Order Only - Private message to Alice Longbottom

[alt_albus]

My dear lady, several matters.

I have been giving some thought to the wards, and their layered effects. I become more convinced we would do best to unravel them in reverse order of their casting, which brings several challenges. More than several.

Also, I remain uneasy about the demands of the Fidelius variant, but I believe my tests to determine who could cast it profitably are as complete as they will be.

I have thought or two regarding horcruxes, as well.

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[alt_albus]

I did not explain my task for the smugglers, I realise.

In 1807, the Corineus went down in a storm just out of Weymouth harbour. An old record suggests it was carrying a charmed gem designed to react when near particular and powerful magical items similar enough to a horcrux.

A number of items from the Founders are on public display (or purported to be, I have never held much respect for that old tale about Rowena's abacus and the documentation about Helga's garden trowel is clearly forged). Others are held at Buckingham. Having Mr Potter or some other suitable person carry the gem around might be informative.

Or not. It is a remarkably inexact world.

[alt_alice]

It is indeed. But it sounds entirely worth our while to try it out, regardless.