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[diane_archer]

Note - this entry is now locked only to Val, for conversation's sake.

What in the bloody bloody bloody, so very much, shining and bright, and we will DANCE through the tides of it varied hells is going on with you fools and traitors every one.??

I think I am so clever

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[val_visconti]

It is happening to you as well?

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[diane_archer]

Twice, apparently.
Those are certainly not my words.

a) I can punctuate.
b) What the hell is that font supposed to be?

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[val_visconti]

It is very sparkly. A lot like your fireworks - which were very amusing.
Not your usual style though...

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[diane_archer]

Thank you. I'm not sure how much use some of them would be in offensive capacity, but it's cheering nonetheless.

Interesting. This exchange of text seems to be fine...

I have to admit, though - in other circumstances, a sarcastic retort of 'I'm not only evil, I'm Italian' would be quite good.

"I'm not only evil, I'm... slightly mongrel-y British, but academic" doesn't have the same ring.

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[val_visconti]

I will admit to being amused at that line. If I were a muggle I would probably have it printed on my shirt.

I've noticed that private posts seem unaffected.
Have you read LeStrange's post?

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[diane_archer]

Specific rather than general locking does seem to be immune. That seemed to be the pattern for her comments, and the last set of unusual text-effects we had. I'm more worried about what she'll do next. Malfoy is - theoretically - prevented from giving out information on us in view of the Order, but if she keeps posting things publicly then there isn't anything to stop someone else with internet access reading what she says.

I've been going back through the journal posts. While it might be daft to try and analyse the language used in by someone who was mad enough in life, working on the assumption she is a ghost, there are... coherances:

1) Several mentions of 'sweetheart', including one of 'living with' - presumably for a given value of 'living'.
2) Hermione's The theory that such spectres need a living agent to exist with

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[val_visconti]

I've been trying not to think about the 'sweetheart' thing.
Very astute of you. It is not hard to piece things together, as you have said.
Yes. Strange things are happening a lot. We have lost two entire shelves full of glassware in less than a week. The laboratory is always cold.
There is mistletoe everywhere. Severus is permanently on edge and exeptionally foul-tempered not being very easy to work with.

LeStrange was told that I was dead, following my mother's attack, in order to stop further investigation by other Death Eaters, so she was lied to and is not happy about it.

There are certain very obvious conclusions. I would hesitate to make them. Let us not forget that LeStrange was completely mad. And I really can't believe he would have an affair with someone like th... Yeah. You know you are fooling only yourself, Visconti. He was a Death Eater too. You forget too conveniently.

Uncle Dave is confusing to me, because I do not know all of the muggle references. He is amusing though. Don't make him stop.

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[diane_archer]

On the plus side, once the initial shock over one of her little editing jobs wears off, it's not hard to work out what was original and what wasn't.

She's moving things? Just pushing things around? Not as strong as Peeves, then. I hate to think what she could do if she got as much physical interference ability as he's got.

Three generations of Stoker have been systematically unable to stop David from doing anything he wanted to, at any point in his life - I doubt I'd have much chance if I actually tried. I'm not so keen on him prodding Lestrange; I don't want her to pay attention to him. It's not like he's got a wand.

Corporeal wizards went down to the tire-iron and luck-of-the-devil a lot better than a ghost would. [ooc - failed tag]

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[val_visconti]

She is causing things to move. I do not like to think what she would be capable of if she was as powerful as Peeves. It is best to stop your uncle from making her angry, I think.

Please, what is a tire-iron?

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[diane_archer]

...? Ah -

A tire iron is a Muggle tool, something to do with manipulating wheels. Basically a heavy lump of metal. He cracked one of the attackers over the head with it a couple of times.

I'm not entirely sure if he's insane, extremely lucky, or both.

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[val_visconti]

In extreme circumstances, people are driven to take extreme action. Your uncle is a muggle, yes?
Luck is with him.