Private Message to Draco and Granger

[alt_harry]

We need to talk.

I have to go to Buckingham after the task to do something, and I don't know what it is, but it's some sort of ceremony?

I don't know.

All I know is that I can't lose, and if I do lose, I want both of you to be as far away from him as you can get. Hermione, maybe you can hide or something? Like in the castle? I can tell everyone you're packing my trunk and finding some things I've lost. Draco, I don't know if you can get away as easy, but you can't come to Buckingham after. No matter what. Because if I lose, or even if I win but it's not the way he wanted, I don't want him getting any ideas.

Comments

[alt_draco]

Well, that should work fine, unless my Father decides to bring me to Buckingham himself. Which isn't outside the realm of possibility.

[alt_harry]

Maybe you could get sick or something.

I don't know. I don't even know what the ceremony is. All I know is that there's no way I can lose now.

And I keep thinking about what happened at the frost faire. And I just don't know what He'd do if I did something wrong this time. And that's sort of

It's not good is what it is.

[alt_draco]

I don't know... I mean, I know that he wants you to win and that it's important, but if it were that important, wouldn't he just make it so that you won no matter what? Sort of like how your name came out of the goblet along with Cedric's, when there aren't supposed to be two names from the same school.

[alt_harry]

Yeah, I guess you could be right. That doesn't mean it can't go wrong though.

What sort of things did your Father have to do when he joined the Death Eaters?

[alt_draco]

Is that what you're calling them now? Not "the council?" Because you might not want to let him hear you say that.

I have no idea - it's not something we talk about. I suppose they'll want me to be good and clueless when it comes time for the initiation. You too.

Is that what you think he's going to do?

[alt_harry]

I meant what he had to do back when that's what they were called.

I don't call them that now. Of course.

I've no idea. Maybe? I asked Raz, and this is the first he's heard of it. So if he doesn't even know, that might not be it.

[alt_draco]

I don't even want to think about what he had to do, but I doubt it was along the lines of an edgy childhood dare. You know, nothing like "eat a load of cockroach clusters until you spew."

What is weird to think about, though, is that Raz was a part of them. Is, I mean. He just doesn't really seem as if he would be.

Maybe he's decided that you need some quality father and son time. You know, after all these years.

Though that's not particularly reassuring, either.

[alt_harry]

I'm pretty sure it won't be a pick up game of quidditch.

And yeah, you're right, he does seem different from the other council people. But that's sort of a good thing, I guess?

I mean, I think that if he could be a part of it and be like he is, maybe it'd be not all bad?