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[alt_bill]

First of all, congratulations to those of you out there bobbing along in boats in this cold weather, and also to Charlie. That was a fine bit of undercover work on his part to discover the gap in the ward's coverage.

Secondly, I've put together some of the reports that Kingsley and the Players have been sending me about those missing half-bloods, but the clues have been frustratingly sparse. However, one of my analysts sent me something this morning and I'm wondering if it's related: it seems very hush-hush, but we have indications that there's a new locked ward at St Mungo's. Budgetary reports are missing from that specific location: I have no idea how big the ward is or from where they're getting their supplies. As best as we can determine, it was apparently set up three days before the first missing person report was filed.

Kingsley, have you managed to find out anything more since last we spoke?

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[alt_poppy]

Yes, yes! I second Bill's congratulations to Alice and Sirius and all who managed such a daring escapade. Bravo!

That's most interesting, Bill, about St Mungo's. I'm afraid I haven't been able to confirm it--and not for want of trying. I've had several firetalks with a variety of folks there--end of year business, you know--and none of them has said anything I could tie to this suggestion that there might be a secret ward. We did talk about the closed section of their spell damage ward where they treat those unfortunates who have suffered irreversible damage in the interrogation wing at Buckingham--they continue to operate well above capacity there. You might have thought the talk would have turned to this 'new' ward, if it exists, but if it does, they must all be on strictest orders not to breathe a whisper of it.

I will keep my ears open, though.

[alt_kingsley]

Nothing new on the half-bloods on the list you've given me. But another half-blood is missing, and this one had a roommate. The roommate said she sickened with something that hit her very fast, so severely that the roommate summoned a healer via Emergency Floo. They transferred her immediately, and now St Mungo's is refusing to answer any questions about her.