alt_sally_anne | Viewing Black's body

Well, the weather was perfectly horrid, unfortunately. If it had been horrid right away, that would have been better because we'd have just turned around and come another day, but we'd already been in the queue for an hour when it started sleeting. I was wearing my lovely new coat (thank you again, Pansy!) so that helped. After a bit Mr and Mrs Stretton left me and Jeremy to hold our place in line and they took Gemma and Philip and the little ones, and Maureen to help them with the little ones, and went somewhere warmer until we were closer to getting inside.

Anyway.

Seeing Black was a bit grim but also brilliant. I thought about all the awful things he'd done to all of us, and how he would never get to do them again, and someday ALL the enemies of Our Lord will end up like this, and after that I didn't feel sick, I felt warm all over. And we all signed the book, even Gemma, and went home to get dry clothes and hot tea. The Strettons are going off to some New Year's Eve party in a little while.

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I SAW MY MUM.

MY PARENTS CAME TO THE VIEWING AND STOOD RIGHT BEHIND US IN THE QUEUE.

They must have seen my journal entry yesterday.

I'm not allowed to visit or write them and they're not allowed to write to me and I couldn't say hello to them but there's no rule saying we can't both just happen to be standing in the same queue to see the body of the traitor AND THEY CAME and they must have come early and hoped we would to, we got in line and a minute later someone got in line behind us and when I looked IT WAS MY PARENTS.

And I couldn't talk to them, but --

Well, I talked to Gemma a little extra loud so they could hear. I thought I was being discreet but Jeremy noticed and after everyone else went off and left us to hold their spots, Jeremy talked to them for me. He had guessed who they were, and when he introduced himself and they introduced themselves back I saw him glance at me and I knew he knew for sure, and then he didn't try to make me talk to them but he told them all about me, it was dead strange but one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me. Although he'll probably want something later but I don't care.

When we got inside Buckingham they dropped back a little in line and let someone go ahead of them because that way we wouldn't sign the guest book right by each other and have it look suspicious. But we were standing there for at least an hour, it was wonderful.

Whoa.

Did Mr and Mrs Stretton realise?

I remember you said once that Gemma asked them if they knew your parents at school and they did. D'you think they recognised each other today?

No.

Well, my parents knew who the Strettons were but I don't think the Strettons looked twice at my parents. They were really shabby, first of all, and the Strettons were looking for influential people they might have a chance to chat with. Also, they were distracted by the rain and by Gemma and Philip and then they took off to get tea while Jeremy and I held their spots.

That's really-

I dunno.

It means they really wanted to see you, yeah? That they miss you and

I'm glad Stretton was decent about it. But, I mean, that must have been really

well

You all right, then?

Yes.

I think that's part of why it made me so happy, that they came even knowing we wouldn't be able to talk, just so they could see me.

So. Was it really terrible? The body, I mean?

Oh, the body itself?

Let me see if I can remember. I looked straight at it, a good long look, so you'd think I'd be able to say.

It was

Messy, I guess. Kind of messy.

Did you use the hex on yourself, then? How was that?

Or did you have to go without since there were so many people around?

I didn't use it on myself but I did tell the Strettons before we left so they could use it on Gemma and Philip, but actually they used something else, it was sort of a distraction hex so right when we got to the front they suddenly looked somewhere else. I think they were afraid Gemma would ask why her vision was suddenly all blurry.

I don't know if Jeremy used it on himself or not.

Well, could he walk straight afterwards or not?

Actually, I wonder if anyone's used it and then tumbled over towards the case? Or were you kept pretty far back from it?

Cor, that's brilliant! I'm so glad for you.

'A bit grim.' Good joke, Perks.

Why thank you.

They don't let you get right up next to it but you're pretty close. I didn't see Stretton stumble but I did try the hex on myself this week to see how it worked and I can walk alright as long as I don't try to go down stairs.

I'm glad you got to see them, Sally-Anne. I know how much that meant to you.

And that was decent of Stretton.

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