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I’ve got Lupin here with me now. he’s still a bit out of it from last night, so we’re sorting through what happened in bits and pieces.

got a Patronus from him saying he thought they might be at Smythstone, and that there wasn’t much time. I sent as much to Arthur, and Stephen and me apparated just outside the enclave. weren’t sure whether we’d be facing guards, those idiots pretending to be aurors, or fully transformed werewolves. it was just before moonrise when we got there, and the place was crawling with enough MLE to think that Lupin had the right idea. would have been suicide to try blasting through them, and there wasn’t time to rally the rest of the order. we ran into Lupin hiding in the bushes, and he told us he’d sent in his bird in with a note (still haven’t figured out exactly what the note said, but from what I can gather, he sent it to one of the higher-ups at the camp, and he keeps saying he told them to use “the mercy method,” but I’ll be damned if I know what that means. I’ll try and get more out of him when he’s not as loopy).  

he’d got to the camp when we had, seen the law-enforcement types, and didn’t want to risk going in to the camp – I don’t blame him for that – so he’d sent off the bird instead, right before we came across him. then he told us to get the hell out, and where to meet him in the morning.

I’m sorry, hermione. I’m sorry we didn’t get there in time. don’t know what else we could have done with just the three of us, but that doesn’t make it any better, and it doesn’t make me any less of a bloody coward. I am glad that Lupin was there – he seemed hell-bent on helping your folks, hermione, and you could tell that it tore him up that he couldn’t do more.

we apparated a safe distance away and set up camp. come morning, we found Lupin, brought him back to camp. Stephen patched him up some, and then went back to Moddey Dhoo. I’m right proud of how he handled himself – you could tell he was scared shitless about the idea of going to werewolf camps on the night of a full moon, but he went ahead and did it anyways, and did a damn fine job.

so now it’s Lupin and me at the campsite. we still don’t know whether the note got through – his bird isn’t back yet. I figure it’s best we stay put right now, waiting for orders. I don’t mind. we’ve got plenty of food, and I know Alice’d rather I stay here with Lupin, keep him safe, and this way I can keep an eye on him (sorry Al).

that’s all I’ve got so far. I don't know what happened to your mum and dad, Hermione. I hope to merlin that Lupin's bird gets back soon, so we hear one way or the other.