Private Message to Seamus

[alt_padma]

I asked for my journal because I'm bored. I heard you on the wireless, though, they let me listen. Well, they were listening and I could hear it.

How do you like Buckingham?

That witch from MEU came to see me yesterday. She wanted to know about Snowdonia. I guess I can expect questions now and then about things I'm supposed to know because I was on the Council.

Only it's not as if we knew anything, did we. But Haruman told me I'd better cooperate, so I told her whatever she wanted to know.

Only that means eventually I might have to tell them things about you. I don't want to, though.

Did something happen last night? Were you there?

(And what's Blaise doing writing Siobhan Calderwood? I'm just curious. And bored.)

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[alt_seamus]

There was a party last night at someone's country house. I think Blaise went off with Siobhan Calderwood and ... maybe it was Kathryn Pile? It was a pretty wild time.

[alt_seamus]

Anyway, I doubt there's anything you know about me they haven't worked out on their own. I mean, Hydra's one of them, and she's a legilimens. Bill Weasley's one of them, and he was at the Rite with my mother. If they ask you something about me, you should probably just tell them.

[alt_padma]

I heard that Lav's there, too, only she got horribly disfigured and she has to wear a mask now.

And it looks like Professor Slughorn's one of them, too.

You were at a wild party? I guess I'm not surprised Blaise enjoyed himself. Only--Malfoy wrote to him, so I thought maybe he hadn't chosen up a side yet.

Well, did you have fun?

[alt_seamus]

I would've thought you'd know better than me about Lav? Anyway she actually wrote a post you'll find if you go looking, it was her foot that got hurt not her face.

Slughorn, yeah, probably.

I'm not sure whether Blaise thinks he's choosing a side. Last night he seemed rather more interested in choosing a lay. His fiance went off with someone else, too.

[alt_seamus]

And no, I didn't have much fun.

[alt_padma]

Good Sorry. Did something happen? Or were there no blokes like you?

I mean, I don't think I'd have liked that sort of party, either. If people were.... well, it doesn't seem very savoury.

But it sounds like the sort of place where anything would go, so.... Did something happen?

[alt_seamus]

Ganymede was there, but whatever, not inclined to chase after him. Another bloke hit on me, but one of my friends warned him off because I guess it's less lads he's into and more hurting people for thrills. I thought maybe that friend was interested, especially after we went home together, but he wasn't.

I'll get over it.

[alt_padma]

By 'friend' you mean Jason Montague, don't you. He also writes to Ptolemy Baddock a lot and someone he calls Miss Minx. Who's she? Someone we know?

[alt_seamus]

I don't know who Miss Minx is but I assume it's someone he's sleeping with. He likes girls, too.

[alt_padma]

You know, Seamus....

If you're not happy there, you could--you could stop. You don't have to stay with them.

It hasn't been awful here. I mean, it's boring and lonely, but no one's torturing anyone. They haven't hexed me or anything. I heard they let Draco's parents leave, even, though someone said it's because they paid a huge bribe (and because they're Draco's parents, and he's helping. I mean, he's one of their Aurors and then there's that mudblood Granger and he talks about how much better the Phoenixes are.), so they might be lenient, if you turned yourself in.

If you're not happy then you might as well be not happy where you don't have to keep looking over your shoulder, you know?

[alt_seamus]

One lousy night at a party doesn't mean I'm unhappy here.

[alt_seamus]

Anyway, of course they went easy on you. What had you even done? Ollerton. But Weasley, Lestrange, and F-F were all there next to us, doing the exact same as we were doing.

I handed over Neville Longbottom to Bellatrix Lestrange. You think Alice Longbottom would say, 'oh, hello, Mr Finnigan, since you turned yourself in we'll definitely go easy on you,' seriously? Because I don't.

[alt_seamus]

Anyway, we're going to win.

I'll try to convince them to go easy on you. You've been a prisoner since the Battle of Hogwarts, it's not your fault you weren't able to get away.