Order only: Marvolo's warning

[alt_mcgonagall]

Marvolo came to see me this morning with an astonishing variety of paranoid accusations against Macnair. It remains unclear to me how much he truly knows; however, I could glean the definite insinuation that Macnair was a threat to the object concealed here.

I could also glean that Marvolo seemed genuinely concerned that Macnair intended to do me a mischief, though why I cannot fathom.

This situation is like a tangle with no ends. Marvolo had no good and simple story; Macnair's motivations, if truly he is a villain, are incomprehensible, and where is the Lord Protectir in this? I hardly know. But I must do something to ensure the safety of our object.

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[alt_poppy]

I'm sure I don't know why you and Sirius are both always so ready to dismiss people's concerns about Macnair when he's so clearly a nasty piece of work and a threat to us all.

I do understand that your hands are tied in dealing with him. I suppose I hoped that was the reason you've ignored the information I've brought you about the man and his dealings. But if you'll heed a warning now, I suppose I shall swallow the sting of knowing it was a child you listened to rather than this fussy old bird, your friend.


Tsk.

[alt_sirius]

Oi, Poppy, I never said he wasn't a concern. He's a slippery wand, is all - and we don't know which way he'll give off sparks.

I'll give you a nasty piece of work, fair enough. But a threat? Well. Never been that much of a threat. Not much of a duellist, for one, and not all that clever by half.

I've told Harry myself not to trust him, though, so it seems he's been paying attention. If he's been keeping tabs on Macscared, then it might tell us more than all our guessing.