Property of Hestia Jones

( Hestia Jones! )

[Order]

All right.
I decided to be productive on my day off and set aside a room in Brighton for keeping track of these bastards. I know I've got all of them from the Ministry, but if someone wants to double check and make sure I haven't missed any names--

I honestly don't know if I'll be able to access any relevant files, but I intend to get what I can during the course of the week.

So we should prioritize, who it's most important to get information on, what sort of intel we want, who we already know about, etc. I'll work from there.

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[Henry]

I haven't heard from you in a while. How are you?

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Beautiful day, isn't it?

You know what makes it even better? Having the day off work.

( Private )

( Tilly )

( Henry )

[Order]

Right, well.
I don't know many of you. I'm Hestia Jones.
I'll be keeping an eye and ear out at the Ministry.
So.

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[Remus]

You're in the-- You--

Hi.

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Proof that we actually do still have some work going on in the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad:

- Charming an object to transfigure back and forth between a rubber chicken and a plastic egg may be a clever idea, but the rubber chicken doesn't take well to it. (I kid you not, it happened this morning.)

- You'd be amazed what a difference it makes to clean your cauldron between mixing potions.

- I don't care how annoying your neighbor's dog is, or that he doesn't get along with your cat. He is not a test subject for learning new charms, hexes, and jinxes.

- Do not, under any circumstances, throw hexes at a charmed mirror. If you don't like what it says, sell it.


You didn't honestly think you'd seen the last of them, did you?

[Lily/James]

I want to help.

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Thank you to everyone who came this morning.
It meant a lot.

Henry--

[Lily]

What do you know about Dorcas Meadowes?

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( Private )

The funeral will be this coming Sunday, at 11 in the morning, at the Jones family estate in Kent.
It will be a simple ceremony, but we welcome any who wish to pay their respects.


Also, our thoughts are with the Weasley family.

( Tilly )

On behalf of my mother, I'd like to thank everyone for their kind wishes in this difficult time. Funeral arrangements are being made, and notice will be posted in the Daily Prophet when a date and time have been selected.

( Private )

Let us hope there are no more tragedies in the future.

[Warded against DEs/Supporters/Sirius]

Oh, gods.
I can't breathe.


He's really gone...

[Private to Ministry]

Has anyone seen my father today? I last saw him at lunch, and he wasn't in his office when I left the Ministry at the end of the day.
It's not like him-- He usually sends word if he's staying late.

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[Private to DMLE]

If any of you are in the building, could you just swing by his office? He might have simply lost track of time.
Please?

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I caught a butterfly tonight. Just before sunset. Such a delicate, fragile little thing. Beautiful, in all its frailty.

[Lily]

I don't know what to--
I'm sorry, about James. It's still so hard to believe.

How are you?
Is there anything I can--
Gods, I can't believe this is happening.

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Tilly, I had a fantastic time shopping with you. We'll have to do it again some time.

Mother put the clipping from the Prophet in her memory box. She's very proud of Father for his contributions. We'd hardly expected a mention in the paper, though.

[Remus]

How are you? Forgotten about that date we were suppos--
I haven't heard from you in a while.
And what is up with Sirius?

I'm appalled.
What gives these people the right to attack one of our most significant villages? They profess purist ideals, and then go forth and destroy one of the few places of refuge we still maintain?

Hogsmeade is a village that has been untouched by muggle influence, and these Death Eaters killed many innocent witches and wizards as they burned an important part of our history and culture to the ground.

I just--it's unbelievable.


And, in other news, there are still many other idiots in the wizarding world that keep me working. Some poorly charmed artifacts I have encountered in the last week:

- Savage shoes that try to eat everything in their path.
- Self-sharpening quills with a vengeance. (As a side-note, it is not fun to clean ink out of a cut.)
- Colour-changing robes.
- Doors that lock and unlock of their own accord.

Things to avoid in a time of crisis:

- Imbuing various artifacts around the home with Cheering Charms. There is such a thing as overcompensating.

- Attempting to cast fiendfyre on a miniature model of London. It's a dangerous enough spell as it is, I don't care if you're trying to "duplicate the incident to study it." Honestly.

- Trying to blame your own foolishness on certain events. I highly doubt Death Eaters charmed your umbrella to burn forever while they were attacking muggle London.

- Joining an amateur dueling club. See St. Mungo's for details.


At least Father's back on a normal work schedule. We'd missed him around the house. I can at least feel the Floo Network is being safely monitored while he is there.

[Private to Remus]

I-- Do--
How have you been?

Beautiful day. I took a walk through the grounds. I love spring.

[Private to Remus]

What-- Did you-- How-- Oh, sod it all

Are you feeling better?

More news from the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad:

- Turning a three-legged stool into a dog is cruel enough. Jokes about his bark being worse than his bite are distasteful.

- Despite my warnings, I handled three cases of bunny transfiguration gone wrong on Easter.

- Disillusionment charms should be cast with care. If you're glowing, you did something wrong.

- Cheering Charms cast in excess can have adverse side effects. (I'm a cheerful person, myself, but some people should not smile or laugh that frequently.)

- Unless you are a trained Healer, do not attempt anything but the simplest healing magic. It only makes things worse.


Not as interesting as past cases, but there you have it.
With all the idiotic witches and wizards out there, I imagine I don't have to worry about losing my job in the coming months, what with all the changes.

A note to amateurs: advanced spells are out of your reach. Don't attempt them.
Just a few reasons why:
- As much fun as a dancing coat rack would be, be aware of the material used. Metal may be sturdier, but can ruin the foyer, especially if it's a tap dancer.
- Charming your teapot to whistle a particular tune is all fine and dandy. Don't teach it songs that never end.
- Unless you are a registered Animagus, do not attempt to transfigure yourself into something of a different mass than yourself. It doesn't look pretty.
- You can buy a DictaQuill. Don't try to charm your own. You are solely responsible for anything the quill decides to write.
- Never mix a Draught of Peace with an Euphoric Elixir.

Work certainly isn't boring.
This will be my first Easter on the job. I'm told it's an interesting day.
Please don't try to transfigure yourself or other living creatures into bunny rabbits. It's tacky.

( Closing your eyes to disappear/You pray your dreams will leave you here/But still you wake and know the truth/No one's there )