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[alt_amycus]

What is it that gives us our humanity? What unutterable essence makes us more than bone, sinew and flesh? Where does personality reside? If we lunch on a slice of brain, say, might we say we're lunching on mind as well?

I don't know what that exanimate force is. A live body weighs just the same as a dead one, so nothing measurable escapes at the time of death, that I can tell, anyway.

Interesting topic. I am on a great adventure. Pigeons will give up their secrets, one way or the other.

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[alt_poppy]

You don't suppose...?

The ward is reasonably calm at the moment, and I'm going to go call this monster out of his lair. I cannot allow this to pass.

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[alt_alice]

Be careful, Poppy.

I would do the same if I were in your shoes.

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[alt_poppy]

It was a fool's errand, of course.

There's not a sign of the lad. I cast a quick Crannies and Crevices charm -- to keep from hexing Carrow to tiny, jagged pieces -- and it flushed out nothing but a swirl of grey feathers. A cloud of the beastly things followed me out the door and down the corridor.


I've no idea what to do next.

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[alt_molly]

Oh, dear. Well, I suspected it would be hopeless, too. Still . . .

Let us know if you hear anything at all, of course.

Minerva, do you think there would be any point writing to the Board of Governors to complain about the Carrows? Not about his treatment of Terry, of course; I'm not that thick. But surely even that hidebound group can hardly look upon the ravings he posts in his journal with total indifference? I imagine I'm not the only parent who is appalled!

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[alt_mcgonagall]

You may try to call them out on the issue of Carrow, but you shan't have much luck. The Lord Protector, as I have said, enjoys Carrow - for what reason I do not know - and as long as Carrow never directly threatens Marvolo, he shall stay, I imagine.

I believe that the L.P. uses Hogwarts as a sort of leash on the Carrows both. If they are not free to roam, at least their insanity can be controlled, is the theory. Not that I think it is a good theory: Azkaban would be more appropriate.

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[alt_molly]

If you think the effort is doomed to failure anyway . . . then I suppose Arthur and I will hold our fire for now. Best not to spend our strength on a battle that we know we can't win, and which might only serve to make the boy's life worse. (If it could be worse. And if he's still alive.)

Oh, this is dreadful, not knowing what's happened to him.