I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good: Private message to Justin

[alt_sally_anne]

Justin, have you seen Hydra today? Is she acting normal?

When she was -- that is to say, when she was a firstie and was having periods of difficulty (I don't know how much she's told you about that) Ginny Weasley always had problems at the same time. She'd faint, or something. Hydra would just sort of disappear, no one saw where she went.

Anyway Ginny fainted today in the corridor. They couldn't wake her and had to take her to the hospital wing. I'm worried it's starting again.

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[alt_justin]

Hullo, Sally-Anne,

I say, Ron's sister fainted? Is she all right?

When did it happen? I walked Hydra to her first lesson this morning but we've not been on the same track since then, if you follow me. I'm trying to recall if I saw her at lunch.

Has Hydra replied to you, what?

-Justin

[alt_sally_anne]

She hasn't, but she's much better than I am about not checking her journal during lessons, so that doesn't mean she's NOT okay.

I wasn't at lunch (I had lunch with Siz -- I'll tell you lot about it later) so she might have been there and I wouldn't have seen.

I probably should have sent this to the whole ISS but it's probably nothing, you know? It feels a little like invading Hydra's privacy to get everyone thinking about it again.

But as soon as I heard about Ginny -- anyway, if something did possess Hydra nothing bad came of it or surely we'd have heard, and you can ask her if she had an ordinary morning.

[alt_justin]

Wait, you mean to say that this is related to the possessions in her first year?

I'm not sure that could happen again, what. Hydra's developed her Occlumency. She'd been trying to learn it but over the last year it's seemed she's come into the talent. She's a natural Occlumens.

I mean to say, it's certainly true that V the creature from the Chamber was able to possess her in her first year, what, but I don't think that could happen now that her mind is blocked to penetration.

Or, well. I don't know. Could it do? Perhaps that's not how possession works.

-Justin

[alt_sally_anne]

REALLY?

Oh, that is excellent news.

Do you suppose she could teach -- well, probably not given that you said it's a natural talent. I don't suppose I could teach someone how to steal honey without getting stung. (For that matter I don't even know if I still can. It's been years.)

I have no idea how possession works actually, whether occlumency would keep it from happening, though it does seem like it SHOULD.

That definitely makes me feel better at any rate.

[alt_justin]

I don't know how much was the result of training herself and how much is simple, raw inclination. Her mother has the ability, after all.

I say, please don't tell her I've told you about it, what? I try not to rattle on about her confidences. Though I don't think she'd mind if you knew but it ought to have been her decision.

At any rate, I'm just leaving Herbology and I ought to see her coming out as we go in, so I'll let you know if anything seems amiss.

-Justin

[alt_sally_anne]

I won't tell her, don't worry. Does her mother Anyway, do let me know. I'll probably talk to Madam Pomfrey if it turns out she felt odd this morning, or try to persuade her to go on her own.

[alt_justin]

What ho,

She's perfectly fine. Not acting oddly at all, what? And she says she's been fine all day.

I do hope Ron's sister's feeling better.

-Justin

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh, good.

I haven't heard anything about Ginny but Madam Pomfrey can fix most things.