Order Only: Something's brewing

[alt_bill]

Massopust's determination to shut me out of the loop would be funny if it weren't so aggravating.

I find it rather mordantly ironic that he's apparently anxious to cold-shoulder me out from knowing anything because he fears that I'm after his job, rather than because I'm with a group working to overthrow the government.

He came from a floo-call meeting this morning (with Selwyn, I believe? Or someone right under him) looking rather like the kneazle who swallowed the canary. Or at least got a really good chomp from its tailfeathers.

I think an arrest of someone is imminent. It's worrying, and I'm sorry, but I have no idea who it is.

Comments

[alt_sirius]

Any sense of what it's about, Bill? Any change?

[alt_bill]

Well, what he has been keeping shielded from me is anything having to do with the private messaging system. I know the Ministry is lying through their teeth and reading those messages. A pity; I'd love to be able to monitor it myself.

On the other hand, since he's keeping me locked out, he must think I don't have any way to carry on any sort of clandestine communication he doesn't know about, since he has no idea about the Order lock. Which is all to the good, I suppose. Still, it's quite frustrating.

[alt_kingsley]

So what you mean is, you think they've picked up someone who's been using the Private Message system to discuss, shall we say, forbidden topics.

[alt_bill]

Yeah. Which is a pretty good clue it isn't one of our people, since we have the Order lock.

[alt_sirius]

Yeah, I knew that part of it. I meant whether there's been any gossip through the department or any other indication who it was they've copped.

But that was before I saw Crouch's invitation to his ducklings. Charming way to spend an evening, innit, helping to torture and interrogate some poor sod.

[alt_bill]

Hang on. Reading the daily Court security report briefing right now.

There was an alert, an order to keep a certain person out of the presence of the LP at all costs. A woman, last name of Robinson. No explanation for why. Don't know if that's it, but it could be.

Will send the name along the chain and see what my people know.

[alt_alice]

Doesn't sound familiar to me.

If she's petitioning the court, she's not Muggle-born, so she's not with Davidson's network either.

Do you think they're just being touchy because of Guy Fawkes Day?