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[alt_rachel]

Haruman Patil turned up this morning to help in the hospital wing. We sat down for a chat a little while ago, and I told him our proposal: Miss Patil will turn herself in and debrief with us complete, giving us a full account of her own actions and any intelligence we might find useful. We will not use cruciatus on her, nor any other form of torture, now or in the future. She will serve five years in prison; before her release she will take an Unbreakable Vow to refrain from all use of the Cardinals Unforgiveables, as well as any spell that will cause death if cast properly. She will then serve an additional five years where she is supervised by someone who regularly inspects her wand for Dark spells; during those five years, she will seek out opportunities for service to muggles. At the end of this, she will be deemed rehabilitated and allowed to fully move on with her life (though I don't think we should ever lift the Vow).

Haruman's counterproposal was this. The debriefing, the Vow, the supervision, those are all fine with him. But he wants her imprisoned just until the end of the war, and he wants her somewhere other than Saltash and to be allowed to use her journal, at least as her jailers have time to supervise her. In exchange for these considerations, he's offering us Sean Finnigan. Not Seamus. Sean.

Thoughts?

Comments

[alt_rachel]

We could say a year, minimum. Or two years. Or 'evaluate for release when the war ends,' but I think in that case Haruman will want to know what sort of standard we'll be using, exactly.

I don't think we should count on bringing in some neutral arbiter.

[alt_alice]

If we were to release her early, the burden would be placed on her and her family to establish that she was no longer a threat.

An interview under Verisatum with a family member present?

More importantly -- what would be your primary security concerns -- both in terms of holding her in a place that isn't a null zone, and in terms of what may happen were she to be released prematurely?

[alt_rachel]

I think the main thing that would happen, if she escaped and tried to rejoin the other side, is that Bellatrix would kill her.

She's no particular threat to us. She's a clever student but a mediocre fighter. She's capable enough in Dark Arts but not a prodigy.

The reason to imprison her isn't because we're concerned she's an actual threat; it's because we need to demonstrate that we take her crimes seriously.

[alt_rachel]

I should say, I do think she was a threat to our people before the 16th. Much like Seamus Finnigan, I doubt she'd have hesitated to turn in Ron, Pansy, or Sally-Anne, if she'd had anything on them. Though it's worth remembering she lost her nerve and sent a warning to her sister.

In any case, we disarmed that threat when we liberated the school.