Order Only - Miss Granger's punishment

[alt_mcgonagall]

As you may imagine, Miss Granger is not doing particularly well.

She has been punished with the Cruciatus curse; her ability to speak has been taken away for a week; and, furthermore, her journal is in Mr. Marvolo's care for that same week.

I am to ensure that he practises the Cruciatus on her regularly. I do not believe that I will be able to make him, though I must put on a show. He was quite clearly upset to have to punish her at all. Draco, too, is supposed to practise the Imperius curse on her -- although he is instructed merely to force her to write 'master' after every sentence, nothing more brutal.

I cannot believe that I find that to not be brutal. There are some days when I feel a thousand years old.

This morning I received a message from the Lord Protector: 'have you straightened him out yet?' 'No,' I wrote back, 'but I am endeavoring to do so.' He responded: 'do not fail.'

How can I straighten Harry Marvolo out? Miss Granger, forgive me. I don't know what I will be forced to order him to do.

Comments

[alt_hermione]

I can't until this hex is off of me.

But I will tell him.

[alt_sirius]

Thanks, kiddo.

Hang in there, okay?