Communications

» Mum has decided to drag me off to sit in the ER with the rest of the sick people.
» Getting a little hard to catch my breathe.
» Though I think she should just let me sleep it off.
» If you don't hear from us for a little while that's why.

Text to Ginny Weasley

>> Should have gotten you uglier bells.
>> Who is it? :( George and I want to kill him.
>> I mean meet him.

Text to Bill Weasley
>> That can't be true.
>> You just tell us when revenge needs to happen.

Ginny
>> Are you all right?
>> The tabloid rag didn't show you in a positive light, recently.
>> I can't imagine mother took it well.

Bill
>> That was a terrible thing for anyone to say, even a tabloid writer.
>> Is everything okay?

>> I should have known
>> It's lovely and awesome
>> You always were my favourite brother

Text to Portia

» You wouldn't happen to have any vacation time you could use in January would you?
» I recall promising you a trip to Paris.
» Bill is going on a dig and I have January off work.
» We could even add a few other places to the list.

Text to Bill

» My parents invited us to stay for Christmas.
» But I was thinking maybe New Years would be better because I can't ask you to miss Christmas with your family.
» Your mom has mentioned how important the holiday is to her.
» It would be fun.

Text to Hermione

» Are you okay?
» Have not heard from you in a while.
» The latest Skeeter articles are not bugging you, are they?

The paper upon which Percy had jotted down Bill's phone number was in his fidgeting hands. He'd gotten the number from Ginny, when they met the other day. Sitting upon the bed of his hotel room, Percy had worked up the guts to actually call.

*Ring, Ring

[Text to Bill Weasley]

» Tell me you are okay.
» You have to be alright.
» Right?

[Text to James Kirk]

» Are you alright?
» I know you probably are but it would make me feel better to know it for sure.

» Well?
» Do I know how to pick them or what?

>> We didn't get a goat.
>> I don't think the zoo sells them.
>> They didn't seem to like Alice much.

Attention Weasleys: in honour of it being Friday I am scorching meat over charcoal (or possibly some other heat source, if I decide to take the creative route). The question: beef or chicken. Quickly, please, as I'm already at the store.

>> Bill.
>> Bill?
>> I think I found gold.
>> Am I doing this right?
>> Are you coming home soon?

>>She's fine. She's going to stay with me for a little while.