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alt_sinistraAlice, others, can we come up with some suitably obscure name that does not make it obvious that we have a committee for wards and the other arcane magical idiocies we keep finding? Or who's on it. "Private message to the work group using the first Astronomy Tower workroom" lacks something, but it's about all I can think of that might work.
Similar names for other working groups might be handy, now I think about it.
I'm getting some interesting commentary out of Rookwood. (I'm playing it as 'your demands touch on my interests, and I happen to be willing to talk to you, but please do explain it from first principles', and seeing what I get.) He's confirmed several of our conclusions about the interactions, and mentioned several things we hadn't been able to confirm but seemed likely.
Along with some rather more dubious data. (You all know he's had decided ups and downs for several years at least, right? I'm fairly sure this is a coherent day but that just means he might be deliberately misleading as opposed to accidentally.)
The two I want to ask about: he mentioned that the earliest wards had something to do with a 'muggle replant function'. I've asked him about that, but no idea if he'll answer.
Also, do we know if anyone has made it between Ireland and elsewhere since December 1995 who is not of Irish descent? He said: "There was a rite performed that winter that makes it nigh impossible for those of Irish blood to travel to England. It also makes other travel between the islands difficult at best."
Wards and other magical oddities group: I've an observation to do tonight, related to this. Meeting at 1 tomorrow, when we might know a bit more? I'll post a notice in the workroom, and see if I can catch the people who can't see this before supper.
Similar names for other working groups might be handy, now I think about it.
I'm getting some interesting commentary out of Rookwood. (I'm playing it as 'your demands touch on my interests, and I happen to be willing to talk to you, but please do explain it from first principles', and seeing what I get.) He's confirmed several of our conclusions about the interactions, and mentioned several things we hadn't been able to confirm but seemed likely.
Along with some rather more dubious data. (You all know he's had decided ups and downs for several years at least, right? I'm fairly sure this is a coherent day but that just means he might be deliberately misleading as opposed to accidentally.)
The two I want to ask about: he mentioned that the earliest wards had something to do with a 'muggle replant function'. I've asked him about that, but no idea if he'll answer.
Also, do we know if anyone has made it between Ireland and elsewhere since December 1995 who is not of Irish descent? He said: "There was a rite performed that winter that makes it nigh impossible for those of Irish blood to travel to England. It also makes other travel between the islands difficult at best."
Wards and other magical oddities group: I've an observation to do tonight, related to this. Meeting at 1 tomorrow, when we might know a bit more? I'll post a notice in the workroom, and see if I can catch the people who can't see this before supper.
Re: Private message to Alice, Remus, Charlie, and Rachel
Date: 2015-05-29 05:55 pm (UTC)I must say, I found both Alcor and Alde much more pleasant in both content and manner, though he's not being nearly as condescending as he could be, really.
Which is to say, he finally wrote back. He:
- Dismisses the idea of undoing the Ireland wards entirely. 'not presently feasible' and 'why would you want to' in specific. I made noises about being a thorough sort of researcher checking all the options, and left it at that.
- Provided some reasonable information about charms to continue stabilising the opals, so that's something. (I already checked with the library and Irma.)
- There would be risk to the dragons with his plan, and if I'm reading him correctly (again, Charlie, will come find you, let you read it yourself), rather more than he's saying. He considers it an acceptable risk. I'm not sure I do. He'd also love it if we would let his people do the evaluation, and I didn't bother to answer that, just said talking to Stornoway, taking time.
- Yes, whatever we do is going to mess up the locational magics again (floo, portkey, apparition by coordinates, some kinds of warding, possibly other things.) How much depends on which option we take.
- He explained the muggle repelling charms a bit further - specifically, he says: "Therefore we made it so they had trouble noticing the absence or remembering us after we won our righteous victory. Those most closely tied to the former country remembered more, but ask the average muggle in Poland about the Union of Kings they'll shrug, uninterested."
I've asked him to explain more about the risks if we don't do something before this solstice, and wait for the next one, etc. etc. We'll see what he says. I should have a more coherent description of the various options, risks, and benefits by Monday or so and the variables that might affect things.
Assuming we don't have another all-hands crisis