Order Only: Private Message to Remus and Dora

[alt_sirius]

I swear on James' memory I am going to murder that rotten little toerag of an elf.

Comments

[alt_lupin]

Who's going to do the washing up, then?

At least he waited until the end of the week. Less distraction.

[alt_sirius]

We'll figure something out.

You've got to admit, the prospect of killing him is preferable to his running off to Bella.

Circe, poor Hydra. Now she'll have to clean his drool off her boots.

[alt_lupin]

CAN he run to Bella? I mean you've ordered him not to, and you're his master.

But then, you ordered him to stay out of sight, too, didn't you? And there he was.

I'm not even sure what Hydra thought of the whole business. She mostly just looked a bit startled, and possibly apologetic, like she thought she must have done something to bring on his dramatics.

[alt_sirius]

Well, I forbade him betraying us a long time ago, first time we found him skulking about the place. And this week I ordered him to keep to himself while we were giving everyone lessons. And we were, technically, all done with our lessons for the holidays - as he was so kind to remind me when I shooed him out of the kitchen this evening.

But I think he was looking for another loophole. Honestly, it's not like I'd relish the idea of killing him and mounting his head on the wall but - well, all right. I would deary love to see the little bastard out of our misery. But that doesn't change the fact that he's a liability, unless we can tighten the strictures around him to stave off any possible way for him to double-cross us.

[alt_lupin]

Well, speaking of loopholes, if you forbade him betraying the Order, you'd better add an additional prohibition saying he can't betray the Institute, either, since technically most of them aren't Order members.

[alt_nymphadora]

I'll do it.

[alt_nymphadora]

The washing up, I mean.

Not the murdering.

[alt_sirius]

All the time, though? Nah, we'll take it in turns.

[alt_sirius]

Well, and I suppose having had his opportunity to try shocking them all, he can't do it again, at least.

Speaking of, though, Miss Parkinson still seemed rather interested in him - despite him living up to my warning that he'd be useless to talk to about anything.

Oh, she also asked .... Well, unfortunately he might be the only being with any idea, which might just be the only reason to keep him alive and breathing. Right. Pansy asked about the locket that our mother had. We gave it to her (or rather Father did but it was meant to be from the two of us) and it had cuttings of our hair in it.

She asked if we could keep an eye out for it. I suppose she wanted yet another memento.

[alt_lupin]

I don't recall seeing a locket, when we cleaned, but there's plenty we've never touched. Like Regulus's

Did you ask him about it?