mc_mike | A few overdue thanks

Firstly, Brocklehurst, brill spread you put on there. I ate until my sides were fit to burst and drank until everyone was attractive enough to snog. Don't rightly know how you could improve upon that but if you've ever an interest in trying, I've an interest in attending.

Which leads me to Firstly A, a sub-point: Smith, next time you might want to try playing tunes in my key. Apologies on Smith's behalf to everyone for not being thoughtful enough from the off to do so.

Secondly, Pansy, Tony - cheers for a first-rate first birthday party for my godson. My mum's ovaries're now working overtime (cheers to Terry for that as well, mate) and my dad couldn't've been the happier to drink his Sunday away with half the Goldstein clan. I still think Persephone and Alicia're gems.

Which leads me to Secondly A, a sub-point: Pansy, the petting zoo owners contacted me today. I know you may've to pry his fingers off it, but you'll've to ask your dad to return the sheep.

Which leads me to Secondly B, a sup-point: Tony? Terry? You've to return your sheep as well. And Tony, we've talked about the puffskeins, mate. It's bloody sick, it is. Turn Fluffles back in, yeah?

And because I'm the considerate bloke I am, anyone planning on travelling out of Blighty over the next two or three weeks, Australia's gone and shut its borders. S'pose that means you'll've to enjoy your travels elsewhere.

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Deny all you like, but I've witnesses that can attest to your sheep-thieving ways.

Maybe, just maybe, Izzy turned a sheep into a bunny, so she could keep it. I told her a sheep could stay on the grounds, but she said a bunny could sleep with her.

Right, mate. If that's what you're wanting to call it. Put it off on the ickle ones who can't stick up for themselves.

I think you know Izzy's perfectly capable of defending herself, yeah?

Listen, there's something I'm wanting to talk to you about. You reckon I do it here or wait until you come back to Blighty next time?

I know she's capable of clinging to my leg for all she's worth and nearly impossible to bribe unless there's sweets or furry things. Which reminds me, Terry, you're kind falling down on the job there. She should be holding out for at least a Galleon by now.

If you've something on your mind, mate, go for it. I've'n't any pressing engagements at the mo.

No worries, she'll be learning that soon enough. As it stands, she's already learning to wager with the best of them.

Did you see that IO about Dean's sister gone missing, taken by the vampires in the Muggle neighbourhood?

Once I'm back in Blighty, I'll've to have you lot around Bellissima more often. We'll get her up at the Blackjack tables with Flitty and my dad when they're in.

Yeah, I remember. That was some right scary shite there and a bloody fucking miracle his sister made it back safely.

I reckon she'd adore that. You know how precocious she is. We'll just have to watch our own holdings or she's like to win it all.

Well, it was Seamus. That is, Seamus made sure she stayed safe and he brought her back 'round. When he left, I followed him. At first, he tried to get me to bloody leave, but I needed to see him. We went back to Caelumdell, then. I just want you to know it wasn't dangerous, what we did.

I sure hope to hell I'm reading this wrong, mate, because it sounds like ... fuck Terry, it sounds bloody fucking cocked up.

Shit, I knew you'd think that, but I wanted to tell you because keeping things from you never leads to good things.

I needed to see him, mate. I miss him so fucking much. I can't be who I am without him and the girls...we miss him. But I promise you, it was safe. I know he wouldn't hurt us.

Safe? Mate, look. The only way it's ever going to be ruddy safe is if he's fucking cured and right now, there's a better chance of Crabbe being tapped as the next Minister and marrying Hermione than there is of a cure for vampirism being discovered. I hate to say it Terry, but it's the truth and you bloody know it. You know it. What the hell was he doing in Thomas's family neighbourhood to begin with, did you ask him that? Or what they were ruddy doing out at all?

Jesus, you can gamble with your own life - and you're shite for doing it mate, but it's your own life and I won't tell you how to fucking live it - but it's bleeding irresponsible of you to gamble your family's.

Fucking hell.

They were in Dean's family's neighbourhood because Seamus steered them away from Ginny Weasley. He's protecting the people he cares about. And he's not feeding, like the others. That's what I know.

I wasn't gambling with anyone's life. Even when I was, he wouldn't hurt me. I wanted him to and he wouldn't. And he would never hurt the girls. I'm not wrong about this one, mate, I know I'm not. He still loves us and he's protecting those he loves.

I had to be with him, Mike. And the girls - they're his daughters. He only looked in on them, but he wouldn't have hurt them, even if he'd got closer.

How'd you know that? Because he ruddy told you that? Jesus mate, listen to yourself! He's a vampire. They've no bloody souls, no bloody conscience, and no bloody sense of right or wrong. Have you forgot every bloody fucking thing we learnt in DADA?

Hold on, are you saying you asked him -? What in the sodding hell were you -

Right, fuck.

Alright.

I know how much you sodding love him Terry but be serious here for a tick, yeah? Round up your senses and listen to me, mate. I love you. You, Tony and me, we're brothers. And as your brother, I'm telling you that if anyone finds out that you're letting a sodding vampire come round those girls of yours, the government'll take them away so ruddy quick you won't know what hit you until you're already locked up good and tight in Azkaban, for fuck's sake.

I know because I know him. He's different from the other vampires. I don't know how, but he does have a conscience. He's not a monster. I wouldn't shag him if I wasn't positive about that. Maybe not everything we learned in school was right.

At the beginning, I wanted him to turn me, so we could be together. I fucking begged him to, and he wouldn't. I wasn't thinking so straight then, but I've seen how he protects us. He wouldn't do that if he just wanted us for fucking dinner. I gave him plenty of opportunity to bite me if he was going to. Instead, he stays away and he pushes me away at every sodding turn.

All right, so I won't tell anyone else about Seamus being at Caelumdell. You know how much I love those girls, mate. But do you have any idea what it's like to hear Izzy ask about him every fucking day? It's fucking torture. But I would die before I let anything happen to them. It's just - I know he would too. He still would.

But all right. If we're together again, it won't be around the girls. Not until I can prove he's trustworthy.

Are you cert you're not just trying to convince yourself?

I'm sure, yeah. I believe with everything I am that he won't hurt me.

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