RP: Right Size, Good View
Date: 5 August 2006 Characters: Rodolphus Lestrange Location: Five Ashes Private/Public: Private Rating: - Warnings: None Summary: Rodolphus finds a new village to be his... too bad for the current residents.
Rodolphus stood on a small rise overlooking the fifth village he’d been to today. He’d been careful to disillusion himself and to stay out of sight as much as possible. Unfortunately his current appearance was noticeable and he didn’t want people remembering a one-armed man in their village. People in small villages noticed strangers, especially distinctive strangers.
That was irrelevant in his current position and he was fairly certain that he had found what he was looking for. Five Ashes lacked a manor such as Lestrange Manor but it did have a large sprawling house spread of a number of buildings on the northwest edge of the village that would be more than sufficient for their needs. It was only a temporary measure after all. Once they had subjugated the wizarding world, they would be able to return to Lestrange Manor.
He glanced around the village itself. It was perhaps not quite as large as Upper Slaughter but again that was only temporary. The werewolves seemed quite happy to remain in Upper Slaughter so it was not necessary to accommodate them here.
He nodded to himself and smiled coolly. Yes, Five Ashes would do very nicely as their new base of operations. He gave the village one last, rather possessive look then apparated back to Greengrass Manor. He would need to adjust his plans now that he had an actual site. The Muggles would need to be removed, the place warded and made Unplottable, Muggle-repelling charms set up and the preparations made for the Fidelius. He would not be able to complete that last until he removed the Fidelius around Upper Slaughter but that was perfectly acceptable.
Rodolphus made his way up to his study and pulled the map of East Sussex to him. He activated the Dictaquill and began making notes about what needed to be done.