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I find that the evening we stay up late for Astronomy is usually a very productive time to get homework done. I think it helps that I have this long, uninterrupted time and don't have to think, 'should I leave off and go to bed?' since I have to stay up late anyway.

It's awfully chilly out tonight.

I don't even know what to say about yesterday other than thank you to all the people who try to keep us safe. I think all of us really do appreciate all your work and efforts. I know that sometimes you might not be planning to work (you might be visiting a sick friend, for instance) but when you're called you go and do your best. Sometimes, probably, no one even hears about it, but other times it makes all the difference in the world.

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Michael, I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was going on.

I should have thought of you. As someone I could ask. I didn't, because I guess -- you're someone I have fun with, and I wanted you to think of me that way, too. Not as someone ~~pathetic~~ who needs protection. And I didn't want to be a bother because I HATE being a bother.

But I should have at least told you what was going on, because you could have offered, and it -- Yeah. Anyway.

I'm sorry.

So don't forget, we're meeting in the secret room tonight -- I think we said ten.

Everyone has to be there to do the linking spell.

Well, except -- Hermione, if you can't make it, I can make one ~~or two~~ work without the owner there. I think.

But the more people don't make it, the harder it'll be (plus, you won't get to try it out before I ~~put the poison~~ make them fully functional).

There is something about the quiet late at night when most other people have finished for the day, isn't there? I get much of my best work done between nine and eleven.

Really, though, I'm writing about the chill. It is extremely brisk out there, so I've already asked the house-elves to make sure to have some warm tea when we come back in, and the fire in my office is going strong if anyone needs to stop in and warm up.

The wind's up, too, so we may not stay out terribly long: it'll rather depend on whether we can take notes and discuss without the pages blowing off.

So these rings...Luna said something about how they could help you escape if you needed to? How do they do that? I thought portkeys weren't working.

Well

yeah.

so the escape is that they're to kill ourselves, if we have to. In case what happened to Sophie Fleet happens to one of us.

Because you don't always know you're in trouble until it's too late to get away. Sophie didn't. And most of us don't know occlumancy, and even if we did, there's still veritaserum and cruciatus. And we know so much, Terry. ~~I don't know if they realise~~

Anyway I knew I didn't want to betray any of my friends so I decided to make something for myself. And then I talked it over with a few others and they thought it was a good idea and then we talked it over with the rest.

Fred and George and Lee, too. Because. They don't have portkeys either.

~~I can't make up my mind whether you're apologising because of Fleet or if you're apologising because you don't think of me as someone who would care enough to protect you.~~

Uh. Okay.

For the record, it doesn't make you un-fun because some prat's trying to mess about with you.

I mean, if he went after Bitsy like that.... Well, I'd've wanted to be bothered.

And please don't tell their parents, Terry. Or their brothers. Not unless they say it's okay.

Hermione knows, obviously, since she's going to have one. Also Madam Pomfrey because she helped me research poisons ~~plus she wanted~~

I suppose Madam Pomfrey might decide to tell people's parents but I don't think she will.

Well, yeah, but Bitsy's your sister.

You--

That--

ALL OF YOU? ALL of you will have poison rings? Suicide rings?

Everyone wanted one.

So yeah.

Yeah, and you're my girlfriend. Or I thought you were.

Maybe you are. I dunno.

Oh, Sally-Anne.

I think...

Merlin.

~~Well, if Bitsy had a boyfriend~~

I don't know either.

It's the right decision.

Of course it is. Ugh, when I read that, I yelped out loud, I was so shocked. But of course it's what you all have to do. I understand your reasoning, I do. I just--

Merlin, I wish you didn't have to resort to this!

The Order talked, at the last meeting, about getting you help. With Occlumency. So that will lower the risk for all of you. And they will do everything they can to help you if you ever get into a tight spot, of course they will.

I hope by--by everything--that you'll never, never, never have to use them.

And I'm so...well. So proud of you, that you've been careful and cautious enough to get them ready. And bloody impressed.

No. No, I agree. They have the right to tell them themselves, if they want to do so.

Don't worry. I'll keep the secret.

Do you think...do you think you could make one and send it to me, too? I wouldn't have to wear it, as long as I'm here. But I might not always be. I might end up having to go out for missions for the Order, once I'm older. It would be reassuring. If I had an out.

I hope that the portkey problem gets solved, and I'll never need it. But in case it doesn't...I'd be proud to wear a ring like all the rest of you.

Well. What does that mean?

Do you want to be?

Yeah.

If you're not still cross.

I guess I'm not all that cross.

So can I walk you home after Astronomy, then?

You aren't going to need it soon, are you?

Because it would be a lot easier to wait, and try to set up a meeting this summer? Or maybe spring hols, if there's time. If the Twins could pick you up and bring you somewhere.

Because

1. I'd need some of your blood to make the ring
2. There's a spell you have to cast on it to make it work properly and I'd want to show you, not try to explain in a letter
3. I'd want you to be able to test it out so you knew the spell had it working
4. Which means I couldn't give it to you with the venom IN it and getting the venom in is tricky.

Anyway this would all be easy enough if I were going to see you in person.

Definitely.

I'm not sure. I've been thinking of applying to move at least part of the time to another location, which is much less secure. But I'd need to talk to some people first, and think about it more.

But that wouldn't be right away. I'd have several weeks lead time.

Spring hols would probably be fine. And it would be good to see you again, too. Thanks, Sally-Anne.

Michael wants to walk me home from Astronomy.

Also, you know, I saw Letchley yesterday and he actually RAN AWAY WHEN HE SAW ME. I don't know what Slughorn did but I think it might have actually worked.

Would you maybe prefer a bracelet? Dogs don't exactly have fingers but they do have wrists, and the rings self-adjust, so you could have one that worked whether you were in dog form or human form.

Hadn't thought of that. But sure, another bracelet's an excellent idea.

And it's a warning too. So if someone uses it, everyone else's rings will let them know, so they can run.

~~I don't see wha~~ ~~Why do y~~
I hope whatever Slughorn said keeps working, yeah? Only, don't count on it? Better to be safe, y'know.

So. Does that mean you don't want me to walk you places now? Cause I don't mind, only I guess you want

Whatever.

Hey. Remind me. I have something I've got to tell you. There wasn't time last night and anywiz too many people.

I'm off to Transfig now, but maybe at lunch? Hurry and eat, then meet me by the Odvar the Oily?

Sure. I'll be there.

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