Have you been spending half the day on this as well?
Narcissa sent me word directly after her tea with Raz's intended and your Chloe, wanting to know if the news were true.
Contacted Barty, since he has been close to Hogwarts lately on an - unrelated matter. He confirmed that the girl and Maribel, as well, appeared to have engaged in treason.
Received urgent message from Lawrence in the middle of our supper plans. MLE adamant that the family's affairs be combed in detail. It would seem that Maribel had opened a vault of which Lawrence was unaware, to what purpose he claimed not to know.
Then checked with Claudius, who told me Truncheon has turned his attention to Maribel's account. Have hot heard his conclusions yet.
To hear Aurora Sinistra tell it (according to Chloe), the girl was caught in some minor indiscretion by Dolores, who then summoned Barty to torture her until she confessed to treason, at which point her wand was snapped.
Under the circumstances cannot blame Barty for his quick action; do wish he had thought to contact us at the time rather than work solely with Dolores.
You realise that this shall make Minerva look even less competent.
I don't know, Lucius, I'm inclined to think we CAN blame Barty for his quick action. This was a thirteen-year-old girl, not a Dogstar bomb builder. What exactly did he imagine to be the risk of delay?
Ah, no - I mean that it would seem there is more beneath the surface. Of course he ought to have used more restraint.
Believe his own nerves have been more frayed than usual. We had rather a scare with Antonin this week. He is on the mend, according to Armenius Fletcher, but he is still weak.
Do not think I have not considered Dolores might be behind that, as well.
If you can turn up any evidence of THAT, do by all means turn it over to Barty at your earliest convenience. It would solve the Dolores problem rather thoroughly, I think.
And yes, DOLORES. This entire incident plays directly into whatever she's planning; I fear she already had a majority of Governors in her pocket and Fleet was one of the few on our side.
I'm not sure I quite suspect Dolores of framing Maribel for treason but she certainly had personal motives to assume the worst.
Indeed. Have been trying to realign said Governors all week. Weasley's efforts to get Peakes, Evan, Sedgewick, &c, for meetings disappointingly unsuccessful. Had planned to insist on at least Peakes taking my meeting to-morrow. Now with this ....
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Date: 2013-01-23 04:05 am (UTC)Narcissa sent me word directly after her tea with Raz's intended and your Chloe, wanting to know if the news were true.
Contacted Barty, since he has been close to Hogwarts lately on an - unrelated matter. He confirmed that the girl and Maribel, as well, appeared to have engaged in treason.
Received urgent message from Lawrence in the middle of our supper plans. MLE adamant that the family's affairs be combed in detail. It would seem that Maribel had opened a vault of which Lawrence was unaware, to what purpose he claimed not to know.
Then checked with Claudius, who told me Truncheon has turned his attention to Maribel's account. Have hot heard his conclusions yet.
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Date: 2013-01-23 05:02 am (UTC)To hear Aurora Sinistra tell it (according to Chloe), the girl was caught in some minor indiscretion by Dolores, who then summoned Barty to torture her until she confessed to treason, at which point her wand was snapped.
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Date: 2013-01-23 04:07 am (UTC)You realise that this shall make Minerva look even less competent.
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Date: 2013-01-23 05:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-23 05:10 am (UTC)Believe his own nerves have been more frayed than usual. We had rather a scare with Antonin this week. He is on the mend, according to Armenius Fletcher, but he is still weak.
Do not think I have not considered Dolores might be behind that, as well.
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Date: 2013-01-23 05:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-23 05:05 am (UTC)I'm not sure I quite suspect Dolores of framing Maribel for treason but she certainly had personal motives to assume the worst.
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Date: 2013-01-23 05:17 am (UTC)Timing is entirely suspect.
Merlin, what a fucking headache.