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[alt_ron]

If you lot are looking for something to do today, this thing on the south bank's actually rather nift. The whole thing's about food! I thought it was just going to be another carnival thinger, but they're calling it Fancy's Feast, and everything looks and smells outrageously good.

I'm working, watching the crowd for pickpockets and whatever might happen. I mean, my job's just to call an Enforcer if I see anything, but they're going to let me go for lunch at 1:00, so if any of you wanted to come, they're giving me some kind of voucher and we could try some of it on the cheap! There are two entrances: one at Westminster bridge, and the other's down by Southwark Cathedral where the market is, y'know? I'm up the west end of it, so if you want to meet up, you could find me outside County Hall, yeah?

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[alt_pansy]

Brill. I'll stop by, then.

Private Message to George

[alt_pansy]

You should come out to join me here for dinner after you close up. It's lovely, there's these roll things I just know you'd like, and there'll be music and dancing once it gets dark.

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[alt_george]

Brilliant. Count on me showing up!

(Music and dancing? Hopefully a bit of snogging can be squeezed into the agenda, too.)

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[alt_pansy]

Well, let's see. Ah, right. It looks like I'll be able to fit you in, yes. I've got you scheduled for a 'tasteful snog in case someone takes a photograph' at south bank, preferably with a spot of hand holding, followed by a 'decidedly less fit for public viewing snog' at my place.

Re: Private Message to George

[alt_george]

Pansy.

I'm sorry, I won't be able to join you.

Have you found Ron yet?

Re: Private Message to George

[alt_pansy]

Yes.

Just now.

He went to find his supervisor.

George, whatever you need

I'm here. Okay?

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[alt_george]

You saw Alice's journal entry, I guess, now that we've all been told in the family.

Pansy, can you open the building tomorrow at eight? Stick a sign on our store saying we're closed until...bugger. I don't know when. Closed through Wednesday, let's say. We can change it later to longer if we have to. Lock the building up again at four.

I'll probably want to see you tomorrow, but we still haven't heard the official story on what happened. So we don't know if there will even be a funeral. For all we know, they're framing him for something so he won't get one.

Or maybe he really did try to take someone out and got killed for it. Merlin.

I'll write more when I know more.

Have to get back to Ginny; she's a wreck.

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[alt_pansy]

Yes. I can certainly do that. And Hitty will want to come round with some food, too.

I'm sorry, George. I know everything around Percy was all sorts of complicated, but I'll never forget what he did to help Hydra, or the conversations we used to have at St James.

We'll sort it out.

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[alt_george]

Hitty--good idea. Yes, thank you. Mum may rally and start a frenzy of cooking tomorrow, but I dunno. She's all broken up and helpless today.

It makes me sick that the last time I saw him was when he was testifying against Mum. That's my last memory of him. And that's just wrong.

Bloody hell.

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[alt_pansy]

She can bring by something for dinner and tea tonight, then, and can pop in to see if you all need a hand for breakfast as well.

Do you remember the first time we did Kiss a Ginger day, and he stood up in the middle of the Great Hall at dinner and shouted, 'I am a Prefect, not a cut of meat!'

I'd buy him a tie every year at Christmas, you know, when he started working for Lucius, and whenever he knew I was on the schedule to come by St James, he'd make a point of wearing one of them.

And I once had a two hour conversation with him about silverware etiquette. We had a massive disagreement about the proper placement of forks for a fish course, and ended up looking it up in a book. I won a galleon off him.

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[alt_george]

I think breakfast would be a good idea, too, if Hitty's willing. Madam Pomfrey dosed Mum with something that she said would make her sleep probably until mid-morning.

If there's a funeral...maybe you can come with us to his flat when we get a suit for him. You can point out one of those ties, so he can be buried with it. Out of all the ties he owns, they're probably the ones with the best taste. He always liked looking as sharp as he could.

If you don't think that's too strange of a request.

Merlin, we still haven't had any official word. When are they going to bother to tell us he's dead?

Re: Private Message to George

[alt_pansy]

Of course. I'd be glad to help. And you're right, he'd want to look his best.

I know it's a ways off yet, but when you need to clean out his flat, I can help with that too.

You'll hear as soon as they come up with a good enough story. This was most likely done by a council member, which means they're in the process of covering their arses and getting their alibis in line.

Re: Private Message to George

[alt_pansy]

It's all just a bloody game to them, and it's not fair, and it's not right, and he deserved better.

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[alt_george]

There's someone here from Snowdonia now. Finally.

A hunting accident. They were hunting Muggles, and a Muggle slipped through his defences and killed him.

So they say.

And what an elegant smear, really. Percy Weasley, newly-minted Council member. Offed by a lowly Muggle.

I wonder if we'll ever find out the truth.

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[alt_pansy]

That's

Well.

That's fairly awful, no matter how you look at it.

At least they didn't set him up to be a traitor. And you can have a proper funeral.

Oh, bugger. It's just so sickening that's what's left to be grateful for.

[alt_susan]

I'm getting off my shift soon, is there anything still happening?

[alt_pansy]

Yes! There's things going on until late. I've just been browsing some of the shops in the area, but I can come back to the food stands and meet you there if you'd like.

[alt_susan]

Sounds snitch! As much as I enjoy working with animals, I'm ready for a break from owl pellets.

Private Message to Sue

[alt_pansy]

I don't know if you saw Ginny's latest, but something's just happened. With the Weasleys.

I'm not sure what it is, just

We may have to be ready for it, whatever it is. You might as well come over all the same, we can read about what's happened together.

Re: Private Message to Sue

[alt_susan]

I was just getting ready to head over when I saw. Have you been able to get hold of Ron?

And yeah--better for us to be together than not.

Re: Private Message to Sue

[alt_pansy]

I'm nearly to where he is. It's awfully crowded.