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Have no fear, the Little Venice festival is ready and waiting! Take a gondola trip up the Thames, under bridges that for this weekend evoke the City of Canals. Stroll along the Embankment and delight in the food and drink available for purchase. Stop for a time at the outdoor piazzas where entertainment has been arranged.

It promises to be a beautiful day today and tomorrow looks just as fine. Our Department of Magical Law Enforcement has been working diligently to ensure that all those who are loyal may enjoy the pleasures to be found in the world's greatest city. We shall not let the Phoenixes ruin our freedom, nor shall we allow them to spoil our opportunities for celebration.

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alt_alice

Quite right.

Rachel, Poppy, Siz, are there any sensitive errands on your to-do lists that we can tackle? Sirus, any grand ideas?

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alt_sinistra

I was going to say nothing just yet - I'm working up final notes for things in the next few weeks, will get those shared this afternoon. We've made a lot of progress in about five directions at once this week.

But then I had a thought. Any chance we could secure any of the other Octoboros points? They may have Fideliused them by now, mind, in which case securing them wouldn't help (we can still manipulate the system with the two we control, at least enough), but if they haven't, that'd be a nice thing, and not tip our hand too much.

I have maps, and some notes about the protections we've observed from a distance, the last couple of times people have been near them.

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alt_sinistra

Also, while writing up notes. Possibly also the Floo Control station in the Forest of Bowland. We got some information this week about how to get in, and Gilly's contact rather thinks Bellatrix may not have realised how critical it is.

Everyone assumes that the central station was in the Ministry, or at least near, but no - the actual controls are centred on one of the major leys, because they're much more effective there. Limited access, but we think we've got the codes for it sorted now, and someone who's willing to assist with the actual technical details.

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alt_poppy

That sounds particularly promising.

I've been there, actually, more than once, though without realising its significance as the control point for the system. Of course, it makes perfect sense, but is also perfectly counter-intuitive. The best magic always is.

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alt_alice

Yes. Let's put together two teams, then -- we'll prioritise the floo control station, but if we can manage to take hold of one of the more vulnerable octoboros sites as well, it'll be well worth it.