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[a_t_rain]

So, what does everybody think Snape's Patronus is? Answers that amuse me may get used in Mordant.

Also, do you think Patroni can talk? If not, how the heck does the Order use them to communicate? I don't think the spelling-out-words-in-the-air method I used in "On the Joyous Science" would work for a lengthy message...

:: kicks self because I have just written a long and snarky firechat between Sirius and Snape on the night of the DoM battle, and then realized that duh, Dumbledore specifically said that isn't how Snape got in touch. Do not want to cut this bit of dialogue, so all suggestions are welcome.

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[origamist.livejournal.com]

If you want to leave the snarky dialogue in, you can either have a conversation by Patroni, portraits, another remote-communication device (maybe they really do have Instant Message books), or have Snape go to Grimmauld Place in person, by Apparating or flying. (It would be funny if he went looking for Harry, saw the missing Thestrals, realized that Harry had gone after Sirius, and took another one to Grimmauld Place.) (I suppose that he could also take the Knight Bus. I can't see why, but he could.)

[a-t-rain.livejournal.com]

... another remote-communication device (maybe they really do have Instant Message books ...

OK, I've just had another big DUH! moment, since I just remembered that I invented the wizarding equivalent of a cell phone for this very fic, and established that Tonks and Kingsley have them. No reason why Snape can't have one as well.

I swear, I don't know where my head is these days.