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[alt_sally_anne]

I just wanted to mention that while I was in Hogsmeade yesterday Avery tracked me down while I was by myself to tell me I ought to break things off with Ron because he'll never get on the Council with a half-blood girlfriend, and I'm holding him back, and when I didn't seem properly impressed he said that everyone knows Lucius Malfoy is out of favour with Our Lord and if He wants to punish Mr Malfoy for something, Avery could see to it that it was Pansy who got hurt. Because she's more expendable than Draco, or Mrs Malfoy.

He didn't say who he'd tell them to hurt instead, if I went along with it and broke things off with Ron. I'm sorry I didn't think to ask.

Anyway

I thought I should tell, well, enough people that I didn't make this a PM to Mrs Longbottom (though I did tell Ron and Pansy last night).

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[alt_alice]

I see.

I'm sorry, Sally-Anne.

Draco, Hyrda, have you any thoughts? Does this threat have some teeth behind it? Perhaps you might see what you can glean over the holidays.

[alt_ron]

He tried telling me, a month ago, that I should drop Sally Anne, and I reckon when I didn't, he decided to take a different approach.

But we're not doing it. Avery can go bludger himself.

[alt_hermione]

He might 'know' that Mr Malfoy's out of favour but there's a big difference between that and Voldemort having an excuse to punish Mr Malfoy. Not that he'd need an excuse So that part might just be posturing, because as far as anyone can tell, Mr Malfoy's still doing everything that Voldemort requires of him. It's harder to know what that all entails, though, given that he's tried to give Draco room to succeed. Or, I don't know, Pansy, he hasn't distanced himself from you in quite the same way. Maybe you could ask him just how bad it's getting for him, and then we'd know more?

One thing I thought of just the other night is the book. Mr Malfoy usually checks it when he comes to the Governors' meetings and last Thursday I don't think he did. I mean, he didn't really stick around or come early or anything (well, he almost never comes early but he certainly wasn't in the castle afterward). But aren't the women at Bedford going to start having their babies really soon? (Not that it matters because they wouldn't show up in the copy he sees and they it's not as if they'll be discovered in the camps, but it made me realise we really should just put it on our list of things to do a day or two before the Governors meet, finding a way in to the Headmistress's office to check the book.)

Oh, but anyway, what I meant was that if he's started ignoring that, then that's a possible reason someone might make trouble for him. Or maybe it's an indication that he's horribly distracted by other things. Not that Voldemort would have Pansy tortured just because Mr Malfoy didn't check the book. But he might, it's hard to say.

Private Message to Sally Anne

[alt_ron]

What are you thinking?

Private Message to Sally Anne

[alt_ron]

Er. Are you not talking to me, then?

You were already gone last night when I came to walk you back. You could've sent me a message if you were done early.