#culturejournals

And here I thought the fugitive life would be a lot more interesting, gotta say. I haven't even gotten my face on a poster yet.



[Warded to Tamar]

Umm, please tell me you're alright?

For the record, Sebastian Travers and another masked Death Eater attacked me unprovoked, and I wasn't trying to kill him. Just wanted to clear that up.

[Close, Non-purist Friends]

I'm alive, and feeling better. I'll be at Henry's funeral today, glamoured as a cousin. Not sure what my next move is.

[Warded to G06]

The dark mark was Henry. He's... gone.

[Warded to DMLE Heads + Lestrange Watch]

I think you may all need to come out to the Lestrange Castle. We took the wards down... but there's no sign of Rodolphus and Bellatrix. They're gone. At least from what we can tell. No house elves, not even the otters.


[Kit, Emmeline, Robin, Henry]

I shouldn't be telling you this, but I am. The Lestranges are gone. We don't know where they are. Please stay safe.

[Warded to Libby & Nigella]

Did you know? I am so, so sorry. If there's anything I can do, please let me know. Uncle Ulyssess had us all fooled was a great man and will be sorely missed. I'll do my best to make sure any further investigations into his circumstances are given the care they deserve.


[Warded to Tamar]

So who else in my family is a Death Eater? My mother is beside herself over all of this and I'm spending most of my time outside the Lestrange castle.

[Warded to Robin]

I swear... I fucking swear I didn't know.

[Warded to DMLE Heads]

For those of you who don't know, Ulysses Burke was my uncle. I always knew he was a little bit off, but I had no indication he was a Death Eater. Nevertheless, I'm happy to submit to any questioning, veritaserum or anything else you may see fit.

I know the Lestrange castle is a priority, but if at all possible, I would like to attend the funeral.. for my mother's sake.

[Warded to Britta]

Do you ever wonder if someone close to you is a Death Eater?

I have two days off and no idea what to do with myself. I'd forgotten it was even summer.

[Warded to Emmeline]

I'm not going to ask if you're alright, but if you need me, I'm here.

[Warded to Natalya]

My apologies for being unable to re-adjust my schedule, but I greatly appreciate this token of remembrance even if it won't shut up

[Warded to Tamar]

I think I may have angered the Dolohovs.

[Warded to Britta]

Hey. Can we talk?

[Warded to DMLE Heads]
[ooc: let's pretend he has better timing than I do :)]

I've completed my report on my findings in Mr. Bradley's flat. We discovered a closet with a false back where it appears he stored his dark artifacts and books on the dark arts — most notably one on blood wards. The closet had a nasty hex on it, definitely dark magic nearly sliced my hand off.

More importantly, we found a bag with a knife that the lab thinks may have been used in the murders at Nico Mr. Barbary's old home, and several news clippings about Nico... dating all the way back to when he was named Deputy Head.


[Warded to Finn]

Hey man. How are you holding up?

[Warded to DMLE Heads]

I was listening to a radio program tonight that played some audio they claim is Reginald Avery discussing Anita Bones' murder, and Ulysses Burke discussing the Scamander and Dawlish murders. Not sure if they're legitimate or if we could even verify them, but I wanted to head off any inquiries from the public.

Burke is my uncle, so I'm going to have to bow out of this one.


[Warded to Evan Rosier]

Hey, how's it going?

So who is planning the first beach outing of the year? Dare I say, I think it might be warming up.

I think the real question we need to ask today is which would win: a light saber or a wand?


[Finnsley]

Hey man, I went through your notes and I'm looking through some employee files. You got a few minutes tonight to go over them with me? I think I've narrowed down a few people we should talk to.

Do books breed when I'm not looking? I fucking swear I didn't have this many last time I spring cleaned. I wouldn't put it past the Ravenclaws of the world to invent something like this like a slow acting virus. I could build a fort with all of this crap.

[friends & actual fucking adults*]

To cut a long story short, including my flat and inferi meat extra crispy, I'm fucking off to a new place of residence. Detached, so I don't fuck up the neigh I'm trying to figure out if it's weird to own a garage without a car (the fuck do you do with a garage without a car because I don't think I've driven anything in eight years), if I can handle a garden without everything ever dying and if I can handle living near from my mother, because I can't figure out far away I need to be not to feel like I'm under scrutiny. Soon as I have anything permanent (or as permanant as it can be), there will be a party because having a house instead of a flat feels like a level up in adulting. Till then, if you want me, I'll be with Beth.

[Henry]

So, do I gotta give you some kind of shovel talk or are we good there?

[Ward to DMLE Heads (-Nico) + Finn/Imogen/Zee]

Just got word from the lab. Blood came back to a match from our database as the same person Savage sparred with on Christmas. Only two sets of footprints found at the scene, nothing to indicate a child's birthday party (Crouch requested I look into it).

Pity, I was hoping today would be a nicer day.

CARADOC AND BENJY.

Soooo, my backup plan was storming the lestrange castle and smothering her with a pillow while she's still weak, which would obviously go badly, but who doesn't want to go out in a blaze of glory when we're already fucked.

Relax, Caradoc, I'm not serious.

But L O fucking L.

[Warded to Lina & Rufus]

Update on Andover: Dark Mark was over the Scamander farm. No bodies or signs of struggle, but the young son was awake and told me his "new friends" the Death Eaters came to visit. He didn't know where his parents were, but said his dad would be home soon and would bring candy. fucking psychopaths

I broke the news (gently) to Imelda and asked her to come watch the boy while I checked out the farm. Nothing out of the ordinary, but no one knows where the Scamanders are.

[WARDED TO HENRY]

Any chance you have a second to watch me eat a biscuit and make sure I don't die?

It's official DMLE business, I swear.



[WARDED TO DMLE MINUS LOU]

Never fear, I am in possession of the biscuits and will be having them checked out by a healer before sharing them with you all. Please do remember to nominate me for an Order of Merlin for this heroic act.


[WARDED TO ARABELLA FIGG]

Hello Ms. Figg, do you have a moment to chat?

I don't know about this first day of spring shite. Feels a lot like winter to me.

[Warded to G06]

Merlin help me, I've been invited to Bellatrix Lestrange's party. And my boss will be there.


[Warded to Britta]

Did you get an invite?

well then, i guess we all know which 'dark lord' wasn't hugged/loved enough as a child