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[alt_sirius]

It was so hard to read it may have slipped past you, Poppy, but Terry wrote -- tried to write, anyway -- in his journal last night. Can't say exactly when, but it looked ....

I'm quite worried for the lad. Was he able to report to you this morning? If not, you'd best go see if you can fetch him out of whatever hole that damned devil stuffed him in.

I had only meant to check on things before heading off to Athens, but I can get breakfast, I suppose, while I wait to hear.

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[alt_lupin]

Surely children in his situation run away every day. Couldn't we arrange something for a time when you're all in the Great Hall, with an airtight alibi? We could arrange for him to sneak out of the building, and Frank or Kingsley could be waiting outside to get him away without putting you or any of the others at risk?

I know it probably wouldn't be safe for him to come here, in case anyone were ever to pass by the shop, or come in to it, and spot him. As you say, there just aren't enough people down here for anyone to hide properly. But is he really so recognisable? If we gave the poor child a bath and some clean clothes, I doubt even Carrow would recognise him. And surely even running the risk down here with us would be better than being stuck there with that awful man and his awful sister.

Moddey Dhoo would be even safer, of course, and probably much better for him to be with other children. If Frank can get me over there, I'm sure he could get Terry across safely. Unless Carrow has some sort of tracking charm on him, I don't see how he could be traced.

But then, Carrow being the sadistic bastard that he is, he probably does have a tracking charm on the boy, and god only knows what other charms and controls. It wouldn't be wise to do anything unless we know for certain how it might affect Terry. What we absolutely don't want is to make his life worse.

It just makes me so angry, Poppy!

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[alt_sirius]

It does for all of us, Moony. I'm with Frank; if there were some way to arrange a likely accident, I don't think I'd lose a minute's sleep over it.

I suppose we could test the tracking theory, if Poppy or Pomona or Minerva were willing to be on-hand just in case. I dunno, it's a little risky. Let me think on it.

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[alt_poppy]

Merlin knows what charms are on the boy.

I can tell you that if the boy were spirited away, I expect Carrow's reaction would be fearsome. And that his targets would be children. Oh, Minerva and I might be somewhere down his list of people to slyly stalk for cold revenge, that doesn't concern me. But I truly believe there would be no stopping his immediate reprisals against those least able to defend themselves.

Whatever we aim for with respect to Mr Boot, I cannot say forcefully enough that we must first deal with Carrow--both of them, really, because if we manage to leash Amycus, Alecto may well leap into the breach to take up his wand, as it were.