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alt_siriusHow are you doing, love? Better than Saturday?
They're making good progress, I think. It's a lot to ask over a few days but they're certainly applying themselves.
You've got to be proud of that. And the way Lisa voluntarily reached out to help Susan Bones up when her jelly-legs jinx worked so well. (She was dead surprised, too. We had to remind her that in a real battle, you've got to make sure the opponent stays down!)
Bringing in a few of the Moddey kids was a stroke of genius - just the right amount of unfamiliar competition.
And we're making progress, as well. Maybe not with that Octoboros but then, it seems to have been neutralised by Apparating with it. Has anyone made more progress on it? We should have asked Cecilia about the runes while she was here.
Well, anyway, I just wanted to see if you've stopped beating yourself up about Capper and everything else - whatever else you were beating yourself up about. Not that you're not welcome, any time, for a drink or anything else. And don't worry, your secret's safe with me, Allie: As far as anyone else is concerned you're still unflappable. Well, apart from that little incident with the frog spleens.
They're making good progress, I think. It's a lot to ask over a few days but they're certainly applying themselves.
You've got to be proud of that. And the way Lisa voluntarily reached out to help Susan Bones up when her jelly-legs jinx worked so well. (She was dead surprised, too. We had to remind her that in a real battle, you've got to make sure the opponent stays down!)
Bringing in a few of the Moddey kids was a stroke of genius - just the right amount of unfamiliar competition.
And we're making progress, as well. Maybe not with that Octoboros but then, it seems to have been neutralised by Apparating with it. Has anyone made more progress on it? We should have asked Cecilia about the runes while she was here.
Well, anyway, I just wanted to see if you've stopped beating yourself up about Capper and everything else - whatever else you were beating yourself up about. Not that you're not welcome, any time, for a drink or anything else. And don't worry, your secret's safe with me, Allie: As far as anyone else is concerned you're still unflappable. Well, apart from that little incident with the frog spleens.
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Date: 2013-04-04 03:37 am (UTC)After Arthur died, I was just so concentrated on holding everything together that I didn't have time to question what I was doing or be nervous. And once I settled, I suppose it all caught up with me a bit.
Honestly, love, just hearing from you and Remus and Tonks that you all thought we were headed in the right direction has helped immensely. I suppose even generals need a bit of reassurance that they aren't complete cock-ups every now and then.
And seeing Neville and Evelyn in person, knowing they were all right and among friends and being able to just talk to them has made a world of difference too. I really do think we're doing the right thing with the Hogwarts group, which helps as well. I am proud. Enormously. I can't wait to see what they'll be capable of. And seeing them working alongside our young people from Moddey gives me a great deal of hope about our future.
And you're right, we are making progress. I'm hoping Albus will stop by some time during hols to look at it. I'm not holding my breath, but it would be helpful. And Cecelia was very excited by the prospect of exploring it further when I chatted with her about it, so I'm planning on having her over for a good few days in a row just to see if she can't make any headway on her own. And the buttons and the connections we've been making with other groups have all been good steps in the right direction.
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Date: 2013-04-04 04:00 am (UTC)I hope Albus does come, actually, and not just to look at that curio. There's more he can do to help us prepare these youngsters, and besides, he still hasn't answered all our questions. Questions about Harry.
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Date: 2013-04-04 04:05 am (UTC)Unfortunately, he's quite his own person, and that person isn't inclined to be at the convenience of others these days.
If he does come, I'm hoping we'll be able to pin him down and thoroughly question him about Harry, as well as his current projects. I'm thinking of assigning Mac to help him, mainly to have someone reliable letting us know what he's up to.