Private Message to Narcissa Malfoy
Sep. 2nd, 2011 11:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_crouch_jrThought your statement hit all the right notes, following Bella's statement on behalf of the Protector and MLE.
Pleased you differentiated between the general attack and the opportunistic strike against Lucius. There was an appreciative murmur here in the department not only for your praise of our efforts (though we do thank you for that), but for your making clear that there are two important and separate investigations ongoing.
The two are tied together in Hooper, of course, but that's a detail beyond what the public needs to digest. It will come out with the trial, in any case. Father has another client. I'm sure he's overjoyed to add to his tally of hopeless losses at the bench.
You did receive notice they've decided to take it to trial? I assume Baddock will have said.
It's well that you left something of Mr Hooper to stand trial, Narcissa. I understand how very much you might have wished to take satisfaction yourself.
I trust Lucius is responding to the Re'em treatments. My admiration for Fletcher has gone up several notches if he's got Lucius to agree to working from home.
Did Bella tell you that Scrimgeour, Hopkirk, and Yaxley have all been summoned to Our Lord's presence this morning? We're waiting for that news before releasing anything publicly about the trial. Unlikely to be this afternoon, so there will be debate about whether to put it out over the weekend or wait until Monday. Obviously, we'd rather not wait.
Pleased you differentiated between the general attack and the opportunistic strike against Lucius. There was an appreciative murmur here in the department not only for your praise of our efforts (though we do thank you for that), but for your making clear that there are two important and separate investigations ongoing.
The two are tied together in Hooper, of course, but that's a detail beyond what the public needs to digest. It will come out with the trial, in any case. Father has another client. I'm sure he's overjoyed to add to his tally of hopeless losses at the bench.
You did receive notice they've decided to take it to trial? I assume Baddock will have said.
It's well that you left something of Mr Hooper to stand trial, Narcissa. I understand how very much you might have wished to take satisfaction yourself.
I trust Lucius is responding to the Re'em treatments. My admiration for Fletcher has gone up several notches if he's got Lucius to agree to working from home.
Did Bella tell you that Scrimgeour, Hopkirk, and Yaxley have all been summoned to Our Lord's presence this morning? We're waiting for that news before releasing anything publicly about the trial. Unlikely to be this afternoon, so there will be debate about whether to put it out over the weekend or wait until Monday. Obviously, we'd rather not wait.
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Date: 2011-09-02 04:59 pm (UTC)Yes, he's told me he'll see Hooper Kissed (what's left of him).
Thankfully, as you know, my husband is made of hardy stuff. He's responding quite well, expects to be back on-journal by tomorrow, and if he'll have his way, he shan't be working from home much longer.
Still, Draco has asked to stay through the weekend and I see no reason to ferry him up to school any earlier at this point. I've asked Bella to borrow Rigel so he and Draco and I may visit Harry's menagerie tomorrow; Ari thinks it would be good to be seen doing something pleasant and ... domestic.
Monday cannot come soon enough; if Lucius really is as mended as he insists then that, I fear, and only that, will still the incessant din of rumours.
Oh, botheration. Him again. Why will he not stay dead?