I Solemnly Swear That I Am No Good

[alt_terry]

Fred and George? Are they going to let you out of the common room?

I'd like to see you. When you have a chance.

Except I don't know when the Headmistress is going to let me go.

I'm back in her office now. I'm on the floor over by a bookcase, staying out of everyone's way. There's some people from the MLE here, interviewing your brother. There have been a lot of Floo calls, too.

They're talking so low I can't hear them very well. I tried to creep forward a little to listen, and one of them gave me the evil eye so I ended up scuttling back.

Guess they've got Master locked up somewhere. Anyway, he's still here in the castle.

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[alt_gredforge]

How's Percy doing?

[alt_terry]

Not so good. He's been sort of shaking a lot, all over. They gave him some tea, and the cup was rattling like anything in the saucer. Once when they stopped talking to him and were talking amongst themselves, I saw tears running down his face for awhile. But I don't think he even noticed.

I think he's in shock or something. As best as I can make out, he's answered a bunch of their questions by saying he can't remember.

[alt_gredforge]

Thanks. It helps to hear just a little bit how he is.

Us and Ron and Ginny have been just about going spare, worrying about him.

[alt_terry]

I thought you didn't like him very much.

[alt_gredforge]

He may be a git sometimes, but he is our brother.

[alt_terry]

How's Neville holding up? I saw you said earlier he was starting to fancy her? Abbott, I mean?

[alt_gredforge]

Dunno. He hasn't gotten come back from the greenhouses.

Except that Hooch got hacked off when she realised he wasn't here and sent Towler, one of the Prefects, to go fetch him back.

[alt_terry]

They should just leave the poor kid alone.

[alt_sally_anne]

Azkaban is too good for him. I hope he gets Kissed by the Dementors.

[alt_gredforge]

That sounds ideal to us.