Order only: Private message to Fred and George Weasley

[alt_terry]

Your sister-in-law Rachel tracked me down tonight. She told me

Shite, I'm such an idiot.

All the time I was living at Moddey Dhoo, I was so careful when I wrote in the journals never to give away any Order secrets. But I was stupid, and I wrote to Seamus Finnigan. I was so angry at him about Neville, and I wanted to make him afraid, and so I mouthed off to him. More than I should have.

Because of what I wrote to him, he figured out I'm an animagus, and worse, that we have more animagi than just me. And he's passed it along to others.

If Ron

It'll be my fault

Look, I'm not going out with you to the camps tomorrow. And maybe not for the foreseeable future. There's more than enough Potions work for me to do here.

I'll keep my knife busy and my bloody fool mouth shut.

Comments

[alt_fred]

Terry,

It's okay, mate. The future of Albion doesn't rest on what you say or don't say in the journals. But we reckon you won't make a mistake like that again, right?

[alt_terry]

I certainly won't. I don't think I'll say anything that's not Order Only in the journals until Bellatrix Lestrange, Barty Crouch and Seamus Finnigan are dead.

If Ron gets unmasked because of what I said, I'll never forgive myself. Merlin, Fred and George, I'm sorry.

[alt_fred]

Terry, given that they know that Rachel and Ron were operating under Bellatrix Lestrange's noses for months, they had to consider that possibility anyway, yeah? Either that, or to figure they had dead certain occlumency.

[alt_terry]

I suppose so.

[alt_fred]

Rachel will warn Ron, and Ron'll listen to her.

[alt_terry]

Unlike me. Who apparently forgot everything I was ever told about security in the journals. And gave myself away to Seamus Finnigan, of all people.

[alt_fred]

Look, mate, quit beating yourself up for it. Learn from it and move on, yeah?

You're right, there's plenty for you to do with Potions. Hermione will be glad of the help. We'll be all right if you want to stay close for now.

We'll come see you tonight when we're back, all right?

[alt_terry]

Yeah, okay.

Thanks