I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good Private Message to Sally Anne

[alt_ron]

Hiya.

What are you doing? I'm in my room since Mum seemed in a mood to talk, and I didn't really want to answer a whole load of questions. I think she caught Ginny instead.

Anywiz. I miss you.

Yeah. I know, I just left there--how long ago?--an hour and a half? But, y'know.

I wish I didn't always have to come home.


So what are you doing?

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[alt_sally_anne]

I was reading this book I borrowed from Pansy and thinking about this nift pattern for crocheted lace and whether I could use it for Christmas presents this year.

So not much.

Justin was saying yesterday he's thinking about what to do when he comes of age, like in terms of his living arrangements. I could stop going to the Strettons completely, if I wanted, and live in Pansy's flat instead, she's said I could.

[alt_ron]

Crochet, huh? If I'd stayed we could've done something loads better than that!

But, um. About moving to Pansy's--that's what you want, isn't it?

Only, the way you said it... Are you thinking about doing something else instead?

[alt_sally_anne]

Justin also said it would be fun to get a house together, like all of us together. And I can't decide if that would be brilliant, or a complete disaster.

It would have to be a very large house.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, if we did, we'd make it awfully easy for MLE to find all of us if any of us ever got, y'know. I mean, if any of us get arrested, there's a risk we'd all be identified as being part of a treasonous group, and they'd find out who we all are pretty quickly, I'd guess, unless whoever it is uses their ring. But if we all live together, even if MLE didn't get a thing out of whoever it was--i mean, especially if they use the ring to poison themselves--then I bet we'd have enforcers at the door right quick.

That's sort of a dire way to think of it, but yeah. If we didn't live all in one house, they'd at least have to work a bit to find us all and find out who all they're even looking for.

I can see how it would be fun, though. Especially of we had the twins and Lee in with us. You have no idea how mad it is to live with them.

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah, that's a good point.

Anyway the other thing is just -- it's really soon. It's been so long I've felt like I would be stuck with the Strettons FOREVER. But I'm turning 17 this spring, it's not nearly so far away now.

Which is good, because spending spring hols with Pansy (and going to 12GP for lessons) was brilliant.

I might miss Gemma.

And I need to talk to Maureen.

[alt_ron]

Yeah. I wondered if you were going to say you wanted to stay at the Strettons until you and Jeremy can figure out how to get Maureen away from there. And maybe some of the others. You really think their farms are just too big for the Order to take over?

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah.

Jeremy just makes things complicated.

I am almost positive Maureen will go, if I offer to help her get away and tell her I know a place where she could go.

I just don't know about Jeremy.

[alt_sally_anne]

And it's not the size of the estates, it's that MLE might ask me questions about it. There are other farms. Going after the one owned by my foster family right now is a risk that's easy to avoid.

[alt_ron]

Can't argue with that.

[alt_ron]

Actually. I don't know. Maybe I just don't want to have so many people around all the time, when it could just be us.

Pansy's different. That'd be okay. But if there were always loads of people all over the house...

[alt_sally_anne]

Well what if it were a really large house? Maybe everyone could have their own flat, almost, but with something like a common room for everyone to gather in? Only it would be a common room where it was all our friends, instead of just your house mates (so you'd never have to see Finnigan and I'd never have to see Zabini.)

But you're right about the security concerns, unfortunately. Sort of spoils the fun of imagining it.

[alt_ron]

Sorry. I don't know when I started thinking like that--about all the things that could go wrong with everything. In CCF, I guess, but really it was this year with Umbridge and Fleet and Fawcett and that night at Ministry when we didn't think what could go wrong. I mean, I'm glad we did, but I guess the Order are part of what's making me think like that. Mind you, if we could all just move into Grimmauld Place, that'd be brilliant. A totally safe house. And so wizard.

[alt_sally_anne]

No, don't apologise. I think that way a lot. It's good to know I'm not just paranoid.


12 GP would be brilliant but it would be awfully crowded considering how many people live there already.

[alt_ron]

Yeah. That's what comes of spending so much time with Slytherins. It rubs off.