Private Message to Bellatrix Lestrange

[alt_crouch_jr]

Have owled Mafalda. Thought you might not want to wait for that delivery.

Re. Turpin: you know about the sister. Was also at Bawsey. Truncheon and Penderyn should be taking delivery on her now. Told them I want to know if she has any idea her brother is still alive, that he counterfeited his death.

Singh's mining the files for all deaths and transfers out of Bawsey during the epidemic. Want to know if he was the only one or part of something larger.

Want to know who recruited him. We got nothing out of him re. that or re. the bird (where he was sending it), but didn't expect to. That's Penderyn's task.

Did get some useful bits from him re. current connections. Am following one of those this afternoon, but have told Truncheon that if anything comes up re. the camp, I want to know it. Want to evaluate whether that demands priority. Now we've removed the sister, we'll have tipped off any associates they may have had. Don't want to lose any evidence to Roman heroics.

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[alt_bellatrix]

Some new information here. Never as much as one would like.

First, the girl - not yet fourteen, and her brother wisely kept her in the dark. Her last memory of him is of his gasping death. She'll be of no further use to us.

As for Turpin, he was what the camp guards call a "brown knee" - sounds like brownie, but it's nothing to do with magical creatures. It's a name for mudbloods who are especially good at taking orders and who toil hard, work their way up, and eventually land themselves a fairly comfortable spot in the work detail. They often verbalise Protectorate-friendly sentiments, along with appropriate disgust for their own condition. "Brown knee" refers to the amount of grovelling they do. In Turpin's case, however, it wasn't genuine, and the Dogstar's legilimens was able to search out his true feelings.

Dogstar likely had someone working at Bawsey, then, though possibly just long enough to bring in our Procyon, cull out the recruits, and slip them potions that mimicked the Scourge. No info on who else might have been recruited along with him, if any.

Tell Singh to keep an especially close eye on those transfers.

[alt_crouch_jr]

Staffing records, as well.

Thank you. That's excellent. We're on it.

Of interest

[alt_crouch_jr]

Braithewaite's gone over Singh's catch from the files at Bawsey. All death and transfer certificates ready for Travers to check for forgeries. Braithewaite wants Singh with him to trace the transfers. Trust they'll have a full report by week's end.

Found something in the staff files, too: 7 admin hires in the course of last year, 2 of them medical. Of the non-medical hires, 3 were lateral transfers from other camps--and of those 5 transfer-hires, three (1 healer; 2 camp admins) moved on within 2-3 months.

Sending Sandoval in to deliver the more sensitive documents to you and to Travers. I'm for Ipswich with Montague. Will follow the trail of those staff transfers wherever it leads. Sandoval's to join us with whatever instructions Hopkirk sends.

Also.

[alt_crouch_jr]

Am leaving Gupta to sort out documentation on the outside contractors and non-admin staff. He's got a start, but has found the records a shambles.

Trust he can hold someone's feet to the fire until they can construct a clear account of all personnel with access to the camp during the period in question.