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[sirius_sit_down]

[Private to Hoffman]

So, I've never spoken to you before, but my name is Sirius Black. Your new Warden is a dear friend of mine. Play nice and do what he tells you to do. He's a good man and he'll do right by you if you let him.

Bugger with him, and you'll answer to me.

Comments

Re: [Private]

[expectremorse.livejournal.com]

Six months. [Who knows what that means] You get used to the disappearances.

Magic?

Like, turning people into shit magic?

Re: [Private]

[sirius-is-a-dog.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I guess.

Yes, magic. I'm a wizard. [He...has no idea how to answer that question.]

Actual shit? That's disgusting.

Re: [Private]

[expectremorse.livejournal.com]

It's an expression.

[hoffman lets the sally about his blue-collar language pass] Cute. Real cute.


This Remus guy know you're a wizard?

[Private]

[sirius-is-a-dog.livejournal.com]

Oh. [Muggles.] I was going to say, I don't know much about turning people into shit, but a Death Eater might.

Yes, he knows I'm a wizard. [And...Remus needs to be having a chat with his Inmate, but Sirius isn't going to be the one doing it for him. He doesn't want to interfere if Remus is keeping that from him for a reason.]

Re: [Private]

[expectremorse.livejournal.com]

You torture people with it?

[Straight up very fair question.]

Re: [Private]

[sirius-is-a-dog.livejournal.com]

What??!??!

Re: [Private]

[expectremorse.livejournal.com]

It's a simple question isn't it? People do all kinds of magical shit on this boat. I needed to know because...

[Hard to explain]

Jesus fucking Christ this should not be this hard to explain.

Re: [Private]

[sirius-is-a-dog.livejournal.com]

I...bloody hell. I wasn't expecting that sort of question.

Of course I don't bloody torture people with magic.

Re: [Private]

[expectremorse.livejournal.com]

[Hoffman is beginning to wonder if asking that had been a mistake. If he weren't being too sensitive, if it was just...

He drew in a breath.]

I...

...Have been on the business end of angry wizards and witches so it sort of. [pause] slipped out.

[Private]

[sirius-is-a-dog.livejournal.com]

So have I.

It's alright. If that's all you know, I don't blame you for thinking that's all it is. I'm not a dark wizard. Remus isn't either. We both fought against the bad sort in a war. Actually, two wars, only for me the second one hasn't happened yet.

Re: [Private]

[expectremorse.livejournal.com]

[Hoffman might relax by a hair. Then he puts two and two together.]

So your friend's a wizard too?

[he holds up a hand] Don't worry, I won't ask him the same question about torturing. Contrary to what the rest of these fucking idiots think I know about...friends. And what you'd do for them.

Re: [Private]

[sirius-is-a-dog.livejournal.com]

[Bugger. So much for not outing Remus.]

Yeah, he's a wizard. But he's one of the good guys. He was the best of us, really. He always followed the rules.

A lot of people don't get that. The friend business.

Re: [Private]

[expectremorse.livejournal.com]

[It will hit Hoffman later after all of this is said and done and he'll be pleased he did something that was almost cop-like again.]

[to himself] good god, they stuck me with Gibson. [Stickler for rules. Probably a guy with a stick up his ass. He shakes his head for a moment]


No they fucking don't.