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Order Only: Word from Terry Boot
Oct. 2nd, 2011 01:44 pmRon sent me a letter telling me that he has received a letter from Terry Boot. I am pleased to learn that the boys have been in owl contact with him--which must mean the twins are in touch with him, too--so the lad doesn't feel entirely cut off from the world.
However, what Ron asked me to pass along does more than just hint that his situation is a precarious one. Specifically, Terry reported that Carrow has killed a prisoner who has come back as a ghost, and the ghost asked Terry, if he could, to get word to his family of his fate. A very sad commission, and very worrying, of course, as it means that Carrow has no hesitation to continue to commit murder.
The man's name was Donaghan Tremlett, and he was a muggleborn. I went into the office today, both to look up those files for Alice, and to check his records. Very sad; the man was only in his early twenties, but he had a handfasted spouse and a couple of adopted children. I will make a point of visiting the woman this week in West Lindley.
There's one point that gives me (some very small) satisfaction in Ron's letter: apparently, the ghost is intent on getting what revenge he can on Carrow by making his life as miserable as possible, haunting him night and day. I can only hope, however, that if the ghost raises that monster's stress level, he won't take it out on the boy.
I had another thought, too: does the Fidelius charm also bind ghosts? In other words, could the ghost slip in and out of the castle and meet with any of us? It would have to be willing to help us, of course, and follows Terry's directions if we can get word to him, and ghosts, of course, can be notoriously whimsical and unreliable. I wonder, though. If it were explained to it that doing so would vex or baffle Carrow, perhaps it might be willing? At any rate, it sounds though it means that Terry Boot may have another, rather unlikely ally. I hope that some good may come from such a tragic situation.
I do not look forward to having to break the news to the poor man's spouse.
However, what Ron asked me to pass along does more than just hint that his situation is a precarious one. Specifically, Terry reported that Carrow has killed a prisoner who has come back as a ghost, and the ghost asked Terry, if he could, to get word to his family of his fate. A very sad commission, and very worrying, of course, as it means that Carrow has no hesitation to continue to commit murder.
The man's name was Donaghan Tremlett, and he was a muggleborn. I went into the office today, both to look up those files for Alice, and to check his records. Very sad; the man was only in his early twenties, but he had a handfasted spouse and a couple of adopted children. I will make a point of visiting the woman this week in West Lindley.
There's one point that gives me (some very small) satisfaction in Ron's letter: apparently, the ghost is intent on getting what revenge he can on Carrow by making his life as miserable as possible, haunting him night and day. I can only hope, however, that if the ghost raises that monster's stress level, he won't take it out on the boy.
I had another thought, too: does the Fidelius charm also bind ghosts? In other words, could the ghost slip in and out of the castle and meet with any of us? It would have to be willing to help us, of course, and follows Terry's directions if we can get word to him, and ghosts, of course, can be notoriously whimsical and unreliable. I wonder, though. If it were explained to it that doing so would vex or baffle Carrow, perhaps it might be willing? At any rate, it sounds though it means that Terry Boot may have another, rather unlikely ally. I hope that some good may come from such a tragic situation.
I do not look forward to having to break the news to the poor man's spouse.