Be careful if you're going to go out. I don't think anyone saw what happened to Evan coming.

I know

Now you're killing Aurors directly and disappearing their families. What sort of peace is a peace that is coerced?

Shall we take stock, gentlemen, of the progress?

I might be on the verge of doing something extremely rash and stupid, something that I should have done a long time ago. If there are consequences from my actions -- which is very likely -- I want you to know what I know.

On a scale of 1-10, 10 being "would rather endure your stag party again than face the wedding", state of mind?

Presumably you've defaced and/or stolen the January issue of The Caduceus that I had on my bedside table. I can't imagine why, unless you've found a girl who is very interested in the efficacy of murtlap in the treatment of poisonous snake-bites. But there was an article about aconite purification I needed in there, further back, for active, ongoing, and very sensitive research. So for the sake of my not going and hunting down another copy of the journal, please confirm/disconfirm.

What could unleashing a bloodthirsty troop of vampires on Quidditch players and audiences possibly have to do with preserving Wizarding society?

I can't do this.

Since when has "attacking a pregnant woman" been considered jus in bello, or is your lot utterly beyond even the veneer of justifications by this point?

I was already running out of excuses for you with King's Cross and the masquerade, but this. God knows I can't think how you find any justification for this, especially you, who profess to be doing fuck knows what unmentionable things in the name of protecting your wife and daughter. I can't see how you can justify associating with those who would do something like this, if indeed you weren't actually one of the attackers yourself.

Were you?

Sixty-six hours is not excessive.



Fine, well, maybe a little. Maybe it's good he made the call before I did something inevitable but preventable.

He's alive, thank whatever deities there are, there's really no telling how or why -- could be his own stubbornness, could be that the sedation had a preservative effect like you'd suggested, could be some synergistic effect of five hundred confounding factors. There's no way to say. His having been turned is almost certain, given that so much of the injuries were bites.

Is that it? I think that's it.

Sorry, just got ordered home and I think it's finally catching up on me. Doubtless I've missed a lot of relevant information -- whatever you can think of, just ask.

Sorry, I know I promised regular updates, but -- Ottery St Catchpole.

As Effie has said, Pepper's life is no longer in danger but he's still very heavily sedated right now and likely to remain in intensive care for a while yet. We'll have to see. I will let you know about visiting hours shortly.

And I'll do my best to answer questions, if you have any.

Pepper's been attacked. It's pretty bad. I'll keep you updated.

As I'm sure you are all going to be aware of by morning, Tinworth was subject to werewolf attacks last night. Pepper was attacked. He's here in the ward right now and I'll keep you all updated on his condition.

Please check in.

I really hope you're safe. You didn't venture outside again after I saw you off?

vig·i·lan·te / ˌvijəˈlantē/

• n. a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.

DERIVATIVES: vig·i·lan·tism / -ˌtizəm/ n.

How are you holding up?

How's Ida holding up?

This was admittedly an oversight on my part, but just so you know: the future concerts are not set in stone, and there are alternative performance dates to the ones listed. If any of them venture too close to the full moon for your liking, then by all means either tell me or contact the theatre itself for rearrangements, whichever you are more comfortable with.

My shift is being changed, as of the 17th of January, to better accommodate some research endeavours that is set to be kicked into high gear in the coming months -- full moon, of course, would prove to be the exception to any scheduling here.

Just so you lot know, so I don't accidentally ruin any plans or something.

Please remember not to Apparate or travel by broomstick while under the influence this holiday season.

Two things.

ONE: Cheers re: debate.

TWO: Have you seen what Jon Bones wrote?

This is a ridiculously bad idea.

Not that I'm not going to do it, but.

Bad idea.

To not further infuriate Miss Banges, as I have somewhat inadvisably been doing, I thought it would be best to avoid her journal when I ask if you would like to have dinner together some time.

If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms – e.g. fever, cough, nasal congestion, headaches and body aches, fatigue, irritations of the eyes/throat/nose – call in sick to work and stay home.

- Stay hydrated.
- Stay well-rested.
- Take moderate doses of over-the-counter pain-relieving potions if necessary.
- Avoid crowded public areas.

- Take more than the recommended dose of Pepper-Up. Just -- this is so obvious. Don't be stupid.
- Become unnecessarily intimate with your significant other until you are on the mend. Short-term abstinence: it saves you both a lot of misery.
- Floo down to St Mungo's to inundate the Welcome Witch at St Mungo's with a list of all your symptoms. She is not a Healer or a Mediwitch, nor is she paid to entertain your neurotic tics. (And if the Welcome Witch on duty is a volunteer, then it is all the more criminal to expose her further to the possibility of infection.)