To All Citizens Of Albion

[alt_hydra]

I've been receiving requests for interviews, and I can't - I'd just like to make a statement here, please.


I started fighting in the war years ago, but I was never in a position to declare my rebellion openly. My family connections and mind magic abilities made me far more suited to an undercover role, and that's what I did. It was still devastating to be Marked for the council. It wasn't what I wanted, however much I knew it might help us reach our goals.

I, along with other of my peers, had to take innocent lives in order to maintain our positions and win this war. We had to do things that we found morally objectionable, more times than I can count. We all wore masks, and I imagine that many of you reading probably had to do that, too.

I apologise to anyone I ever hurt - directly or indirectly - during my time as a Death Eater.

That's all over now.

To make up for all the misdeeds I've done, I will remain a servant of Albion for as long as I am physically and mentally able. I swear to do my best to help keep this new world safe for everyone, whether pureblood, halfblood, muggleborn, or muggle.

I believe my husband would have done the same.

That's all.

From,
Hydra

Comments

Private message to Padma Patil and Seamus Finnigan

[alt_hydra]

I just want you to know that I don't hold any ill will toward either of you.

You really didn't have the opportunity to learn anything different and that's not your fault.

I tried to find ways to make you more aware, but none of them really worked. Sorry I never thought of anything better.

I hope you both find peace.

Re: Private message to Padma Patil and Seamus Finnigan

[alt_seamus]

Thank you.

I'm trying to ... sort through things.

Re: Private message to Padma Patil and Seamus Finnigan

[alt_hydra]

Well, write me if there's every anything I can do to help.

Re: Private message to Padma Patil and Seamus Finnigan

[alt_padma]

I wrote to Lana. But it was to tell her to sod off.

I hope that's all right.

Are you really adopting her baby?

Re: Private message to Padma Patil and Seamus Finnigan

[alt_hydra]

Did you really?

Yes, it's true. I am.

Re: Private message to Padma Patil and Seamus Finnigan

[alt_padma]

Yes. I'll probably visit her, though. Now and then. Because no one should be truly alone.

But it's all right if she feels abandoned for a while. Maybe it'll help her sort things out.

And good on you.

I'm really sorry about Justin. He was better than we gave him credit for. A better person, I mean. A horrid swot, but then, so was I. Haruman said he was really brave, at the end.

I'm sorry you had to see him suffer. And be the one who ended it.

Re: Private message to Padma Patil and Seamus Finnigan

[alt_hydra]

I haven't decided yet what I'll do as far as visitation. It's not really a good time to be making decisions like that yet. Not for me.

But who knows, maybe you'll be able to get Lana to change a bit.

Then again, she idolised my mother. So good luck.

Thank you for saying kind words about Justin.

Private Message to Hydra

[alt_hermione]

Oh, Hydra.

I'm so proud of you. And Sirius and Justin would have been, too.

If any more reporters dare bother you, let me and Draco deal with them, all right?

Oh, and we'd better make going to Blackmoor Park a priority; Rigel had me playing with him half the morning when I meant to be gathering up everyone who was mentioned in Sirius's will!

Re: Private Message to Hydra

[alt_hydra]

Well, thank you. I'm proud of you, too. And Draco.

I can go to Blackmoor whenever you're ready.

Re: Private Message to Hydra

[alt_hermione]

All right. Draco and I were just taking one last walk round the lake; I'll be back at the entrance hall in five minutes.

Oh, goodness, four o'clock. That means the others will be arriving at the Manor for supper in just over two hours. We'd better shift ourselves, I suppose.

Re: Private Message to Hydra

[alt_hydra]

I'll come find you, then!

Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

I'm really angry right now.

Some of them are the wrong people to be angry at, and some of them are the right ones.

I can say with a certain level of detached confidence that you're definitely one of the wrong ones, but I can't make my feelings go away, not yet.

I hate what you did because I would have done something entirely different. But we're not the same person, I can't expect you to do the same things I do. I know that. I know it.

I hate this. I hate that I'm the one who has to be strong. Again.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

I don't blame you for being angry at me, and I'm not going to tell you not to be.

I wish there were something I could do to make things easier for you, but I can't think of anything, other than staying out of your way.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

And I'm sorry.

I can't say that if I used a time-turner to try it over I wouldn't make the same mistake, even.

I wanted so badly not to lose any more friends. (And I don't mean Dolohov. He was never my friend.)

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

Well at least you realise that. Unlike some people.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah.

Does she know what Dolohov did to Ginny?

I mean, I actually wrote to him then, though I don't think it helped any. It probably wouldn't have helped if she'd written to him either except it's possible he actually cares what she thinks of him.

Though in the end she'd have probably wound up making excuses for why he really needed to cruciate Ginny until she was completely brainwashed, just like she made a bunch of excuses for the fact that he cruciated half the school last year.

She held a little memorial gathering for him, when we thought Rachel had killed him. Cedric invited me. I didn't go.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

How could she not? Everyone in the Order was talking about it. But anyway, if she didn't I've just reminded her, and I mentioned Honoria, too.

This is what I said to her in my PM, if you're curious:

If I ever see evidence of correspondence between you and Antonin Dolohov again, I will see to it that everyone knows. I will make sure that you are investigated, sacked from your position at Hogwarts, banished from the country, and/or possibly tried for treason. Whatever it takes. Everyone needs to know that they're safe with us, if we're to keep this going. There can be no question of where our allegiance lies, not ever.

And then I added:

I would give the same warning to anyone else I thought might continue to correspond with him. I can't think of any who would, other than you. Well, no one who isn't in custody, or dead, or living in France.

I would hope that you genuinely have no wish to. After all, regardless of what his thoughts are on stars, books, tea, ancient cultures, or anything else, he killed Honoria Sandoval less than a week ago. He tortured Ginny repeatedly, made her so vulnerable that she was further victimised by Baddock. He tricked Sally Anne horribly, and used Justin's death as leverage to escape.

He's a cancer. He can't be allowed to touch this place again.

Sort of dramatic.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

Well

maybe?

But you're right. Ginny's still got a year left at Hogwarts, if she goes back. On top of what Dolohov did to her personally, Honoria was one of her best friends.

If someone wants to stay friends with him they should move somewhere that no one was hurt by him.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

Yes. I agree.


She told me that she didn't know about any of the things he did that I just told her about. Like Ginny, and Honoria.

I really don't understand how she didn't. Even if no one told her directly, weren't we all talking about it here and there? Ginny, especially.

Well, she knows now, anyway.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

How could she possibly not have known about Ginny? Especially after what happened with Evelyn. I know she was busy with the wards project, but everyone was busy, and people were talking about it everywhere.

And with Honoria -- there were warnings that went around because Mrs Longbottom was worried about people being lured out.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_hydra]

Don't ask me. Maybe she just didn't want to know?

You'd think being able to read minds would help me to understand everyone, but sometimes I just don't.

Re: Private message to Sally Anne

[alt_sally_anne]

Or maybe Cedric organised it and invited Siz.

I didn't go, so I'm not sure.

Private Message to Hydra

[alt_alice]

You are a hero, Hydra. Through and through. I will do my very best to make this a place worthy of your service.

Thank you.

Re: Private Message to Hydra

[alt_hydra]

My thanks to you as well, Mrs Longbottom.

Private Message to Hydra

[alt_susan]

That made me think of how you signed all your notes that way when you were younger.

Seems like ages ago even though it wasn't. And now you're going to be a mum! It might not have happened in the usual way but I'm glad for you just the same.

I'm not sure the sett did as well by Justin as we should have done; but I appreciated and admired him very much. You'll be in my thoughts--but I'll do my best to Occlude them so they shan't oppress you.

Re: Private Message to Hydra

[alt_hydra]

Yeah, that's why I did it.

And thanks.

Re: Private Message to Hydra

[alt_susan]

You're welcome. Don't be a stranger!