Order Only: Distributing Books

[alt_sirius]

It's a Hogsmeade weekend coming up, isn't it?

I hope so, because we've got about 50 copies of the original Pure Victory for you lot to start giving out.

We've been stockpiling them at Grimmauld. Miss Parkinson, if you're still able to ask Hitty to deliver them, that would probably be the least conspicuous method. Otherwise, someone will have to meet us in the cave outside the village this Saturday.

And it ought to be this Saturday, since we heard on the wireless that the replacement's coming out very soon. And Hogsmeade might be the best venue to give them out, if it comes to that.

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[alt_severus]

As to that, I have likewise attempted to convince Albus that we ought be using his name to rally those who still remember that name and the power it holds, but he is thus far unconvinced as to the wisdom. Were it up to me, I would say the Order of the Phoenix should indeed rise from its ashes. I am not, however, the final arbiter.

At very least we ought adopt a public-facing name. How many others similar to Miss Brodie have found themselves looking towards resistance groups with whom they are less sympathetic when at minimum they would have been our fellow travelers, had they only known we exist?

[alt_hermione]

I was thinking that it might not be wise to use Professor Dumbledore's name, in any case. It would just put MLE on alert to look for him. And then someone might see behind his appearance.

But Sirius is the most recognisable name we've got, and he's already known to be a vocal opponent of the Protectorate. Maybe we should have something that uses his reputation. The good part of his reputation, I mean, not the other stuff.

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah, we could be 'Black's Army.'

Or you could sign it, 'from the Sirius Black and the Order of the Phoenix.'

[alt_sirius]

Anyone who'd join Black's Army needs his head examined.

[alt_sirius]

Oi, my reputation's just fine!

[alt_lupin]

I'm trying to remember what we thought the Death Eaters knew about the Order, and what they merely suspected.

They certainly knew about Albus. Presumably they knew about James, Sirius, and me. I don't think they ever had any idea about Molly and Arthur -- though they knew about Gideon and Fabian, clearly. They surely suspected about Frank and Alice and the other Aurors, but I don't think they were ever certain (merely being Aurors who opposed the new order was dangerous enough, after the Ministry fell.)

I don't want to get Molly into trouble. Or Neville, obviously. But I do think there's an advantage to a name with a bit of history.

[alt_sirius]

Perhaps we could use the name but be subtle about it. Phoenix Order Press or something. And then in the afterword I could talk about the historical Order and how it never quite went away.

[alt_lupin]

I think if we do that we should just call it the Order of the Phoenix Press. But I like the idea of the afterward.

[alt_alice]

I do as well.

Although the Weasleys and Neville and Evelyn might need to tread carefully, I think it would be worth our while to put our name out there.

[alt_severus]

Mr and Miss Longbottom are well used to having their parents held against them, I suspect.

From memory I can say they were certain of you lot, plus Shacklebolt, Meadows, the gentleman who prefers his name be kept out of the journals — mostly the Aurors. I was careful who Consensus was (forgive me, Molly) that Molly was nothing more than the housewife she appeared, and her brothers' political actions did not run in the family. If the Longbottoms were ever confirmed among the Death Eaters as belonging to the Order most definitely, it was after I was no longer in a position to know; the last word I could speak to with confidence had them on the suspect list, but that was during the time when Alice's pregnancy and the presence of a young child kept them from ever being confirmed that I knew of.

Miss Granger is correct that reviving the name might cause the Dark Lord to look more closely for Albus's presence. He cannot conceive of an organisation held together by shared ideals rather than by a charismatic individual. I judge that to be an acceptable risk; Albus might have a different opinion.

[alt_charlie]

If it would help divert suspicion from Mum, I'd definitely be up for producing some show of loyalty or other, and I bet Bill would be, too.

And, I mean. Percy.

[alt_poppy]

At risk of agreeing with Severus twice in a fortnight, I believe it's high time we demonstrate that the phoenix has risen from its ashes.

If not now, when?