Order Only: Mikhail Christiansen

[alt_sirius]

Tonks and I went today to see Mikhail Christiansen and his parents.

He's Wil's brother, if you'll recall. They were happy to see us (nice change from the last one!) and we reassured them that Wil's just as healthy as the portrait shows.

We had an unusually long time to talk. Turns out both Christiansens have some background as commercial mechanics. Mr Christiansen used to repair cars (we had a splendid chat about engines!) and Mrs Christiansen used to be an electrical engineer.

We had a good opportunity, so we took it, and slipped the whole family out. Aldrich needs mechanics -- they specifically asked for them. Alice, Poppy: Could we bring Wil there and reunite the family?

Comments

Private message to Padfoot and Tonks

[alt_lupin]

Brilliant opportunity, other than the guard I might have had to bribe.

Re: Private message to Padfoot and Tonks

[alt_nymphadora]

Hush.

We don't need to tell everything. So it was a bit trickier than we're admitting. They do not want to know that. Especially Rudy. But, you know, any of them, really.

Re: Private message to Padfoot and Tonks

[alt_lupin]

You'll get no argument on that from me!

Re: Private message to Padfoot and Tonks

[alt_lupin]

Do you think an electrical engineer and a car mechanic will be able to manage a broken loom? This isn't like saying 'oh, you make broomsticks; surely you'll be able to work out how to make wands,' is it?

Re: Private message to Padfoot and Tonks

[alt_nymphadora]

Is it?

That would be awkward.

[alt_alice]

That's excellent news, Sirius.

Poppy, Will is certainly much more stable now that he's had a bit of time at Moddey, and it helps that we're in high summer, but I'd still like your opinion on whether he'd be safe Apparating. If not, Frank can certainly fly him over.

[alt_lupin]

Well, we ought to wait at least until we've settled his parents at Aldrich. Assuming they do

For that matter, I don't think we know for certain that Aldrich will take the children; they asked for mechanics, not mechanics + two dependents. But we can ask (and if they won't, well, we were going to take the children to Moddey anyway.)

[alt_alice]

Point taken. If Aldrich gets tetchy about it, we can always wait until the loom breaks down, and ask them again.

We'd be glad to take Mikhail and sort out regular visits from parents if it comes to that.

[alt_poppy]

So they are not there yet?

Where are they? Not at Moddey, I take it.

[alt_lupin]

No, we didn't take anyone to Moddey. We have them at Doughty Conduit, in one of the nooks we use for Beth's people when they come through. It's rather late to descend on Aldrich. We were thinking someone might pay them a visit tomorrow morning.

[alt_poppy]

Ah. You'll need to shift them fairly soon then, I'd imagine.

How did you get them all out? If I may ask. Surely you didn't all just march out through the main gate of the camp.

[alt_lupin]

The death certificates say it was a murder/suicide. They actually petrified them and used mobilicorpus to get them out the gate. (With their permission, of course. I think the Christiansens were willing to try anything that would let them stay with Mikhail, and maybe even reunite with Wil.)

[alt_nymphadora]

They were. We told them to lie down and look as nearly dead as they were able. Then we petrified them and moved them out through the camp like corpses.

I think if we'd told them we needed to transfigure them all into turnips, they'd have let us try it,

At any rate, they agreed and it worked.

[alt_poppy]

You didn't understate when you said you had a good opportunity. A very fortunate one if no one batted an eye as you took a whole family out before their eyes.

Nicely done. All of you.

[alt_poppy]

Assuming there are no repercussions when the parchmentwork goes through.

Perhaps they don't really pay much attention to such things. But a murder-suicide is more than your run-of-the-mill Muggle death. I hope.

[alt_bill]

Nick and I will do all we can to obfuscate the parchmentwork on our end.

Nicely done, team!

Private Message to Sirius and Remus

[alt_nymphadora]

Mind you, we needed to confund two people and obliviate a third. But I am not admitting that.

To anyone but you. Had we mentioned that part yet? I'm sure Sirius meant to tell you. But then the vomming set in.

I'll just go see if he needs anything, shall I?

Re: Private Message to Sirius and Remus

[alt_lupin]

I'm sure he would have told me, but...

I brought him ginger tea a while ago but I'm not sure he kept it down long enough for it to do him any good. I think it was the side-alonging someone back to London that did him in.

Re: Private Message to Sirius and Remus

[alt_nymphadora]

Not sure what we'd have done if you hadn't seen my note. Or if the garden had been busy enough you couldn't leave Ellie with it.

We definitely needed you or we'd never have got them all here without splinching.

Re: Private Message to Sirius and Remus

[alt_lupin]

You'd have managed. Or we'd have gone back for the parents, but this way was better.

[alt_poppy]

Where is the family now? Already at Aldrich? They agreed to take them in on the spot? Or is that up in the air?

I'd feel better about it if we waited long enough to see if the parents are going to settle in there before we try moving Wil at all. And I'll certainly want to examine him first. I worry about exposing him to new infectious strains; he's adapted to the Sanctuary, but he's always one of the ones sick when new children settle there. He's simply more vulnerable than most.

But if they are at Aldrich and want to stay there, I'll be happy to talk through the risks with them and allow them to take their own decision about what's best for Wil.

As for transportation, flying would be far preferable. I might take him myself.

I'll plan to stop back at Moddey tomorrow morning. I'm all but finished at Igtham Mote and have a delivery of their dietary supplement for you anyway, so I'll make my apologies and leave first thing.