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alt_nymphadoraFrank, I'm back from Chipstead and seeing Irene Young.
For the rest of you: Young's the one who had a list of items for us of things her camp could use to make their lives a bit easier. When we delivered those things several weeks ago, she had thought of two more things they really hoped we'd find for them--dental tools and anti-infective ointments. She hesitated to ask--she was genuinely grateful for what we'd already brought them--and she asked if there were anything they could do for us. Frank and I talked about our hope that they'd be willing to be our eyes and ears in the camp and our contacts if we ever needed them, which she was happy to promise.
And then I also shared our list of people we've been hoping to locate or hear any report of, and this is the brilliant thing!
Today when I went back to deliver the dental equipment and the ointments, she told me that she'd realised she does know one of the people on the list. Someone called Patty Elliot is there in the camp, but Young knew that's not always been the name she went by. She said this Patty's proper name is actually Petunia.
She also said that 'Patty' seems a bit off character for this woman. That was one reason it came to her--that and the fact that you don't meet too many people called Petunia, at all. Anywiz, this woman's a bit... 'sour' and 'crisp' were the words she used, I think. She's married now to a bloke called Walter Elliot, but that's been since she came to Chipstead, and Young knew she'd had another marriage earlier in life. She didn't know for certain whether Mrs Elliot has any children--she's not had any with Mr Elliot.
I asked Sirius when I got home, and he said the description sounds just like what he'd heard from James Potter about Petunia Dursley. I don't know. The physical description Young gave doesn't really narrow it down--she's apparently on the tallish side of medium height, has greying hair, and is thin and wiry with very correct posture. I mean, that rules out plump, slouchy, young people, but honestly, it's a perfectly reasonable description of an awful lot of women in the camps.
I asked if it would be possible to meet her, and Young thinks it could be arranged, but it would require a bit of planning.
So that's my report. Frank: have you been able to get back to see Margery Birdwhistle again?
For the rest of you: Young's the one who had a list of items for us of things her camp could use to make their lives a bit easier. When we delivered those things several weeks ago, she had thought of two more things they really hoped we'd find for them--dental tools and anti-infective ointments. She hesitated to ask--she was genuinely grateful for what we'd already brought them--and she asked if there were anything they could do for us. Frank and I talked about our hope that they'd be willing to be our eyes and ears in the camp and our contacts if we ever needed them, which she was happy to promise.
And then I also shared our list of people we've been hoping to locate or hear any report of, and this is the brilliant thing!
Today when I went back to deliver the dental equipment and the ointments, she told me that she'd realised she does know one of the people on the list. Someone called Patty Elliot is there in the camp, but Young knew that's not always been the name she went by. She said this Patty's proper name is actually Petunia.
She also said that 'Patty' seems a bit off character for this woman. That was one reason it came to her--that and the fact that you don't meet too many people called Petunia, at all. Anywiz, this woman's a bit... 'sour' and 'crisp' were the words she used, I think. She's married now to a bloke called Walter Elliot, but that's been since she came to Chipstead, and Young knew she'd had another marriage earlier in life. She didn't know for certain whether Mrs Elliot has any children--she's not had any with Mr Elliot.
I asked Sirius when I got home, and he said the description sounds just like what he'd heard from James Potter about Petunia Dursley. I don't know. The physical description Young gave doesn't really narrow it down--she's apparently on the tallish side of medium height, has greying hair, and is thin and wiry with very correct posture. I mean, that rules out plump, slouchy, young people, but honestly, it's a perfectly reasonable description of an awful lot of women in the camps.
I asked if it would be possible to meet her, and Young thinks it could be arranged, but it would require a bit of planning.
So that's my report. Frank: have you been able to get back to see Margery Birdwhistle again?
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Date: 2013-07-06 02:51 am (UTC)Can't imagine her going by 'Patty,' though ....
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Date: 2013-07-06 03:09 am (UTC)I suppose it was just that story about James seeing her- I'm sure it's more amusing in the telling (and if you weren't the one it happened to). Somehow I can't quite feel sorry for her, though.
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Date: 2013-07-06 02:57 am (UTC)just brill.
nicely done, tonks. it's a good lead.
no wonder we had trouble tracking her down on our end, if she's going by a different name and all.
I stopped by, yeah. since our last meeting, she'd managed to find a muggleborn witch that she seemed to trust well enough, even though she was a bit sniffy about having to depend on one. her name was Doreen Hill. older witch, but sharp, just like birdie. got her a wand, and we all sat down and worked through how to passively ward buildings that could then be tripped in an emergency so they could make safehouses. then we found an isolated corner of the camp and Doreen practised on a shed for a bit. she was rusty, and I'm going to have to check on her work next time we go through, but she'd got most of them by the time we had to head back in. the one that doesn't permit anyone with a wand from entering was the stickiest one.
anyways. showed birdie the samples of the nonlethals from Fu Lee, and gave her a dozen of the disorienting explosives, as well as a bottle of one of steve's poisons and instructions on how to use it. seemed to mollify her a bit. she was also pleased to hear about Aldrich, and asked right away if we had plans to take over a full camp any time soon, and then got sniffy all over when I told her why we couldn't.
so I guess on the whole it went well. ready for another outing next week? I was thinking we could work our way further down the list, give someone else a go.
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Date: 2013-07-06 03:14 am (UTC)I'm glad she was pleased with the things you've been developing with Fu. I expect she'll have ideas for you next time you see her. Ways of making them better. Or other things that would be more useful once she's had a chance to think how they might use them. And that's what you need: development critique from other people who'll use the stuff.
Next week it is. Honestly, I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have our work to look forward to.
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Date: 2013-07-06 03:12 am (UTC)Really?
Can she come to Moddey Dhoo? If she wants? And can I send along a letter, for when you meet her, maybe?
Does Dudley know? He'll probably wants to send her a letter too. If, you know, it really is her.
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Date: 2013-07-06 03:18 am (UTC)I think we need to be sure it's her before we get anyone's hopes up too much. Dudley's, I mean.
But it might be useful if we had a picture of him. I don't know, Alice. What do you think? If she hasn't seen him in years, it might not help convince her to trust us. Or if she feels guilty for having got separated from him.
Still, it might be a good thing to have in reserve if it seems right at the time.