I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_ron]

Pig's back. And he's still got the note I sent. She didn't add anything, so she didn't get it and send it back. From the looks of him, he kept at it all night, looking for her.

Um. This isn't good.

I think we should go there and get her, don't you?

We could Floo to Coventry. There's probably one at the Owl Office, right? And then, I don't know. We could bang on the door and tell them we're from the Department of Fostering or something that'll make them think they'd better open up or they'll be in loads worse trouble.

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[alt_justin]

Morning, Ron.

I was just about to post to ask if we'd had any news and saw this.

I don't think that's a good idea, though.

Your father works at the Ministry. Perhaps he could make an enquiry?

-Justin

[alt_ron]

Cheers, mate.

Yeah, we don't know anything new.

Good idea about asking Dad, though. I'm going to ask Mum if I can fire call him about it.

[alt_justin]

Pansy's just written in her own post, did you see?

Coventry's not under quarantine and Matron's sure Sally-Anne's not ill and not likely to become ill.

That probably means that the Strettons don't want anyone visiting.

Look, I well understand wanting to help but it's likely your intervention would bally well do just the opposite.

Though I suppose the one thing it might accomplish is remind them that people would notice if Sally-Anne were to come to harm.

Hang on. I've an idea.

-Justin

[alt_ron]

Yeah, I saw it. I was answering it here.

What's your idea?

[alt_justin]

Sorry, had to close this to go down the corridor.

I went and knocked on Viktor's door. Poliakoff finally answered, looking as if I'd roused him out of bed (probably had done, what), and said that Professor Karkaroff and Viktor went down to the pitch early this morning, as Viktor knows several of the players on both teams who'll be playing today, and was invited to their warm-up.

I thought, as Marvolo's made an impression on the Strettons in the past, that Krum might do this time.

I could try to speak to him at the match, though, if we think that would help.

-Justin

[alt_pansy]

Harry might too, if I asked him to.

Wouldn't hurt to ask both of them to send a letter to the Strettons, but what would they write?

And we could write Jeremy, too.

I've got pip, and Harry's got an owl, and there are school owls. I'll ask Harry to write, and I'll write Jeremy, and Krum can use a school owl if you can get him to write.

[alt_justin]

Yes, a New London owl, not a school owl, but yes.

I think it's key not to issue any threats, what, but merely to enquire if she's all right and recovered and gently point out how proud one is of her quick-thinking and action.

I'll look for Krum at the match, what?

-Justin

[alt_pansy]

I'll tell Harry something similar, and to possibly try a fire chat if it wouldn't be a bother.

[alt_neville]

Have you heard anything back from him? Sorry, just catching up on the journals now.

[alt_pansy]

I just did.

He tried firechatting but it didn't work. So he sent off the owl.

And I've sent off Jeremy's.

[alt_ron]

Good. That he did.

Hope he tells you if he hears anything back.

[alt_justin]

Pansy,

Is Marvolo writing? Viktor said he would do but then Professor Karkaroff came and fetched him. Seems that the winning team wanted him to come along for a pint so I'm not sure he'll get to it straight off, what?

-Justin

[alt_pansy]

Harry said he'd write.

I'll see if he sent it off.

And if he'd try the fire chat too.

[alt_ron]

How was the Quidditch? You went, right?

[alt_ron]

That's actually a good idea about Harry.

Hermione could tell him to try the Strettons' Floo. Bet you can't block Buckingham on your Floo, yeah?

[alt_luna]

It is a good idea.

[alt_pansy]

You're right about that last part.

Perhaps we could write Jeremy?

Jeremy would know what was going on.

[alt_justin]

Hullo, Pansy.

Yes, that's an excellent idea. Jolly good show!

I'm sure she'll be fine.

-Justin

[alt_ron]

Yeah. Do you want me to send Pig? I should've told him to find Jeremy when he went before. That was really daft of me not to think of it.

[alt_ron]

Only, the twins want to send him to Lincoln. And I promised Terry they would do, so maybe you should send yours instead?

[alt_terry]

No, that's all right. Use Pig for this, if it'll help.

i want to make sure she's all right, too.

[alt_ron]

Nope. Not doing it.

Besides, Pig's asleep on his perch right now, and I know what look he'd give me if I said he had to go right back to Coventry right now.

It's all good, though. Pansy's got hers. In fact, she's probably already sent her off.

And Pig will be rested up and ready when the twins send him.

[alt_pansy]

We've got it covered, Terry.

Thanks, though.

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[alt_ron]

Yeah, just ignore F-F.

I mean, yeah, I'll ask Dad if he can look into it, but really? What can he do? Besides, he's already at work. I guess I could fire call him there.

What do you want to do?

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good Private Message to Pansy Parkinson

[alt_pansy]

What we want to do and what we ought to do are two different things.

I know she's not sick.

I'm pretty sure she's not arrested.

I'm worried about her, especially because of the floo being shut down like it is, that's just not on. But it could be that she's just being punished.

And if we try and sneak onto the estate and ask after her, or track her down, which is what I want to do, she'd definitely get in trouble if she got caught, and we'd probably get in trouble too, and even though there's not a quarantine there still might be some Ministry people about. I hate to admit that he's right, but he is.

I wish I knew more. I really do.

And it hurts my heart to not do anything, not knowing if she's okay.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good Private Message to Pansy Parkinson

[alt_pansy]

I hate them.

I hate that she's got to be fostered and can't be with someone who loves her like her mum and dad. Or me. Or you. It's not a home. They're not her family.

We are.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good Private Message to Pansy Parkinson

[alt_ron]

Yeah. Too right.

I wish my dad would try to get her fostering changed to us, but-

My parents tried to get Luna assigned to them when her father died, and the Ministry put her with the Browns instead.

I'm pretty sure that even though my dad works in Protectorate Affairs and has a really important job that anyone would say is totally showing loyal--I'm pretty sure that some of them at the Ministry think my family are, well, not as loyal as they should be.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good Private Message to Pansy Parkinson

[alt_pansy]

I'm sure Luna knows that your mum cares for her, even though she can't be there during holidays.

And after she's left Hogwarts, she can visit the Burrow whenever she wants for dinner and Christmas and things like that.

After Sally-Anne and me leave school, we're going to live in our house in London together. And you can come over whenever you want, and it will be brilliant. And she is never going back to the Strettons. Ever.