Order Only: Private message to Jeremy Stretton and Ron Weasley

[alt_sally_anne]

Since apparently it would have been disastrous to the Order to hold its big meeting AFTER the 17th ... would one of you of-age people like to tell me if anything interesting happens?

(And Jeremy, did someone cast a 'harridan' hex on your mother? she was nasty to Megan, she shouted at Philip about his marks and she just bit Gemma's head off for interrupting her.)

Comments

[alt_jeremy]

She's like that intermittently. There doesn't seem to be an arithmantical formula to predict it, more's the pity.

Nothing much here yet.

[alt_jeremy]

You're not the only one missing, by the bye. Harry and Hermione aren't here. Neither is Hydra.

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah well Hydra's hardly surprising. Harry either. And Hermione would need some sort of convincing 'errand' in order to make it.

See, next week would have been better.

[alt_sally_anne]

Um

Did you see Luna's post?

Did you get WANTED FUGITIVE SIRIUS BLACK hustled under a bed somewhere before Ginny Weasley walked in?

[alt_jeremy]

Oh.

Oh dear.

[alt_jeremy]

Sirius is in dog form. (Merlin. I will never get used to that. Animagi are just startling.) So is Terry.

Oh

[alt_jeremy]

RIGHT.

Yeah, this is going to go well.

[alt_jeremy]

How loud do these Weasleys get?

[alt_sally_anne]

Very.

Very, very, very.

[alt_jeremy]

Right.

Weasley yelling. From multiple Weasleys.

Ginny, that's her, right? She's sharp.

She twigged immediately.

Oh, Merlin.

[alt_sally_anne]

Well I think you should just LET HER IN. She signed on to treason when she helped us with that book.

[alt_jeremy]

Right.

Shall I just give her your greetings then?

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah okay you do that.

[alt_jeremy]

Done.

[alt_jeremy]

AND she's recognised the Longbottoms. We're in the cauldron now and that's no lie.

Oh.

Oh, Fu Lee.

[alt_sally_anne]

So everyone ELSE got to meet the muggle who blows things up but not me (or Hydra or Harry or Hermione)?

And now GINNY gets to meet him.

[alt_jeremy]

Fu Lee just waited until there was a pause in the yelling, walked up to Ginny, stuck his hand out, and said "Welcome to the Order."

Man's got ice in his veins.

[alt_sally_anne]

Well it's that or Obliviating her.

[alt_jeremy]

Right.

They're asking her right now.

[alt_sally_anne]

Ginny's not going to say 'oh sure just make me think I went shopping.' No way. Any more than Ron would have EVER IN HIS LIFE.

[alt_jeremy]

Too right.

[alt_jeremy]

Right, then. She's in.

Everyone here taking break for tea, calming draughts, side conversation, eyerolling and whatever.

[alt_ron]

Oh.

Heh.

Guess you haven't missed it, after all.

[alt_jeremy]

Merlin's mandibles, you people keep a lively house.

How'd you manage ever to get a word in edgewise, growing up here?

[alt_ron]

Who says I did?

That's why we've got be loud. When you do want to be heard, y'know?

[alt_jeremy]

Look, it seems to have settled down to a dull roar here, and I'm superfluous at the Weasley family joining-the-Order party. Be home in a tick. Might be able to distract Mother. She still in full harridan mode?

[alt_sally_anne]

Well I haven't heard her in a while but I've been hiding out in my room. So. I guess be ready to duck quickly.