Private message to Finnigan

[alt_jason]

All right?

Soz about the quick parting this morning. No time but to grab a café scone, a speedy cuppa, and then be off. Worked with the new trainees this morning and aff. Speaking of which, you ought to be one. Better with a wand than all of them.

I can try to have a word with someone about that, if you like?

Anyway.

"Terry Boot Longbottom?"

Not sure who or what he is to you, but is he giving you trouble?

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[alt_seamus]

I was really angry this morning. At both of them.

Neville meddled. I didn't tell him not to, and it saved my life, but instead

Neville got what he deserved and it's a shame Boot got away.

Though that reminds me. I should tell you (or someone) -- apparently Terry Boot killed Amycus Carrow by tearing out his throat with his teeth. I think he's got to be either a werewolf, or an animagus of some sort, and surely Carrow would have known if he were a werewolf and taken precautions?

[alt_jason]

I could tell.

Huh. How'd he become an animagus while living with Carrow, I wonder?

Carrow was the Transfig professor, so maybe he picked it up that way, somehow, but you can bet Carrow wouldn't have taught him.

He definitely wasn't an animagus when I was at school, but then it would be highly unusual for a boy of ten or whatever to have mastered that. Especially with no training whatsoever.

[alt_seamus]

How do you know he

oh

so I was right, I guess, you were just messing with me

[alt_jason]

I could tell you were trying to figure me out.

How'd you even suspect? Is it because you trained with Hydra Lestrange.

No one else knows, really.

That is, it's marked as one of my 'training skills' but as far as anyone else knows, I've not got much talent in the area.

[alt_seamus]

Yeah, it is. I knew about her, obviously, and I trained with her anytime she'd fight me just because she's so good in a duel. Anyway she usually knew what I was going to do before I did it, and I learned a few tricks to throw her off at least a bit.

You duel -- it's not exactly like her, but I noticed you anticipated moves I didn't think I was signaling and you weren't falling for the things I was trying to signal. I tried some of what worked when I was dueling Hydra and it worked with you.

[alt_jason]

Yeah, well you throw me off my game a b

That's funny. Whenever someone else has started to suspect (not that many have), I usually misread them on purpose so that they go back to thinking I've not got a clue.

And the talking a lot. That throws people off, too. Most people believe that anyone who talks a lot only wants to hear himself speak.

Sorry I didn't tell you.

You're the first person I have told outright.

[alt_seamus]

You said MLE knew, though, how'd they work it out if you didn't tell them?

[alt_seamus]

Anyway, thanks.

For trusting me.

[alt_jason]

I experimented a bit to see if having the skill would take me further along the career path that I wanted. Interrogation, Surveillance, that sort of thing.

But I eventually worked out that it would be more advantageous in the long run (although its been a painfully slow long run) if I kept the skill a secret and continued to use it without people knowing.

As for trusting

Yeah, I reckon I do.