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[22 Jan 2022|09:46am] |
 while you were building your empires, i was still sleeping. i was still sleeping. while you were setting your woods afire, i was still dreaming. i was still dreaming. now i will unsettle the ground beneath you, send my waters ashore, creep into your bed, find you in every corner. while you argue it over, i am not waiting. i am not waiting. while you retreat to your comforts, i am not fading. i am not fading. i've done this many times before you watched the pattern take form. children, your time is done if you say it's done together.( Read more... )
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| 006; 05 May 1981 |
[05 May 2012|01:09am] |
WARDED TO MELISSA AND BENJY FENWICK.I'm sure everyone's been sending you condolences tonight but I'm so sorry for your loss and anything I can do for you now or weeks from now, please don't hesitate to ask. WARDED TO SIMON & FRIENDS.Please don't ever die, all right? I love you all.
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| 005; 15 March 1981 |
[15 Mar 2012|11:29am] |
WARDED TO SIMON GREENE.We should do something nice for mum this Sunday. Do you have any plans? Maybe we could try cooking something for her, but that might turn into a disaster. Flowers?
Between St Patrick's Day and Mothering Sunday, this is going to be quite the weekend. I'm sure all our mothers would be disappointed if we spent Sunday with them hungover, so remember -- pace yourselves! And drink water. And don't forget to eat.
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| 004; 15 February 1981 |
[15 Feb 2012|11:51am] |
Last night was brilliant and I, for one, think this should become a Valentine's Day tradition, single or not -- but no boyfriend drama -- for our friends. I didn't realise it, but I really needed a night out. There's nothing like a disco to help you forget you're stressed out for a night. I hope everyone had a brilliant day and night with loved ones and that those of you who think you're above sappy holidays had a good day nonetheless.
And speaking of dates and brilliant things, did anyone win any good dates at the Q.U.S. Auction? I hope everyone went, since my big brother put it together and all the money went to charity. And I had a hand in the decorating, so you can direct your compliments here.
WARDED TO THE OPS ALLIANCE.I think we need to talk about expanding our group. I have a few ideas, but I'm interested to see if you've noticed anyone you think would be a good addition. So, there's that, and then I think we should talk about what our next move's going to be. Maybe we should send our letters out again, since it doesn't seem like anybody going to publish them. Maybe we should see if we can find our own way to publish them. We could do a flyer drop or hang them up like we did the signs.
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| 003; 09 February 1981 |
[09 Feb 2012|08:14pm] |
Full moons during the winter are truly the worst. Dusk comes so early and if I'm not at work, I find myself running out of things to do in the flat fairly quickly, especially when Cerys isn't here. I can only read or watch the telly for so long before I get completely bored. Any suggestions? It's only been a few hours and I've exhausted all my options.
WARDED TO PROSECUTOR JONES.Hello, sir. I spoke with Mr Crouch about setting up self-defense classes and he asked me to find a group of Ministry employees who would be willing donate their time after working hours to lead the classes. It's probably a bit rich of me to ask for your help, but I'd very much appreciate it, as my contacts within the Ministry are rather limited.
WARDED TO ALEX WILLIAMSON AND CERYS JONES.Can you think of any exceptionally well-trained Aurors or Hitwizards (or trainees, if you'd like) who might be interested in running some self-defense classes?
WARDED TO THE OPS ALLIANCE.I have some brilliant news. Also, I need your help.
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| 002; 03 February 1981 |
[03 Feb 2012|10:48am] |
I've been giving it some thought, and I'm fairly certain we should be careful about how we use the term 'terrorist'. Not everyone who's been dubbed a terrorist lately has actually caused terror, but there's no doubt the Death Eaters have done just that. For all the lives lost, I think we should think about what James said, since it bears repeating -- we all know murder is wrong, no matter who the murderer, but the amount of terror being caused by purists hardly compares to any terror caused by some one who thinks Muggles and Muggle-borns are real people.
As for giving Muggle-borns hugs, not all of us want to be part of some bogus public relations stunt. Purists aren't cuddly, innocuous people, as much as they'd like everyone to believe they are and Muggle-borns aren't some object you can hug whenever you feel like it. We're people and if we don't want a hug, you'd better not try to force it, because we'll react like people who've had their space invaded against their will. So give it a rest with the hugs and insincerity, really. Whatever sensitivity training people are undergoing is probably more than necessary, but hopefully that's not the greatest idea to come out of it.
WARDED TO BARTEMIUS CROUCH SR. AND SECRETARY MACMILLAN.Hello, sirs. I recently spoke with Prosecutor Jones about the posiibility of the Ministry sponsoring self-defence classes for civilians in order for them to be better prepared in cases of emergency. He suggested I speak with Secretary Macmillan about it, but I thought it would be prudent to speak with you as well, Mr Crouch. I don't know anything about what setting something like that up would be, but the St Mungo's workshops seemed to be very helpful to people and I thought this might be helpful as well.
WARDED TO DOMINIC YAXLEY.I understand that you think marriage is silly and you're well within your right to think as much; however, I think you ought to consider how calling it 'stupid' might affect those who either cannot marry and would like to or those who must marry and would not like to. As far as I'm aware, this is far greater an issue among Muggles, but given that many Muggle-borns find themselves in such a position, not to mention those for whom an arranged marriage is either a possibility or an inevitability, you should consider a more sensitive approach to the subject. For many, marriage is a very important part of life and for those who believe it ought to mean something, being forced to marry some one they don't love or not being allowed to marry some one they do love is far from a 'stupid' issue. It's easy for you to criticise it from a position of being able to decide whether or not to marry whomever you'd like, but you should give some thought to those who are not in as fortunate position.
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| 001; 23 January 1981 |
[23 Jan 2012|08:15pm] |
Weighing in a bit late since I've been working and recovering from work all weekend, but anyway, as far as I'm concerned, it's pretty sickening that there's even been any conversation about whether or not the mediwizards and Aurors should've helped the non-magical people involved in the Knight Bus crash. How is that even a question we should be asking? Since when do wizards get to decide whose lives are more important? I'm glad the people I've seen saying these things aren't actually involved in helping people and that the ones who are haven't even dignified these distinctions help prove not everyone's like that. Considering I'm a Muggle-born witch, I don't want to have to worry about knowing who's going to bother do their jobs to help me and who's going to think it's not worth it.
WARDED TO SIMON GREENE.Oh, hey, big brother. Remember that time you ignored me? Oh, too many to count? That's okay, because I'm willing to forgive you for that. And if you feel like it, you can make it up to me by helping me practise ways to identify different sort of poisonous plant exposures. You've probably seen all of them a thousand times. Or you could always just take me out to dinner. Or, you know, both, if you feel so inclined.
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