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Lovely ceremony.

I'd swear the Doctors of Myddfai have charmed their instruments to make people dance. Good thing, too, after that feast.

Merlin, the fifth year Hogwarts students are looking grown up.

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From:

alt_bill

Something happened. Something weird.

It's vague, but I swear, it's been niggling at me all night.

I keep thinking about the fact that someone obliviated me. And something here, at the wedding, has jarred. Like I've seen something that reminded me of whatever happened during that missing fifteen minutes.

But for the life of me, I can't figure out what.

From:

alt_charlie

Huh.

What were you looking at when you got that feeling? What had you just done?

From:

alt_bill

We were all milling around at the reception, munching on hors d'oeuvres. Which doesn't make sense; I wasn't eating hors d'oeuvres at the Ministry when someone obliviated me!

Maybe it was someone I saw.

Gah. This is driving me mad. I can't figure it out.

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alt_charlie

Well, don't dwell on it too long, or you'll only remember the frustration and not whatever it was you're missing.

Hm. Maybe make a list of whoever was at the wedding who would've had a reason to be near your office around that time, or would've blended in there without somebody kicking up a fuss that you'd've noticed after?

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alt_bill

Good idea. I'll try that, later, maybe right before I go to bed tonight. Another detail might float up in my mind that will make the whole thing fall into place.

Especially if I have another beer or two.

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alt_charlie

Ha. Yeah, when in doubt, use liquid legilimency on the problem!

Might want to see if you can get some time with Snape or Dumbledore, too. (Okay: with Snape, since it's not like Dumbledore ever responds to any requests for his help except on his own time.) They might be able to look back at the memory of when you first started getting that deja vu feeling and see who was around you right then.

From:

alt_bill

Good point. If I do that, it should be tomorrow, before everyone gets back to the school and their time is totally tied up.

From:

alt_bill

I met Arista Selwyn. I'll have you know that she was highly chuffed to see a Weasley at the wedding--and then chagrined that it turned out to be the WRONG WEASLEY. Whereupon she launched into a very earnest explanation about your custody of her stuffed cat.

After her mum hustled her off, Selwyn told me how much you've charmed her with your stories.

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alt_ron

It's funny. Arista's a really nice kid.

She really liked the show we did where I played Mad-Eye's Mad Cat, and then, y'know, at the Quidditch Cup when the bomb happened, Arista got lost from her parents, but I found her and kept her safe. Anywiz, yeah, she likes me.

And she gave me her stuffed cat at Dad's funeral. So I wouldn't be so sad.

I hope Mr Selwyn isn't annoyed. I think you saw him before he found out she'd been writing me in his journal tonight.

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alt_bill

She IS a nice kid. I was charmed by her, even though, conversely, she didn't think much of me.

No, Selwyn's not annoyed, or at least not too much. He mentioned ruefully that she's nicked his journal before. I think it's counterweighed by how his amusement over the posts you've been doing from Arista's cat. In fact, he made a remark to me about your 'lively imagination.' I don't think you're hurting yourself at all by exerting yourself to please his kid. He clearly dotes on her himself.

I hope you and your friends have a good trip back to Hogwarts today, Ron. And best of luck with your OWLs. Not that you need it, really; I'm sure that you'll do well.

And...well. Hope school will be all right, with all the changes lately.