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[alt_harry]

I went to the Hogsmeade safehouse last night, because I wanted to pass my invisibility cloak to Ron through the colocation box.

While I was there, I noticed there are Enforcers outside. It's been found -- I mean, they can't see it but they know where it is. Which makes it rather useless for anyone escaping on foot from Hogwarts. Also, I was the secret-keeper for the Hogsmeade safehouse, and I can no longer pass on the secret at the school -- if you wanted to try to get the galleon kids out via the secret room (assuming you could even get there) I'd have to come through in person to pass on the secret.

But, Hydra is the secret keeper for Malfoy Manor, and she's still at the school. So Draco and I are going to move the colocation box from the Hogsmeade Safehouse to Malfoy Manor, if there aren't any objections. Everyone in the Order has the Malfoy Manor secret already, so everyone should still have access to it.

Comments

[alt_hydra]

I don't have any objections.

[alt_alice]

Hydra -- we've covered all the Order members with journals -- if it would be possible to pass along a few written copies of the secret to have on-hand, that would be very helpful.

[alt_hydra]

I don't know when I'll have an opportune moment to get to the secret room. That corridor is guarded at all times. I'll need the invisibility cloak, that's for certain, and I don't know who has it now. Ron, I think. I don't know when I'll see him.

If there's an emergency on this end I'll write the secret in the galleon.

[alt_alice]

Yes, that would be a good move.

I would like to maximise our capacity to be able to access Malfoy Manor, and through it the entrance to Hogwarts using the colocation connection -- if you can find an opening, or coordinate with others, that would be ideal, but I understand if you cannot manage it.

[alt_ron]

Do you need it? (The cloak.)

I could bring it to you after curfew tonight if you do.

[alt_hydra]

That might be best.

[alt_justin]

Harry,

I'd been wondering how long it would take them to find the Fidelius void. I say, good solution to use the Manor.

I've been thinking that there might well come a time very soon when we need to make a stand.

Ron, I think I heard you tell someone you've been helping the Enforcers with wand storage procedures. What can you tell us about where everyone's wands are being kept and what protections are on them? If we needed to do, could one of us retrieve and distribute them?

We ought to think of a signal, too, what. Something to tell the Galleon so that if and when that moment comes, we'll all be ready to strike.

-Justin

[alt_ron]

Wands. The castle's given them a storage room just beside the suite the LP was using. Fourth floor. At the end of the corridor that runs past the Divination tower stairs.

They've got them in secure boxes by year, and there're a couple of Enforcers there at all times. They're storing other things in there, too, I think. I haven't actually been in, but there're crates and casks in there. My guess is they've got Paralysis Powder and Goggling Gas. Those are pretty common control substances MLE issue to Enforcers, but I've heard talk about them being used on crowds before. Both are inhalants--y'know, they can throw them at you and you breath them in. The Paralysis Powder they'd have to be really careful not to get up their own noses because it blows every which way. (If it were me, I wouldn't try using a giant cloud of it, but maybe they've got some way to control it I don't know.) The Goggling Gas is easier for them to direct at a particular area--it's more controllable over all. Essentially, the gas could be useful for confunding a whole crowd, but it dissipates pretty quickly. The Paralysis Powder works much longer, and it's not as if someone can come along and revive you with Finite Incantatem is they catch you with it.

Anywiz. We should talk about what we can do if it comes to them trying to use that sort of stuff on us.

[alt_justin]

Ron,

Fourth floor, what? Have you any idea what charms secure the strongboxes? Are there any wards on the door, apart from the guards?

Dash it, we've Potions all day tomorrow. We'd better sit together at breakfast, you me and Hydra, and try to discuss what's involved.

-Justin

[alt_pansy]

...I know about a dozen ways to thoroughly explode things, if we need a distraction.

I'm an entrepreneur. I'm not going to need a NEWT in Potions.

[alt_justin]

Pansy,

I say, that's appreciated, but I daresay the goal will be to get the wands with neither explosive diversions or widespread destruction during our final N.E.W.T. I'm certain MLE would expect that anything of that sort is occurring precisely to mask an attempt to gain access to your wands. Certainly they would act swiftly and decisively to put a stop to any shenanigans. At present, we can hope that there will be an opportune moment when everyone is already armed or when we can retrieve the wands without anyone noticing until we need them.

But do hold that thought, what. We just might need explosions before this is over.

-Justin

[alt_ron]

Yeah, the strongboxes are under MLE protocol locks. I can share the basic concept with you. Theoretically you have to have a registered badge and then it should be keyed to each individual enforcer, but they've been here long enough now and they keep changing who's assigned up here--have you noticed? they're rotating who's pulling duty--that I'd bet you they've gone to a default opening spell. So a badge (which I've got) and one of the default MLE locking protocols.

Maybe Hydra can find out 1) if I'm right that they've given up recasting the lock for every fresh shift and, if that's true, 2) which of the defaults they're using.

[alt_lupin]

As long as Draco's confident that Narcissa won't give us any trouble over this, I think the move makes sense.

[alt_draco]

No, I'm not confident. You might say we're not getting along at the moment.

I plan to slip in and out without her realising it, if I can manage. And will put the box somewhere in the Manor she doesn't often go.

Private message to Draco

[alt_lupin]

Probably still the better option, given that Hydra can give students the secret, and potentially send them to safety via the box.

I've started thinking about what we're going to do if things escalate, though. Given the presence of Enforcers in the school, and the confiscation of the wands... we may need to send our own wands through in the other direction.

I think we can handle your mother, if it comes to that. But take that into consideration.

Re: Private message to Draco

[alt_draco]

I managed to drop it off without running into my mother, so there's that.