Private Message to Seamus Finnigan

[alt_padma]

Everything all right?

Hey, I just remembered: Martinez has a wireless. Do you want me to see if we can borrow it for the afternoon?


That's today, right?

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[alt_seamus]

Yeah, today is Easter.

The Headmistress said I could come listen to the one in her office, so that's where I am. Nothing so far. Some chit chat about that mudblood in the camps who got killed last week, did you read about that in the paper? They thought he was trying those instructions that got written up in Goyle's journal, about wandless magic.

Has nothing to do with Ireland, though, so.

[alt_seamus]

I brought my homework but I'm having a hard time concentrating on it.

[alt_padma]

Do you want company? I mean...I dunno if Professor McGonagall is there, or if she'd appreciate it if we talked when she's working, but then, she's sort of religious, isn't she? So I don't know if maybe she has Easter things to do.

But I could come up and sit with you. Or would you rather be distracted?

I did read about that mudblood. I guess they said the camps are all encouraged to deal with things their own way. I don't know why anyone would want to try wandless magic anyway - I mean, it's obviously daft. If it were so simple to do it, why would wizards use wands in the first place?

What are you listening for, exactly, anyway? I mean, I know you said, when we talked about your Boggart, that you're worried about the muggles trying to start a rebellion on Easter, and that they'd blame your family if it happened. But I guess I'm not sure how that'd be your family's fault.

[alt_seamus]

I'd like company. Except I'm afraid the Headmistress would decide I didn't need to listen anymore and send us out. She's been out part of the time but not the whole time.

Wandless magic does sound daft. It sounded from the article like nothing actually happened when he tried it, other than him getting killed by the guard. I suppose it was a good thing the guard did kill him, because if a mudblood was daft enough to try to do magic (even if it didn't work) who knows what else they'll try? I wonder how he even found out about it, though, I thought it was just mudbloods in service (like Marvolo's) who had diaries.

I'm specifically listening to hear if the muggles try to do anything in England. They cause trouble in Ireland all the time. It's my family fault because they're the ones in charge -- no one on the Council really wants to live over in Ireland, especially when the muggles make so much trouble. And they don't care that much what happens in Ireland. But if anything happens over HERE, you know, in England or Scotland (or Wales or Cornwall) that would be really horrible. My family's supposed to be keeping them in check. The muggles, I mean.

[alt_seamus]

Carrow's mudblood is here.

Merlin, his life must be dull, sitting at the Headmistress's feet all day. I suppose it's an improvement over serving Carrow, though. Anything would be.

I keep expecting her to reach over and ruffle his hair, like he's a terrier or something. She really does sort of treat him like a pet dog. Which is appropriate in a way, considering he WAS a dog for a while and the Weasley twins adopted him. Apparently he made a pretty good dog.

It's hard to imagine anyone trying to teach something like him magic.

Oh! On the wireless they're talking about the camp incident again. I guess MLE was cross because they'd have liked to know if he knew whether anyone else was trying to learn wandless magic. They're talking about creating procedures instead of just letting the camp administrator do as he thinks fit. I don't know if that's a good idea -- I mean of course I understand why MLE wishes they could've asked him questions but it's the camp administrators that really know what things are LIKE, you know.

Like my family in Ireland.

I hope you don't mind me nattering on. I really can't concentrate on my homework at all.

Now they're talking about quidditch. I guess the World Cup's next year?

[alt_padma]

I wouldn't want to have to spend time working for Professor Carrow, that's true, but I dunno. That mudblood has always made me sort of uneasy. He's not like Marvolo's mudblood or Malfoy's was. Dennis. He's...I dunno, it's like he's glazed over some of the time, and the rest of the time he's...creepy. But then, anyone who belonged to Professor Carrow's bound to be a little on the creepy side, I guess. Maybe I'd like him better as a dog.

MLE wanted to ask that mudblood questions? I don't blame the administrator for making an example of him, especially if he was trying to use magic against one of his betters. But then, it seems like it would be hard to figure out when a mudblood's trying to do wandless magic and when he's just having spasms or something. I guess if he were making motions or saying the incantations aloud that's a dead giveaway. And it's well appropriate to stamp that out right from the off.

Oh, but you said they're interested in how they're learning about those Grim Truth articles so I guess that's what they want to talk about. It does seem odd, doesn't it, that no matter how hard MLE try, the camps still seem to be able to pass those Grim Truths all 'round.

What are they saying about the World Cup? Whatever it is, it can't be very interesting. I mean, our teams don't even compete for the World Cup, do they?

[alt_seamus]

Yeah. He's not staring at me or anything but it's like he's being very careful to NOT stare at me. Or look at me at all. Which is creepy in its own way.

He seemed kind of sweet as a dog. But you know, stuff that's fine in a dog is creepy in a person mudblood.

They weren't all that specific in the news story but I guess they wanted to know how the Grim Truths keep getting around. I expect they wanted to know if maybe it was a group working together trying to learn wandless magic because anyone else doing it ought to be put down. It's one thing to have muggleborns as servants, I suppose they're useful enough, especially if you don't have an elf. Or if you want someone that can use the journals, you know, like Marvolo's Granger. But if you can't trust them not to be trying to sneak the magic they were never supposed to have, well. They're not safe to keep around.

And now there's no way to know.

About the World Cup, they were talking about who might be in it. They don't know yet (other than, not the Protectorate! which is a shame, really, we've got some utterly brilliant players!) but some country in Europe, Bulgaria or Romania or something, has a keeper they were going on about. And the teams in Norway and ... huh. Kenya? I don't remember. Anyway I guess the early elimination games are starting soon or maybe it's the second round now, I'm not sure.

The big game's in the summer. I think they're holding it in France, but no one thinks France will actually get to play.