Order Only: Private message to Ron, Justin, and Draco

[alt_harry]

That was an ecxle excellent afternoon. I wish we could do that more often.

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[alt_harry]

Justin, does Hydra ever get utterly fed up with being the one Order member who's really ace at reading people's minds?

Ron, do you ever get utterly fed up with being the one Order member who can turn into a snake and spy from people's pockets or slither through cracks and so on?

[alt_draco]

Harry, are you trying to tell us that you are fed up?

I am excellent at being fed up.

[alt_harry]

I'm fed up with not being able to protect people. With seeing people I care about hurt. I'm fed up with people being polite to me because they're scared utterly witless of Voldemort. I'm fed up with the Order acting like I'm important because of that stupid useless prophecy. If I've got some Power the Dark Lord Has Not it might be helpful if Sibyl Trelawney had told Dumbledore what it was.

Also, I'm really, really, really fed up with Lana Sandoval being my Head of House.

[alt_draco]

We all feel that way, mate. No one single person can protect everyone. But I know what you're on about - you can't even suffer properly along with the rest of us. You get to suffer by not suffering, never getting Cruciated and what not, and seeing other people take it instead.

When we were young I thought I had the worse end of the deal, but I don't feel that way anymore.

[alt_ron]

Er.

Actually. I like it.

A lot.

I mean, I've never been really great at blending in, y'know? People always see me in a room--that tall, gangly-looking ginger bloke, right? But when I'm a snake, I can pretty well move around unseen. (Well, as long as no one catches a glimpse of bright red sliding round the corner of the potted palm. It helps if the lights are a bit dim.)

And I'm good with a wand, but I'm not the best wand in the Order. Don't get me wrong. I'm used to not being the best at anything. I mean, I grew up with brothers who're better at every damn thing. Only, it's nice to have one thing I really can do that pretty much no one else can. Shame we don't really need that kind of spying all the time. I mean, it's useful when we do, but the rest of the time, I'm just looking to train with the Aurors and hope that sometimes I end up being in the right place to know something useful before it's too late to help.

[alt_harry]

Oh, well, that's good to know.

Because I'm sure there will be more times when having a spy that can ride along in my pocket will be really useful. I won't feel bad about asking.

[alt_ron]

Ha.

Yeah, do ask. Seriously.

I mean, you can ask for wand backup, too, when that's what you need. Always ready for that.

[alt_harry]

If I ask for wand backup there might be a queue. If I need someone who can turn into a snake, you're going to be up every time.

Mind you if I'm planning to sneak into Dolohov's quarters to try to steal back the bloody Umbridge plate, for instance, that's potentially an invitation to a world of trouble.

[alt_ron]

Oh, I'm totally in for that. Wand or snake. Whichever.

You don't even have to ask.

[alt_draco]

Same goes for me.

Except the snake part.