Order Only: Private message to Madam Pomfrey

[alt_sally_anne]

Did you get a chance to pass along the card and gift to someone who was going to Sherwood?

I meant to tell everyone my mum's birthday was yesterday. So anyone seeing her could wish her many happy returns.

I hope she had a good birthday. I wish she had a journal, so I could write to her directly, but being able to pass her messages through the Order is a lot better than having Mrs Weasley be my owl (not that she's not trustworthy, I just always worried about getting her in trouble).

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[alt_poppy]

My apologies, dear. Yes! I took the opportunity to have an evening's visit at the Hog's Head with my cousin Caradoc. Have you met him? Always makes me laugh, that one!

He was perfectly happy to carry your parcel to Sherwood along with some items I've been assembling for them, and he was able to tell me that several of your mother's friends there conjured up a birthday feast for her, complete with roast venison and some merry toast-making.

From what he says, your mother's fitted into the community and the work they're doing there; on the latter score, he tells me that her arithmantic skills have been of great use. It was clear he quite admires her ability. Mind you, Caradoc has the numeracy skills of a cucumber, himself--hasn't the patience--but I took him to mean that your mother is both appreciated and well-liked.

Were you able to listen to the radio broadcast from Aldrich? I heard most of it, though I had to attend to a new arrival before Sirius was properly finished. I do hope some people are finding the signal and listening. It was bracing, I thought, and quite inspiring. But then who can say whether it would have moved someone listening for the first time?

[alt_sally_anne]

I did meet Mr Deerborn in November, at Moddey, after Saltash. He was the one with the curse that was causing a lot of bleeding that Hermione and I couldn't stop. I tried muggle stitches, that was utterly useless though. Anyway Mr Snape was able to undo the curse.

He DID make me laugh, actually, even though I was terribly worried he was going to die before you or Mr Snape could get there. I kept counting the blood-replenishing potions again and trying to work out whether we'd have enough -- we did, but it was a near thing. Anyway I'm glad to hear about the birthday feast and that my mum's doing well.

We met to listen to the broadcast last night. It was brilliant and I kept wondering if anyone but us was listening. We want to spread it around the school but however we do it needs to NOT be traceable back to us, you know? Because MLE will be EXTREMELY eager to find whoever let people know about it. If they can work out a message was left by a girl with a wand with a dragon-heartstring core they might line up every girl in the school with that sort of wand and have the legilimens ask her questions, you know? It needs to be as untraceable as possible.

[alt_poppy]

I hadn't realised. Thank you for all you did for Caradoc. He's my only remaining close kin, and I'm quite fond of him.

We must make certain you've a chance to see your mother over the holidays. Even if you end up with some sort of employment. I expect that if Professor Dolohov's been successful, you should hear something soon on that score.

As for spreading information about the Order's broadcasts, I agree with your assessment of the caution needed. Perhaps that leaves Miss Lestrange uniquely qualified to take this particular risk?