Private message to Aurora Sinistra

[alt_rabastan]

Rory -

Sorry to bother you so early, but I wanted to write before I got drawn into other activities and fully forgot. I wanted to ask you if my niece has been looking a little off to you lately?

We had tea on Sunday and aside from being slightly desperate to spend time with me, she appeared to be in good spirits. Something of a relief, since she's had that trouble with Carrow, you know. I did note that she didn't eat a single one of the biscuits I dished up, but didn't think much of it since I know she's just been to the Matron to have some of her teeth fixed.

Then, after the incident with Miss Frobisher yesterday, I happened to stroll by the Slytherin table at dinnertime and noticed that Hydra was barely eating at all. She also looked especially pale, but maybe it was just the lighting in the Great Hall? I can't tell if she's lost weight or not, since she's always looked like a breeze could carry her off, but it got me to wondering if she's trying to copy some of the older girls and their reducing regimens? But since the girl's had one of the biggest appetites for sweets since I can remember, this is just well bloody strange.

I wasn't here last year when all that business went down, but if something's wrong now, I won't let it go unnoticed again.

- Raz

Comments

[alt_rabastan]

Your Mum's curious about me, is she? Brilliant. There's nothing I love more than to satisfy a woman's curiosity.

(Now is that what lecherous looks like? Heh.)

As for gossip, the staff is all elves, I believe, since I'm never there, so I don't think they would be a problem. I could arrange a portkey for you, or make a floo accessible only to you. That way, no one would have to see you come and go.

[alt_sinistra]

Very nice lechery, indeed. Well played.

Seriously, though - you do turn up in my owls home, and of course she's interested in meeting you. (And feeding you up, I'm sure. She has this idea that every unmarried man lives in misery and never eats well, elves or no elves.) But she and Dad have been blissfully married for ages, and she's a champion at deflating flirting from every friend my brothers brought home, and a fair half their dads.

On the gossip-prevention - that would do most nicely, and in that case, I'd be quite glad to take you up on the offer. Much better than a room over one of the pubs.

I'm guessing you're mostly going to be at Buckingham with Harry for the summer, barring the cadet programme, but if you do know of time off, I'll coordinate as much as I can.

[alt_rabastan]

I eat just fine, as you know, but I'd never turn down a Mum-cooked meal. I promise not to be lecherous, either. I clean up well, you'll see.

I wish I could tell you more about what my summer entails, but truthfully, I don't know. I expect that Harry will be at Buckingham, which at least puts me in the vicinity of New London. One of the Lord Protector's usual guards should be able fill in for me if I take a night or two off. I'll still be on call in case of emergency, of course, but hopefully it won't come to that.

[alt_sinistra]

I'm quite sure you clean up well. (And of course we don't need mothering - but I admit it's nice once in a while.)

Tell you what - we can compare calendars on Saturday and suggest a couple of possible dates to Mum once everyone's gone home for the summer. I'll let her know that something might come up, and you can floo over.

[alt_rabastan]

Sounds about aces, love. See you Saturday at around 8.

-Raz