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alt_frankwhat a giant cock-up.
sorry about last night, Sirius mate. one thing after another.
we managed to get most of the goods, but as soon as we touched the wards we must've set off some sort of alarm. they were all over us in minutes. that bloody idiot turner tried to force his way through the barrier once the patrol showed. think he wanted to catch a ride home with you, sirius. he was yelling some nonsense about "take me with you."
my fault. shouldn't have let him come along. he was too damn young and too damn starstruck to be any use anyroad.
well, once he forced his arm through, he touched the sides somehow and it shook him and tossed him into the water like a rag doll. broke his arm, knocked him clean out, and he nearly drowned. sirius managed to aim a charm through the hole in the wards that pulled him out of the water, and we got him back on the boat. mind, we were crawling with the patrol at this point, all on brooms, and none of them too happy.
stephen was quick thinking, thank merlin. pulled a few wands out of the supplies and found one that worked almost right away. turns out he's almost as good at hexing as I am. only one of them managed to get onto the boat, but we kicked his arse overboard, knocked a few more off their brooms. (that was ace aiming, sirius, mate -- hitting that one bloke through the opening was brill.) we made a wall of fog to distract them, ran the boat ashore, and warded the hell out of everything so we'd have a safe place to stay for the night. had my emergency supplies in my wallet, so we even had a tent to sleep in and some first-aid supplies for turner. stephen's splinted his arm, and he'll live. which is good, because I'm going to kill him later.
it's nearly light enough for us to make our way home -- we'll side-along everyone and everything that needs taking, and disguise the boat somehow and come back for her later. hard to believe she kept running the entire time, what with all the spells they were flinging at her.
been a bit of a rough night, but no one too badly hurt that didn't royally deserve it, and we've got our wands, most of the fluxweed plants, and a few extra bits and bobs. fairly sure we can't try that route again, but I'd say we did what we set out to do.
sorry about last night, Sirius mate. one thing after another.
we managed to get most of the goods, but as soon as we touched the wards we must've set off some sort of alarm. they were all over us in minutes. that bloody idiot turner tried to force his way through the barrier once the patrol showed. think he wanted to catch a ride home with you, sirius. he was yelling some nonsense about "take me with you."
my fault. shouldn't have let him come along. he was too damn young and too damn starstruck to be any use anyroad.
well, once he forced his arm through, he touched the sides somehow and it shook him and tossed him into the water like a rag doll. broke his arm, knocked him clean out, and he nearly drowned. sirius managed to aim a charm through the hole in the wards that pulled him out of the water, and we got him back on the boat. mind, we were crawling with the patrol at this point, all on brooms, and none of them too happy.
stephen was quick thinking, thank merlin. pulled a few wands out of the supplies and found one that worked almost right away. turns out he's almost as good at hexing as I am. only one of them managed to get onto the boat, but we kicked his arse overboard, knocked a few more off their brooms. (that was ace aiming, sirius, mate -- hitting that one bloke through the opening was brill.) we made a wall of fog to distract them, ran the boat ashore, and warded the hell out of everything so we'd have a safe place to stay for the night. had my emergency supplies in my wallet, so we even had a tent to sleep in and some first-aid supplies for turner. stephen's splinted his arm, and he'll live. which is good, because I'm going to kill him later.
it's nearly light enough for us to make our way home -- we'll side-along everyone and everything that needs taking, and disguise the boat somehow and come back for her later. hard to believe she kept running the entire time, what with all the spells they were flinging at her.
been a bit of a rough night, but no one too badly hurt that didn't royally deserve it, and we've got our wands, most of the fluxweed plants, and a few extra bits and bobs. fairly sure we can't try that route again, but I'd say we did what we set out to do.
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Date: 2009-04-25 11:41 am (UTC)I was waiting up all nightI thoughtCome home soon. Please.
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Date: 2009-04-25 11:43 am (UTC)it'll be good to get home again.
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Date: 2009-04-25 01:56 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-04-27 01:26 pm (UTC)I'd say a dozen wands is a pretty good birthday present, all things considered.
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Date: 2009-04-25 11:44 am (UTC)Anyway, yeah, dead useful spell, "Levicorpus." Made the rounds when we were at school. For a while I think it was James's favourite.
I'll write up my report for you all in a bit. Collins is anxious to get his payment and make for port.
At least we shifted the most essential items.
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Date: 2009-04-25 01:02 pm (UTC)Are you both back safely where you belong? Sirius, when you've found a safe place to pause, I trust you will tell us. I hate to think how difficult you may find it now.
I wish there'd be some official noise about this. I don't like their silence.
Frank, are you certain they won't have been able to trace your return. I realise that Moddey Dhou is unplottable, but it sits in the middle of a place they can see and search. I worry about this with our owls to you, but tonight's business seems even more likely to have alerted them to your existence and your general location. If they can ever narrow it down, it would be a simple matter of setting up siege around you to cut you off entirely save for Apparition, and there's not much besides oneself that one can Apparate in or out of a place. Were you even able to take along the Fluxweed?
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Date: 2009-04-25 01:22 pm (UTC)Safe for now, but I have to keep moving just at the moment. More in a bit.
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Date: 2009-04-25 01:54 pm (UTC)But now you should clearly go rest! I'm able to read a bit better than you, I think, which is perfectly understandable at the moment. I did see that you got those things through the wards. My question is whether Frank and Stephen will have been able to get more than the wands from the boat to the Sanctuary, since they are having to Apparate there and sidealong the injured lad. There's a limit to what one can Apparate along, and I did wonder if the Fluxweed and certain of the other things would need to be left behind because of their bulk or their delicate nature. Three or four bezoars tuck in a pocket, but a flat of Fluxweed plants?
Go and sleep if you've found a safe place, Sirius. We'll all be able to hold our curiosity about the details until you've had a chance to rest.
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Date: 2009-04-25 02:14 pm (UTC)You're right, sleep will help.
More when I'm cohegent. Er. Coherent.
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Date: 2009-04-25 01:36 pm (UTC)I don't think I'd hear anything that might be to the point as to official response if I went in today, as it's a Saturday, but Bill does work a Saturday shift, and he might hear more in Communications. I've sent him a patronus, and we'll pass along anything he learns.
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Date: 2009-04-25 01:51 pm (UTC)First of all, thank goodness everyone is more or less all right. I wanted to speak particularly about young Mr Turner. Of course, I've not met him, but from what Alice has said about him, and from what I know about young boys just entering manhood . . . I think that however you handle him at this point may turn out to be a critical turning point with him. Of course you have every reason to be absolutely furious with him, Frank! But he was prickly already before, wasn't he? He's probably smart enough to realise that it was his doing that the mission almost got scuttled. The thing is, if you add harsh recriminations to what he is already telling himself deep down inside, his pride may cause him to rebel entirely--young men can be like that! And you'll lose any chance of ever winning him over.
I wonder why he wanted Sirius to take him along. Was it because he thought he might somehow do more good? Maybe that is the string you can use to reach him? Treat him like an adult--although he hardly deserves it, it's probably what he wants and needs if he's to throw his lot in with you. Ask him as calmly as you can what it was that he intended. If I'm right, if he wanted to go along with Sirius because he imagined that was how he could do the most good, then appeal to that. Perhaps you might ask him what he thinks an appropriate punishment for his behaviour might be, or how he can personally make up for the supplies he lost.
If you make it clear you want to treat him like an adult, perhaps he will surprise you.
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Date: 2009-04-25 02:02 pm (UTC)I certainly hope your security at Moddey Dhoo has not been compromised, but if it is, and you have to evacuate in a hurry, send me a patronus. The Players and I will come running to provide backup and help.
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Date: 2009-04-25 02:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-25 02:31 pm (UTC)Well. Many happy returns!
And, thank you, for the risk you took and for your courage in such danger. We are all most grateful.
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Date: 2009-04-27 01:27 pm (UTC)we're all looking forward to your visit this summer.