I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good Private Message to Harry Potter

[alt_ron]

Argh.

Hit a squad of Auror goons just as we broke camp. Sandoval was there. And Montague's older brother. There were loads of them, and they had us surrounded.

They got Pansy and Finnigan. So we're down numbers.

Good news: Malfoy and I are loads better this morning. Bad news: they've been gone since 7:00, and if they've fought their way loose, they haven't made it back to us yet. So I guess they're well and truly caught.

We're not making much forward progress now: we think we must be getting closer to destination because we're spending so much more time detecting and clear-triggering traps. Landscape's thick with them.

How are your lot holding up?

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[alt_harry]

We got ambushed last night. They got Blaise. It's a good thing they didn't get Moon, or we'd be in real trouble, because he's the one who knows how to use the maps best.

We're in the middle of it too. Taking a breather before pushing on. I wonder if we'll get hit again today.

I'm doing okay. I got really dizzy all of a sudden this morning when I sat up, and I still haven't been on a broom. Have you tried Apparating? I know we're not supposed to for a bit. I don't think I'm going to. Not worth it, you know?

[alt_ron]

Yeah, no for Apparating. Can't imagine that would go well.

Hope I don't need to. Because, of course, I'll try it if there's no other choice.

Still no sign of Pans and Finnigan. Has Zabini made it back to you? I mean, Desai said we could try to fight our way out if we got caught, but maybe they're doing more than stunning people they catch and taking them to base camp to release them. Or maybe 'dead' is done and they didn't tell us. But they would've told us, don't you think?

Anywiz, we've been really careful not to lose anyone to death by shrubbery today, because we really can't afford to lose anyone else.

I keep expecting another attack, though. And wondering if that means we've veered off course. If we were really closing in on their base, I think they'd put up some resistance.

[alt_harry]

No sign so far.

Death by shrubbery is too right. Ran into some nasty Devil's snare earlier.

[alt_ron]

Well, so. It's possible to Apparate.

I just wouldn't advise it. Blech.

We're clear now, but you know how I thought we'd surely get some resistance if we got close?

Sometimes I hate when I'm right.

Oh, and it's not just trainees out there. Auror Crouch is here. And some others. Some bloke called Mort? With a wicked stinger--he can make it hook around things like trees or boulders. Crouch is using this hex that punches all the air out of you--a concussive hex of some kind. He caught Draco bang in the chest.

In the end, our only choice was Apparating back to the spot where we
stopped for lunch. Everyone knew where it was, and it's got good cover while we pull ourselves back together. Didn't lose anyone, though.