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alt_severusMiss Granger -
While I am in the habit of sending letters by owl, I must grudgingly admit the merits of this particular medium, secured as it is. I am entirely wary of the 'private message' device, coming as it does from the upper echelons of the Ministry, but it stands to reason that it serves its purpose within the Order lock. Until I am given reason to do otherwise, we may continue our correspondence here.
That being said, I wish to express my regrets for the experience you endured some weeks ago. At the time I was questioned at some length about methods for enduring the Cruciatus curse and questioning via Legilimency without any mention of yourself as the intended subject. Regardless, there was little I could do given the time strictures, limited access to supplies, and lack of background on whom it was to be. I do not doubt your fortitude of character. I do, however, wish to arm you against such circumstances in the future.
I am also given to understand that your colleague, Mr Boot, was removed from your sphere and consigned entirely to Amycus Carrow. Your accurate references to runes in your journal inspired me to revisit the field both for subject matter for my next publication and for material which might benefit yourself and Mr Boot. Your access to library materials will be somewhat limited this summer, I understand, otherwise I would urge you to confirm that which I will impart for the sake of academic rigor. However, everything I write here has been tested extensively by myself, as with every lesson I publish.
I have formulated sequences for you both - see the attached list with inscriptions and instructions - but the final set is for Mr Boot particularly. I place my trust in your skill as an instructress to impart my directions to Mr Boot with the utmost precision. He must practise the act of tracing the rune multiple times before attempting it with a wand, and have the instructions to reverse it memorized completely before he begins. He must not wear it for longer than five hours. Keep me notified of your progress in this matter.
Regards,
-S.S.-
While I am in the habit of sending letters by owl, I must grudgingly admit the merits of this particular medium, secured as it is. I am entirely wary of the 'private message' device, coming as it does from the upper echelons of the Ministry, but it stands to reason that it serves its purpose within the Order lock. Until I am given reason to do otherwise, we may continue our correspondence here.
That being said, I wish to express my regrets for the experience you endured some weeks ago. At the time I was questioned at some length about methods for enduring the Cruciatus curse and questioning via Legilimency without any mention of yourself as the intended subject. Regardless, there was little I could do given the time strictures, limited access to supplies, and lack of background on whom it was to be. I do not doubt your fortitude of character. I do, however, wish to arm you against such circumstances in the future.
I am also given to understand that your colleague, Mr Boot, was removed from your sphere and consigned entirely to Amycus Carrow. Your accurate references to runes in your journal inspired me to revisit the field both for subject matter for my next publication and for material which might benefit yourself and Mr Boot. Your access to library materials will be somewhat limited this summer, I understand, otherwise I would urge you to confirm that which I will impart for the sake of academic rigor. However, everything I write here has been tested extensively by myself, as with every lesson I publish.
I have formulated sequences for you both - see the attached list with inscriptions and instructions - but the final set is for Mr Boot particularly. I place my trust in your skill as an instructress to impart my directions to Mr Boot with the utmost precision. He must practise the act of tracing the rune multiple times before attempting it with a wand, and have the instructions to reverse it memorized completely before he begins. He must not wear it for longer than five hours. Keep me notified of your progress in this matter.
Regards,
-S.S.-
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Date: 2011-07-13 02:36 am (UTC)Thank you!!! Yes my access is limited, but mostly because I haven't any idea how to ask Harry for specific texts - I mean he lets me have anything he has, which is mostly Quidditch books and school books and some duelling books that look very dark to me, but fortunately he took absolutely every elective last year so at least I've got books for all of them.
I don't know if I'll be able to tell Terry about anything, but I'll try, I mean, he can't always see the journals. You're right that he's a better hand at runes than me and also he needs it more. Thank you about the Cruciatus curse - I've never been questioned under Legilimency but I don't want to be - but it was all right truly, some people said 'oh you're just being stoic' (which is a funny word isn't it? Where does it come from?) but I wasn't, it wasn't as bad as being humiliated is, is it? When I was really little, I mean a few years ago, I was punished by being humiliated mainly, and that was far worse because it wasn't ever done, but if someone puts the Cruciatus curse on you then even if it hurts you can't be embarrassed by it because if you bear it okay then other people respect you more for bearing it. I mean not people like the Dark Lord but maybe even Lucius Malfoy, if he ever thinks of Muggles, and definitely people like Harry and Draco, who it matters more about anyway.
In any case.
Thank you very much and if there's anything I should do, I mean, if there's anything I can do to deal with the curse - it isn't like I like it. It's just that it's better than some other things. So if there are exercises or something I can do to get better at resisting it please tell me.
Best
Hermione Granger