Private message to Blaise

Hullo dear,

I've not had a chance to share the news, but Barty's throwing a party at Marlbourough over spring hols, and he's asking me to play the part of hostess. Exciting, don't you think?

Anyway, I wanted to let you know well in advance so you could start planning who to ask along as your plus one. Are you still carrying on with Elsie? I haven't managed to speak with her in weeks. Oh, and I really don't know if I'll have the guest list include anyone else in our sett other than you (my oldest and dearest friend!) Only one has to invite Harry, of course, and I may ask Barty if he'd like Hydra to be invited, seeing as she's his protégé.

I have the most excellent theme in mind, as well! I would tell you more, but I would like for it to be a surprise. Don't worry, I'll make sure that the invitations give a little bit of a hint, so people can have fun speculating, and plan their outfits accordingly.

Say you won't miss it?

Private message to Megan Jones

Megan,

How have you been sleeping since our chat? And were you able to incorporate any of the changes to your sleeping schedule that I suggested?

I've been compiling several interpretations of your dreams, and I will say that first and foremost, it is unlikely that there is anything prophetic in nature within them. It's not certain that they contain no prophecy, but again, unlikely. This is because true prophetic dreams leave the dreamer with no doubt that what they just experienced was no message from their inner-psyche, but a message from outside the psyche entirely.

That said, I do believe the dreams are telling you something important about yourself. The fact that M.U. smiles more and more ominously at you represents your own unwillingness to accept the dream's message. This, too, is why the dream keeps plaguing you. It will probably not retreat entirely until you come to understand and internalise its meaning.

As for meaning, I can only speculate, since I'm not you and don't share your experiences. The fact that you have fixated on M.U.'s presence in the dream is interesting, since there are other people who appear in the dream who may be equally important. The person who you see M.U. helping, for example, may be relevant. Also relevant is the fact that in the dream, you are forced to cast the killing curse on Macmillan. While on one level they may represent you fear of hurting your boyfriend, you must also consider the possibility that some unconscious part of you is very angry at him. For what, I can't say.

The figure of focus, though, is indeed M.U. Perhaps you have an unconscious fear that she has shaped your life in ways that will influence your future actions. What you must realise, though, is that influence works in many different directions. A person may be influenced to mimic another's behaviour, but they may also be influenced to do the exact opposite, to act in ways that are counter to that behaviour. Your unconscious may be telling you that soon, you will have to decide how you will allow M.U.'s memory to influence you.

I believe M.U. stands in for the Crone, here. The Crone, too, has multiple sides, both negative and positive. She represents wisdom and guidance, but she's also the smothering mother who captures and binds her children to her will. For some reason your psyche has latched on to M.U. as a mother figure, and it's up to you to decide what lessons to take from her, and how to activate them into the real world.

So, you see, when you say that you fear M.U. is coming back, what that means is that you fear her coming back through you.