Order Only: Private message to the Weasley family and Luna Lovegood

[alt_rachel]

Ginny is in an Order safehouse.

I don't think any of you should go to see her quite yet -- possibly Ron and Luna, once she's gotten some sleep. The best way to help her recover is to give her time and patience. But she's safe, and I wanted you all to know.

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[alt_rachel]

On another note, I think you should know that part of the deal for Ginny's safe return included amnesty for Seamus Finnigan.

Alice agreed to this personally -- you may in fact have seen that Jason Montague wrote to her directly.

Jason will likely be working as an Albion auror -- sorry, Ron, I know he was never your favourite in old MLE. But he's been working for me for a while, and the intel he's provided has been solid (and in some cases lifesaving).

We'll shortly be telling the whole Order that Ginny's safe, but I'm going to leave it to Alice to talk to Evelyn and Terry about Seamus Finnigan, so please keep that to yourselves for the moment.

[alt_bill]

I guessed that things were closing in for Montague when I saw his note to Alice, but I never expected this! Oh, well done!

I can wait to see her, yeah. She's pegged me as the mad villain in all this, so maybe I should talk with whatever Healer in charge of her rehabilitation before seeing her. I don't want to put a foot wrong now and inadvertently twist her mind away from us permanently.

Private message to Rachel

[alt_bill]

I can hardly believe it. I feared we were never going to get her back, never. Was the trade your idea? My wife is dead brilliant. Probably a good thing you didn't say a word to us about it before Montague pulled it off--I doubt our nerves could have taken it.

It must be an awful thing for Alice and Frank to swallow, though--mercy for Seamus Finnigan, of all people. What is going to happen to him?

Re: Private message to Rachel

[alt_bill]

And bloody hell, I wish we could let Charlie know.

Re: Private message to Rachel

[alt_rachel]

My original idea was to offer Crouch's corpse to Dolohov in exchange for Ginny, but the risks were too high. Montague was getting increasingly antsy about staying to spy, and I thought the lure of amnesty for his lover would do the trick.

Finnigan took an unbreakable vow not to use the cardinals, or other dark magic with lethal intent. Other than that, nothing's going to happen to him. That was the deal.

Re: Private message to Rachel

[alt_bill]

Well, neither Montague or Finnigan will have much temptation to regret the deal. I doubt Bellatrix would welcome them back with open arms now, to say the least.

Hope I'll be able to shake Montague's hand and thank him personally soon. We owe him a helluva lot.

[alt_luna]

Oh, my goodness! How absolutely wonderful!

Of course I'll see her, of course! Just as they say I can.

[alt_molly]

Oh. Oh, Rachel. Thank you!

Has a healer seen her yet?

And about seeing her now, no, I understand. We all do.

Oh, my goodness, I just burst into tears. I'm so happy!

[alt_rachel]

Yes, absolutely she's been seen, and will be monitored for some time.

She's in reasonably good shape physically.

[alt_fred]

Brilliant!

Bet Ginny didn't come with Montague willingly though, right? What, did he have to stuff her in a sack or something?

Given how her mind's torqued around, she's probably monumentally hacked off right now.

[alt_rachel]

I believe he used a potion to knock her out. She might have gone with him willingly at first, but that would have changed the moment she knew where they were headed.

[alt_rachel]

And I think she's more terrified than angry. Time, and nothing terrible happening to her in our hands, will help with that.

[alt_fred]

Poor kid.

We'll be on our very best behaviour with her, promise.

Private Message to Rachel

[alt_ron]

I want to go sit with her.

Promise I won't say anything to make her cross. Or tell her she's wrong about anything she says she's thinking. I just- I think it's important she sees right away that we're over the moon to see her and know she's alright--healthy, y'know. (Only, yeah, not all of us at first.)

Re: Private Message to Rachel

[alt_ron]

Even if she sends me away.

Or the Healers do. So long as she knows I'm trying to get in and see her.

I'm going up there now.

I'm really just asking if you can do without me today on shift.

Re: Private Message to Rachel

[alt_rachel]

That's fine, Ron.