeralds.

There are a few variations, however: there is a dial right where the loop meets, with some cabalistic symbols on the dial that I don't recognise. But then I didn't take Runes.

We're at the rendezvous point outside the Sanctuary. Fu's been taken in and Stephen's seeing to him, but we're a little doubtful about taking this object inside.

[alt_bill]

You said it was 'heavily guarded.' How many guards? Were there hexes implanted around it as well? That might give us a way to gauge how important it is.

[alt_kingsley]

Hexes, yes, and more than enough guards for everyone. Six or eight. Mac got the honours of taking out the most, but even Fu held his own. Which is why he was sliced up.

[alt_bill]

Wow.

I've no idea what the thing is for. I haven't heard any rumour of it.

[alt_sirius]

Grimmauld's library has a Key of Solomon and a Infrenaverunt Obscuritatis. Remus, do you feel up to taking them to the safe house to see if anything matches?

[alt_kingsley]

Another puzzlement:

The energy. It's stopped.

Now it feels magically inert.

[alt_bill]

I don't like this.

Is there any possibility that there's some kind of magical trace on it, do you think? Not good if MLEs or Unspeakables come swooping down on you. Would it be safer inside the wards, rather than outside? Although I can see why you might not want a possibly cursed object inside, if you don't know what the hell it is, especially since it was so heavily guarded.

Look, do you want me to come there, too, just so we have another wand?

[alt_kingsley]

That may be a good idea.

I'd like to pick your brain about the runes anyway. So sure, feel free to show up. The more the merrier.

[alt_alice]

Please. Yes.