Private message to Maghnus

Felix has joined our faction.

Ensure he visits all the key people as quickly as possible. Tell them to wait until they're IN Buckingham. We are planning on attending Our Lord at 3 o'clock this afternoon.

Higgs needs to be there. Do whatever you need to to get him there.

Keep LM away. Also BL -- if she's present, she can't leave the room, you understand? And I don't think anyone wants to cross wands with her. Same for BC.

Private message to Lucius Malfoy and Barty Crouch, Jr.

Something terrible has happened. Come to Buckingham as quickly as you can, both of you.

Private message to Maghnus Derrick

I have horrifying news for you, Maghnus: Our Lord is dead, cut down by that unworthy traitor, Higgs.

At Court this afternoon, Higgs requested permission from Our Lord to demonstrate some allegedly brilliant new spell -- the rest of us thought we'd stand back and let him make a fool of himself, if he cared to. But he whirled and cast the killing curse. I reacted without thinking, and killed Higgs (unfortunately, this means we may never know who sent him, although we have some guesses that MLE may be able to follow up on -- I'm particularly suspicious that someone from Mysteries was involved, though not Rookwood, certainly.)

Do not under any circumstances let this get out to the papers. In fact, the fewer people outside the council who know at this point, the better. I'd like to get in touch with a few friends, though. Pass the word to Minerva, she certainly ought to know. Stephan Rosier. Antosha.

I'd let someone else be the one to tell Bellatrix Lestrange.

I expect I'll be here answering questions for quite some time. Let Chloe know I'm all right, please, but not to wait up.