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alt_rachelHeard from my contact.
It sounds like Bellatrix is contemplating exit strategies. They're trying to lay hands on Cedric Diggory (apparently Ginny told them he's the secret keeper to Dover. He's not, is he? I'm pretty sure he's not. Serves them right for expecting good intel from someone they've cruciated repeatedly) to get them into Dover, and considering some maneuver involving sacrificing Seamus Finnigan because they think it'll bring the wards down.
So.
This is an opportunity. In several directions.
First off, I'm going to talk to my Aurors (the ones who are on their feet and not sitting vigil for anyone) about baiting a trap with someone PJ'd as Cedric. (Justin would be ideal for this, but he's a bit distracted at the moment.)
But here's the other thing to consider.
We could offer them exile. I know that's not what we'd prefer, especially for Bellatrix. But they're clearly ready to give up and let us have Albion. Certainly some of them, if they're willing to swear an oath never to return, we could just let them out.
And, the other thing to consider:
Aurora's in the process of taking down the wards. When she's done, they're going to scatter. So if we DO want any of them to see the inside of an Azkaban cell, we'd better act fast to get our hands on them.
Oh, and finally, just for the joy of sowing dissent within their ranks, I think we should have Haruman tell Padma Patil what they're planning with Seamus, and encourage her to write to him. He apparently agreed to this plan of theirs, but surely he's not happy about it! Given what happened to his mother, maybe he just desperately doesn't want someone else to die for him again.
It sounds like Bellatrix is contemplating exit strategies. They're trying to lay hands on Cedric Diggory (apparently Ginny told them he's the secret keeper to Dover. He's not, is he? I'm pretty sure he's not. Serves them right for expecting good intel from someone they've cruciated repeatedly) to get them into Dover, and considering some maneuver involving sacrificing Seamus Finnigan because they think it'll bring the wards down.
So.
This is an opportunity. In several directions.
First off, I'm going to talk to my Aurors (the ones who are on their feet and not sitting vigil for anyone) about baiting a trap with someone PJ'd as Cedric. (Justin would be ideal for this, but he's a bit distracted at the moment.)
But here's the other thing to consider.
We could offer them exile. I know that's not what we'd prefer, especially for Bellatrix. But they're clearly ready to give up and let us have Albion. Certainly some of them, if they're willing to swear an oath never to return, we could just let them out.
And, the other thing to consider:
Aurora's in the process of taking down the wards. When she's done, they're going to scatter. So if we DO want any of them to see the inside of an Azkaban cell, we'd better act fast to get our hands on them.
Oh, and finally, just for the joy of sowing dissent within their ranks, I think we should have Haruman tell Padma Patil what they're planning with Seamus, and encourage her to write to him. He apparently agreed to this plan of theirs, but surely he's not happy about it! Given what happened to his mother, maybe he just desperately doesn't want someone else to die for him again.
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Date: 2015-08-07 05:32 pm (UTC)Thoughts?
Would he be a willing Auror?
Would he be more willing if we made a similar arrangement to Ms Patil's?
Speaking of -- yes, Haruman has my permission.
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Date: 2015-08-07 07:50 pm (UTC)As for an arrangement like Patil's... I'm not sure. I think his first preference would be a pardon, second probably exile, third some arrangement like Patil's. I suppose I could ask, though he'll interpret that as an offer, probably.
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Date: 2015-08-07 07:52 pm (UTC)The risk of having Patil write to Seamus is that it tips our hand rather clearly to the existence of a spy in that meeting, and even if we could trust Seamus to keep his mouth shut, which we probably can't, he's regularly in the presence of Bellatrix, who's a legilimens.
Probably best not to. Well, we could encourage Haruman to let her write to him and ask how things are going.
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Date: 2015-08-08 12:16 am (UTC)I can see the risk -- she might make it seem too convenient, as we can't depend on her for subtlety without completely monitoring everything she says.