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[alt_ron]

Right. So, here were the names in the Hogwarts book.

Angelina Murphy, Truro
Samantha Jones, Boston
Jyothi Roy, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Georgette Lyons, New London
Eleanor Marbury, Fareham, Hampshire
Joseph Shingle, Coventry, West Midlands
Francis Monti, Manchester
Jacob Greenbaum, Lincolnshire
Nymphadora Long, Llanfyllin
Patrick Williams, Hertfordshire

Reckon Nymphadora Long was named after you, Tonks?

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Private Message to Ron

[alt_justin]

Ron,

I say, at least there are names in the book. I feel jolly well awful that it's gone so long, what, but Professor Dolohov leaving anyone alone in his office is extremely rare.

It must feel quite gratifying to be able to do something useful. Compared to the sorts of jobs usually relegated to us, anyway. Still, that's rather the point of what we're doing, isn't it, being able, once in a great while, to be in the right place at the right time.

I'm well glad Harry thought to bring you along.

-Justin

Re: Private Message to Ron

[alt_ron]

Too right, it's good to have something useful to do.

As for leaving us alone, he made rather a show of it, so it's not as if this was any kind of accident or stroke of luck.

Re: Private Message to Ron

[alt_justin]

A show.... I say, it does make one wonder how committed he is to all the ideals of the Protectorate. Some of them, certainly, but no more than, say, Draco's parents. They've been convinced to work alongside us, in their way. I wish one could be more positive that Antonin would aid us more directly if he were given the chance.

The problem is I can't think of how to provide the opportunity without putting us all at great risk, if we're wrong.

-J

Re: Private Message to Ron

[alt_ron]

Yeah, I think the thing is you can't.

Only, you can work on building as much credit with him as possible--doing what you've been doing, yeah?--and if there's ever a chance to put him in your debt, snatch it. And then go about your business, knowing that maybe, sometime it'll all pay a dividend when you really need that. Or it won't. And if it doesn't, well. You're no worse off that you'd have been if you'd never had a connection with him. Course, if it does pay off, then it'll have been worth it.

Re: Private Message to Ron

[alt_justin]

Worth it. Yes.

Quite right, old man. No worse off, indeed.

-J