Order Only: Private message to Ron

[alt_sally_anne]

I wish you could have come to 12GP today. It wound up not being just me and Mum and Pansy and the people who actually live there, Sirius invited anyone from the Order who wanted to come. So the Longbottoms were there -- Mr Longbottom still LOOKS perfectly fine. I noticed though that he doesn't even reach for his wand, at this point, he just does everything the muggle way. Sometimes people notice and do things for him which sometimes is a relief and sometimes it's just awkward.

Mr Snape came, without the polyjuice for once. It's really odd seeing him looking like he actually looks. He and Sirius managed not to quarrel horribly and Bea was taken enough by her presents that she didn't throw any fits.

And Mum. Well that was also odd, honestly. But having lots of people around made it a little less so.

Anyway I'm back at Pansy's for the night, going to the Stretton's first thing in the morning for Boxing Day.

Thank you again for the necklace. I'm wearing it right now. I think I felt the charms keep me from falling down the stairs when I tripped today -- is one of the protective charms supposed to protect me from my own clumsiness?

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[alt_ron]

Hiya. Today was long. When I got there this morning, Desai said to report to the sparring floor, and when I got down there it was all top-ranked people, which...well. Anywiz, it turned out all right because Auror Travers called me over to bring him a towel, and then one of the others wanted water. And that was all I had to do until they all cleared out and Catchlove, who's one of the trainees, came down. He was good, but I got some hits in, and did well anticipating, so I pulled off some clever parries. Desai saw the end of it, and she had some suggestions, but some compliments, too, so I reckon I did well enough.

Anywiz, after that she took me up to the department that handles propaganda and something called anti-fomentation, which I think basically means that they counter stuff that's meant to encourage rebellion, so like propaganda to fight propaganda, yeah? One of the things they do is write journals that catch people trying to commit fraud or fence stolen property or traffic stolen muggles or sell illegal potions, really all sorts of things.

Apparently they've got a big new project starting up and I may get asked to help, which pretty much has to be loads more interesting than what I did the rest of today--inventory everything in a giant cupboard full of field kit--boots, gloves, helmets, line, rucksacks, that sort of thing. The worst of it was the smell--perfectly foul. Honestly.

So, how was Boxing Day? Any interesting bits?

Thanks for the charm. I've been wearing it, only I can't remember what all the colours mean when the stone shifts, y'know? Like this afternoon, I could tell it was shifting, and when I looked the stone was glowing sort of orange, but I didn't know if that meant you were cross or something else.

It's funny we had sort of the same idea what to give, yeah?

[alt_sally_anne]

It is funny.

Orange, okay, let me look at the little card that came with the necklace. Orange means 'cross' -- huh. I don't remember being cross. The important ones to remember are blue ('all's well'), red ('hurt'), and green ('afraid'). Also, it'll go cold if anything's really wrong.

Fetching towels and drinks for people sparring doesn't sound too terrible. And getting to spar.

Boxing Day, well, it was the usual. There was a couple that wanted permission to divorce, that was interesting. Mostly LOADS of people who wanted things healed, because word gets around.

[alt_ron]

They'll be sorry when you aren't there next Boxing Day.

That's sort of sad to think about. Not that I think you should go on with the Strettons when you don't have to anymore. But still. Those people.


Er. Does the necklace have a colour that means 'thinking about your bloke'? I'd've thought that might be red, actually.