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[alt_ginny]

The Twins came by a little while ago and got Mum out of bed with ice water. She was pretty cross. They told her it was for her own good.

I think they were actually glad she got cross, she sounded more like herself.

Anyway we had tea together (Mum and I did, while the Twins dried out her bed and so on) and talked about my classes. She found my book list. I guess I was worried over nothing; she just wanted to know how I was going to keep myself safe around Dolohov. How worried do you think I actually need to be? He's never treated us any differently from anyone else, as far as I can tell, it's not like he actually has a blood feud with our family even though he killed two of our uncles, and Percy, or at least Mum thinks he was responsible for Percy. (Because of the galleon she found after the funeral.)

I had all my arguments ready for why I ought to take Dark Arts, but she didn't seem cross, exactly. It was like having a conversation about it with Sirius, almost, she was sensible about it.

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[alt_ron]

What's your definition of a blood-feud, Gin? Does it take one of us killing someone related to him before it's a feud?

Sorry. The thing is, I don't think you have to worry as long as you're his student. And as long as you don't cross him. Or get caught trying to. Sally Anne thinks he's serious about keeping students safe, and I think she's right. Only, I reckon he's not protecting us out of, um, concern for us as people, but because it's his aim to recruit as many of us as he can to serve the LP. That's why he's so keen to train the ones that have talent. The others he doesn't care so much about. I don't think Sally Anne really thinks he's that calculating about it--I mean, I think she wants to think he's actually interested in her because she's an ace student and has loads of potential--but I figure it's best to assume his motives are dead cold ones, yeah? Less chance of getting a nasty surprise that way.

So Mum's still not really feeling herself, then?

[alt_ron]

Did you see Fred wrote me and Charlie?

I just did. Oh, well. He was giving a warning about what they planned to do to Mum tonight. So, yeah. Guess they did it.

He says to tell you to tell Luna thanks for helping with harvesting and canning and all.