RP: Time to move
Date: 13 December 2005
Characters: Draco, Severus, William, Adrian and Stephen
Location: Malfoy Manor, Johnstone Manor
Private/Public: Private
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Draco tells them about the changes in the wards, and Severus decides it's time to rescue Stephen
Completion: Complete

The moment he saw the owl from Vince, Draco knew that there would be some news about Stephen. Whether bad or good, he didn't know, and was almost afraid to read, because he feared what Pucey would do if something went wrong. Draco really didn't need the man to screw up all the war efforts over one man. Still he had to know.

He opened the message and had to smile at Vince's lack of eloquence:

Draco,

I was at the Lestrange's and everything went fucking insane, like an explosion but not, and the wards for the manor were all fucked up. Lestrange was so pissed off that I left because I don't fancy the Cruciatus. There are rumours that there are no wards, or some wards or possibly all the wards, and some have said that Snape has tried to destory the house. Thing is no one knows for sure what's going on.

Is that helpful?

Vince

It certainly was helpful. No one in Upper Slaughter would have the courage to destroy the wards at his uncle's house. He wasn't sure that the idiots living up there would have had the knowledge. Since no one in the Order would have had access and he and Severus hadn't done anything, that left one person: Stephen Cornfoot.

Draco wrote two quick messages.

William,

I have news. Come to the manor immediately and bring Pucey on a leash. The house elves will show you in.

Draco

The second was even easier.

Vince,

It was very useful.

Draco

Having sent both owls, he Apparated upstairs to show Severus the owl from Vince.