Order Only Private Message to Tonks, Alice, Remus, and Rachel

[alt_ron]

I got another message from Charlie last night. Confirmed he's at St M's. Says he thinks he's safe. His writing looks really terrible, and the ink was smudged even though it had to've been his self-inking field quill he was using. Happens when you press too hard on the page, y'know?

Then, this morning I got an owl (just an ordinary public post owl brought it). This is what it says:

You don't know me and I'm not going to give my name because it's not safe, but I work here at St Mungo's and I saw your brother's journal open with a message from you in it. I put it away again so nobody could see it who shouldn't have.

He's alive. He's been very badly injured, and he's going to be recovering for a long time, but he's alive. He's been awake a few times, and when he is, he's lucid. He's in pain, but we're treating it. Right now, the Healer in charge of his case believes he will recover in time.

His presence here is a matter of record, but right now, we think the only people who know for certain where he is in the building are people who aren't going to betray him. Those of us who believe in you are doing everything we can to keep him safe. He needs constant specialist care, so please don't try to move him. I'll write to you again if the situation gets worse.

Please don't try to figure out who I am. I have family who would be in danger if anyone knew I was helping you.

I've seen the twins already, and I'll tell Mum about it when I see her, but I thought the rest of you should know.

Comments

[alt_rachel]

Sorry I didn't respond to this earlier.

That's good news. Have you discussed this with Poppy? She's in a better situation to assess whether we could override this Healer's judgment and move him regardless. Or whether we should.

If this person were not actually on our side, presumably they'd have handed him in to Bellatrix already. Unless they don't actually know where he is, they're just writing because they saw you PM'd him, and they're trying to keep us away so they have time to find him. That seems unlikely. More likely that they're who they say they were, someone on our side.

I'll be back in my office by this evening.

[alt_nymphadora]

Ta very much, Ron.

Good to hear it.