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Well, that was a nice trip to Hogsmeade. It's refreshing to be able to get out of school for once and see what it's like out there, but sadly it's not going too well in Hogsmeade either. It was very quiet and subdued when we went after class to pick up Professor Slughorn's parcels, doesn't seem like the people in Hogsmeade are gathering much anymore. Fred and George even treated Alison and me to some butterbeers at The Three Broomsticks, but it was a lot emptier there than I remember. Maybe that's just to be expected, because we usually only go there on school trips when it's crowded to capacity, but it really was different, and I don't think it was the lack of Hogwarts students that accounted for it.

Hopefully by now the Order will know that the Minister of Magic is under the Imperius Curse by some Death Eater named Yaxley. From the list that got passed onto me, it seems that several of the higher ups in the Ministry are either Death Eater sympathizers themselves or under the curse as well, which really worries me about how deep You-Know-Who's corruption runs.

At any rate, I hope we use up those potions ingredients fast, because there's always information the Order could use, and well...you can tell that Alison really misses Fred and George, and they miss her a lot too.

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Hogsmeade really does feel different, doesn't it. Sometimes I wish there were somewhere we could go that felt the same. I think the closest we got as Muggle London when we went dress shopping for the wedding.

That list of people under the Imperius curse was kind of... unsettling. I hope the Order will be able to do something about it.

Long distance relationships are hard. Though I suppose it must feel like that sometimes with Draco, when he isolates himself.

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Yes, there are a terrifyingly lot of people under the Imperius Curse. But evidently there are also a lot who are also just horrible people, like that toad, Umbridge, being head of the Muggle-born Registration Commission. I'll ask Draco if he knows anything about what's going on on that front, and what's happening to all the Muggle-borns.

The horrible thing about being in a relationship with Draco at the moment is that there isn't supposed to be a relationship as far as anyone's concerned. I'm so afraid that one day he's going to get caught by You-Know-Who--even though he says he's very good at Occlumency--and that'll just be the end of him, and I won't even know until weeks later. But I'm glad he's in all my classes, so at least I see him every day, even if I can't say anything to him. He is looking better since we had our talk a couple of weeks ago. The worst thing is that I can't do anything to help him either, the only connection we have is a piece of parchment. At least you and Fred and George owl a lot and they came to see you in Hogsmeade. Sometimes I wish I had a boyfriend (or two, in your case) whom I wasn't scared half to death for.

[beater-serpens.livejournal.com]

Ugh, I suppose you're right. For every person who's Imperius'd, there must be at least one or two who are just filthy people who pretend that what they're doing is right. But at least not everyone at the Ministry is evil, though I suppose the Order must feel horribly outnumbered... And yes, definitely ask if he knows what's happening to Muggle-borns. I'd hope it wasn't too bad, but... I suppose I shouldn't delude myself.

Yeah, it seems awfully unfair that we have to sit and worry and wonder if the people we care about are going to be okay. I don't know if I have it much better, though - you do get to see Draco, at least. If something happened to Fred or George I don't even know if Mrs. Weasley would think to owl me. I guess I can hope Ginny would tell me... but I really hope nothing happens, period. But they're in the Order too, I suppose they're not incredibly safe either... I don't think either of us wants to spend the whole school year worrying about boys!

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The clever part of You-Know-Who's plan is that all the ordinary folk are now too terrified of him, and what the Ministry will do to them, to join or even dare show their support for the Order. And without Dumbledore...does the Order even have someone taking charge right now?

I'll ask Draco what they're doing with the Muggle-borns. It's a sad day when I wouldn't be surprised to find some of them missing, permanently.

I do hope that if something happened to Fred, or George, or both of them, that at least Mrs. Weasley would think of you! I think she is rather fond or you, even if she tries to deny that you're dating both of her twins.

Stupid boys, always getting themselves into trouble. First Potter, now Draco, and of course there's your boys, because things out there are just getting worse and worse as the days wear on. I really miss those days when all we had to worry about were exams.

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That's a big part of his power right now, yeah. If everyone's too frightened to organize any resistance... well, there's not much resistance. Thank God there are any people in the Order at all, I guess. I'm not sure if anyone is really in charge... I feel like Mr. Weasley and Lupin always seemed to know what was going on, but I'm not sure if they really have a leader.

If he knows, be sure to tell the rest of us. Maybe there's something we can do to help - whatever's happening to them, it's not right.

I guess I can always hope. I think she does like me all right, but I know she tends to get a little... frantic when it comes to making sure her family is safe. At least she'd tell Ginny, and I'm sure Ginny would tell me.

Seriously - I'd like to think that they can take care of themselves, but... circumstances are rather extenuating.