Order Only: Private Message to the Old Fogies

[alt_sirius]

Hermione has requested a small get-together tomorrow at ours to celebrate and remember Minerva.

Actually, this invitation is open to everyone, but it's as good a reason as any to test this newfound PM system.

So please extend it to any of the 'Juniors' who presumably can't see this. Three o'clock.

Comments

[alt_frank]

good one, mate

[alt_poppy]

I will do my best to be there, Sirius. Thank you for the invitation. I'd be glad to honour the day with you all.


Fogies. Quite.

[alt_nymphadora]

It'd be brilliant if you could make it, Poppy. We'd love to have you.

Private Message to Poppy and Pomona

[alt_nymphadora]

I've been thinking it's high time we had a check-in. If you can't make it down to us today, I might take the train up there again for something a little more formal?

Pomona, d'you think Tilda would be all right with having me drop in for another visit?

Private Message to Nymphadora

[alt_poppy]

Oh. Of course, my dear. But I thought you'd mentioned a visit to St Mungo's. Was that not an ante-natal check?

Unless... Did you not feel comfortable with the specialist you saw?

Re: Private Message to Nymphadora

[alt_nymphadora]

I did, and everything looks to be in order.

But there were additional things about this particular go-round that I couldn't talk about with her, so I wanted to make sure you knew about it just so we can keep a proper eye on everything.

Nothing bad. Just different enough to bring some uncertainty into the mix.

It was Albus's idea for me and Charlie to go through a ceremony at Beltane to see if that'd help with the wards. And the good news is, it worked? Only I don't know whether this particular bun-in-the-oven will be different while it's baking, or what to expect when Bap decides to grace us with an appearance.

Re: Private Message to Nymphadora

[alt_nymphadora]

Or, rather, it worked in that I got spectacularly knocked up. Who knows? Could be a coincidence, but it certainly didn't feel that way at the time. And we could end up with a wonderfully marvellously normal Bap that has no effect on the wards at all. Which would be fine, of course.

Re: Private Message to Nymphadora

[alt_poppy]

Albus--?

Right. I believe I'll have a bit of a conversation with him. And, yes, I quite agree that I ought to see you. We can discuss it this afternoon.

Re: Private Message to Nymphadora

[alt_poppy]

My dear, I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to come this afternoon, after all. The hospital wing is suddenly Hogwarts' most popular destination.

I've two casualties of the new sparring course and another pair of young idiots who've bloodied one another with fisticuffs. And, of course, the first pair were practising curses that are not at all simple to reverse.

Do apologise to Sirius and the others, will you?

Re: Private Message to Nymphadora

[alt_nymphadora]

Sorry to hear it. Course I will, and I'll come up in person in a week or so, yeah?

Re: Private Message to Poppy and Pomona

[alt_pomona]

I'm quite sure Tilda would be glad to have you. Just let me - or her, really - know when.

I'm sorry I couldn't make it down either, I had three first years who desperateiy needed sorting out.

(Poppy, nothing for you to worry about. One sure she's failing, one miserably homesick who just needed someone taking an interest, and one who is certain his dorm mates are charming his possessions, which they were attempting to but couldn't actually manage.)

[alt_jeremy]

Right.

Not sure I know enough to be a proper fogie yet.

[alt_cedric]

I have been able to read all three of the ISS, Juniors and Old Fogies posts.