I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good Private Message to Sally Anne Perks and Pansy Parkinson

[alt_ron]

So. Are you able to walk yet?

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[alt_ron]

Nine's a lot. And some of them must've got married and had kids, too. So you could have loads of cousins.

I wonder if any of them showed magic?

[alt_pansy]

Doesn't your dad work with records and things, Ron? He could look, couldn't he?

[alt_ron]

Well, yeah. You're right.

We'd have to know their names, though.

I mean. Sally Anne. What was your mum's name before she got married? And d'you know what her sisters' names were after they got married? It wasn't just all brothers she had, right? (I mean, it could've been. Look at Ginny!)

[alt_sally_anne]

No, she had some of each. I should have asked her for their names, I didn't even think about it. Her maiden name was Goddard.

[alt_sally_anne]

And she didn't grow up anywhere near where I did. Neither of my parents did, actually -- they moved there because they thought it would be best to live somewhere very out-of-the-way. My mother grew up in Eckington. I've never been there.

[alt_ron]

Where's Eckington? Never heard of it.

[alt_sally_anne]

It's in Derbyshire.

[alt_ron]

Oh, yeah. Now I see it on the map! Did you know there's another Eckington outside Gloucester? Funny what you learn by looking at maps.

You know, we could go there sometime and see if there are any graveyards with stones or anything. You might find out something about your relatives that way.

I'll ask Dad, though, whether he could find out about any of them in the camps. You did want me to ask, right? I tried talking to him yesterday, but there was always someone around.

[alt_sally_anne]

I don't know. It's not as if I could do anything about it if he finds them.

Yes, please.

[alt_sally_anne]

Cousins! I didn't even think about cousins.