Tea Appreciation

[alt_nymphadora]

After you lot came last week and we talked about everyone's favourite biscuits, I did a bit of looking at recipes.

Ellie and I decided to try lavender biscuits and lemon shortbreads for this week--two different recipes each, so you can help us decide which are best. Or if none of them's worth making again, you can tell us that, too! And we have more of that nice rosehip tea for those of you who liked that one so much.

We do enjoy seeing you all when you come. Cousin Hydra, you especially! I know it was Freedom Day last Wednesday and you had other things to be doing, but Bea's been asking all weekend if you'll come again soon, so I hope you'll be able to this week. It makes her day to see you!

All of you, really. We're looking forward to Wednesday!

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[alt_alice]

Terry's informed us of what's happened.

Any word yet?

Have either of them used their galleons?

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[alt_harry]

I just heard from Remy. Jugson. From Justin's foster family.

He said Justin's not home, he's not been home since breakfast, and Mr Jugson was on the Floo with Mr Lestrange after tea and has stayed in his office ever since.

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[alt_sirius]

Harry?

What's going on with Justin?

Lestrange ....

Someone had better start explaining. Quickly.

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[alt_sirius]

Wait. What? What's happened?

To whom?

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[alt_nymphadora]

I've been trying to get you to come into the office so I could tell you. Where did all these people come from on a Monday night, anyway?

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[alt_sirius]

Simple. It's a Monday night when it isn't raining or hotter than Morgana's fiery cauldron.

Tell me what?

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[alt_nymphadora]

Rod Lestrange caught Justin and Hydra together. Together, apparently.

I'm not sure the kids really wanted every adult in the Order to know that, though. But they're worried. Really quite worried about what might have happened. They haven't heard from either of them since Hydra wrote to say they'd got in trouble. But then she was interrupted, I guess, and couldn't finish what she was writing.

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[alt_sirius]

Are you having me on?

Are you fucking joking? No, you're not. And neither's Harry.

Are they MAD? Are they completely, totally INSANE?!? What in the name of every wizard ever to grace a Chocolate Frog card POSSESSED them to do something so mind-numbingly STUPID?!

Bugger. Bugger bugger bugger.

If he lives through this I'm going to kill him. Both of them.

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[alt_nymphadora]

If it weren't actually bloody serious, I'd laugh at you.

What possessed them? The same thing that's possessed every wizard to ever have her face on a frog card--and all the rest, too.

I expect you've never taken stupid risks for a shag, have you?

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[alt_sirius]

Not when I was their age, no.

Definitely not for their kind of Romeo and Juliet deathwish, either.

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[alt_nymphadora]

Well, I agree that Justin's picked the absolutely most dangerous person he possibly could have to fall arse over teakettle in love. Given his situation.

But then, I don't know many people who've consulted their better judgement before going all in for love. Mum certainly didn't. Nor me. Nor you.

I don't see as we've got much space to fuss at them.

And all the reason in the world to want to help them if we could. But I'm blessed if I know what to do.

Of course, the dead traitor Black could pen a threat to dangerous Mr Lestrange, warning him not to lay a finger on the lad. Only that's not likely to help matters, is it? What ideas have you got?

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[alt_sirius]

Barking at the customers seems the most likely course of action.

I ....

No. Bad idea.

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[alt_nymphadora]

What are you thinking?

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[alt_sirius]

Something we can't risk.

Kreacher.

Maybe if we don't hear anything by morning.

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[alt_nymphadora]

News: Ron Weasley's written back and says that Hydra's writing to Draco, so she's alright. Well enough to write, at any rate.

Justin, though, is locked up somewhere in Rod Lestrange's dungeon. And Lestrange is planning a duel. Mind you, that's third hand, and could be what Hydra fears rather than what's really happening.

But, well. What do you think?

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[alt_nymphadora]

And now I've got it from Hydra herself. About the duel.

Though she thinks he might have an aim other than harming Justin. A lesson. Or a chance to prove himself worthy.

I want to think she's right, but it sounds more wishful than likely to me.

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[alt_harry]

Hydra's okay. Justin's in the dungeon, and there's to be a duel tomorrow. With Mr Lestrange.

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[alt_alice]

I see. Thank you, Harry.