alt_mcgonagall

Sirius, if you are out there, please report in. I realize that you are quite busy but it is bizarre that you have not written more recently. Other Order members - have you heard from him? I've tried all my usual channels and some unusual ones and it's simply uncharacteristic of him not to write at least one if not two or three exhaustive reports on his doings by now.

If Sirius is in danger I am sure he's not in any sort of danger, but I wish he would keep in better contact.

Molly, your sons have again proved their mettle: the Carrows engineered a quite humiliating scene for poor Boot to-night, and they spirited him away. I haven't the slightest idea of their intentions, but I imagine they shall clothe him - and thank Heavens for it, as I had no wish to see his pathetic little freezing chicken-legs scurrying around the castle. I cannot, of course, intervene myself, although I will have words with them over their public displays; if nothing else, they certainly must not believe it to be acceptable to torment him for the amusement of all the horrible creatures present.

Oh and they are horrible - the little piranhas - such glee in their eyes you never saw.