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I got an owl from my Gran this morning, letting me know my Great-grandma Kate died. (Not Gran's mum, Great-grandma Kate was on the other side of the family.) I used to see her a couple times a year. She hasn't been real spry the past couple years, but her mind was sharp as ever. Still, old as she was and all, it was a shock to get the news. She was the kind of person you almost expected to live forever. She was always real nice to me and Evelyn whenever Gran would take us to visit her. Gran said Evelyn's a bit upset over it. She used to exchange letters with Great-grandma Kate once every other month or so.

Gran's arranged it with the Headmistress for me to floo home over the weekend for the funeral.

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From:

alt_alice

Thank you, Remus.

I miss you so very much right now.

I know it's selfish of me to say, but at times like these, you want the people you love close by. And I've got my dear Frank and my darling little boy, but I wish I had you here too.

From:

alt_lupin

If I could get there safely, without putting all of you at risk, I'd leave this very second. Unfortunately it's just not possible, so these little words on parchment will have to provide what, if any, comfort they can.

It's a shame about the funeral, but I quite understand what you mean about the degree of risk it presents. This is surely precisely the type of event the Aurors will be watching.

Perhaps you can say your own goodbye to her. Wherever you are, and wherever she might have gone on to, I know she'll still hear you.

From:

alt_alice

Did you see what Neville wrote just now?

Oh, Merlin.

My whole body hurts.

From:

alt_lupin

Oh Alice.

Maybe there's something else we could do. Maybe

Neville's being allowed home for the weekend, yes? It might not be safe for you to see him at the funeral, or at Frank's mother's home, but maybe you could see him somewhere else, somewhere the Aurors would never think to look, like the shop? We have a back room, and even Augusta needs to shop.

I don't know, perhaps it's too dangerous, or not even possible, but .. well, the shop's here, if you need it.

From:

alt_alice

That's definitely a possibility.

And much less of a risk, to be sure.

I'll talk it over with Frank and let you know.

From:

alt_kingsley

Remus, my friend, I think the idea's brill. He's right, Alice, it'd probably be quite a bit safer than attending the funeral itself.

The Players could set up a perimeter around the shop, too, just to make sure your meeting would be secure.