Order Only: Gringotts and the 'Protector's' Collection

[alt_sirius]

Draco went to see his father again, over a week ago. They talked quite a bit about the protections on the older vaults like the Malfoys', the Blacks' and the Lestranges', and so we at Grimmauld have been discussing it on and off. I gather Hermione and Draco also tried to talk to the goblins at Moddey about it, but haven't got very far.

Charlie, did you know they've got a dragon in the bowels of the bank? Hermione said she tried to tell Ragnik how inhumane it was to keep a dragon underground but he didn't seem too fussed about it. I should say, they're highly reticent about letting us in to the vaults, and well, one can easily understand why.

But we had a thought, and Charlie, Bill, Rachel, perhaps it might be worth exploring. Ragnik informed them that the scepter of the isle was originally fashioned by goblins. I believe we were hoping for a replica of it anyway, to swap out with the real one, the horcrux. If we explained what Voldemort's done to it, and gave it back to them, do you think they would be willing to destroy it? And would that help them help us get into Bella's vault at the bank? If not, then what other measures could we employ to gain their cooperation - I have faith in Draco and Hermione, but it's Gringott's. They can use all the help they can get.

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Re: Private Message to Hydra

[alt_hydra]

They? No. I mean, perhaps somewhat. Sally Anne was pushy about offering me all kinds of health advice, even though I didn't ask her for any. And Justin said some truly horrid things to me. I know he was in some kind of terrible emotional state, but he still said them and now I can't seem to forget about it. And apparently he thought I was saying horrid things, even though I wasn't - that was just what he was hearing. But now I'm afraid to really talk to him because I worry he'll just hear the worst in everything I say. So mostly we've just been sitting together.

And, there are other reasons why I find it difficult to open up to people, but they're hard to explain. And when I try to I feel like an awful person.

Re: Private Message to Hydra

[alt_hermione]

It's hard to imagine Justin saying anything horrid about anyone. He must have been beyond upset. But don't you think mar people who love each other should be able to get upset and let things out? I mean, maybe you haven't had the best examples, but every couple rows now and then, sometimes about things that don't even matter in the slightest. It doesn't mean they've stopped caring. Did he apologise, at least?

But besides that, you're not an awful person, so whatever it is that makes sharing difficult for you, it's not that. If you were Harry or Draco, I'd tell you that whatever it is that makes you feel awful, has to be better shared than kept a secret. Secrets are like that. They seem bigger and darker and more frightening the harder you try to keep them secret.

I should stop pressuring you. Maybe you just don't want to talk to me, and honestly, that's all right. I'm not offended. But I think you should think of someone you can talk to, and whether that person--whoever it is--can help you figure out how to not feel so awful for thinking or feeling whatever makes you feel that way.

And--I know it's hard to believe it, but you can trust any of us, in the Order. The Juniors or the adults. That was the strangest thing for me, anyway, to get used to. The fact that even if I had a daft sort of idea, I could say it to Sirius or Mr Lupin or Mr Snape or Draco or Tonks and maybe as soon as I said it we'd all have a laugh about how ridiculous it was, but it didn't mean they thought I was out of my tree, or anything. Even if it's a horrible thing, they're not going to lock you away or--or be afraid of you. And neither am I, if it comes to that.