*Rufus chooses to give Fabian's remark only a glance. Alice's information is more interesting.*
Really?
*A favor, perhaps, or a bribe, which would explain why Umbridge was so protective of Patil. He smiles grimly. The pieces are falling together. While the corruption of a public official doesn't exactly make him happy, it does tilt the odds in their favor. Incompetence is unpredictable, bribery less so.
And if they can implicate her, they can take her out of the picture entirely.*
I'd like to take this higher up, but... We have a few pieces of evidence, but she could destroy those or flee if she got wind of an investigation. We need something more.
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Date: 2011-04-17 02:26 pm (UTC)Really?
*A favor, perhaps, or a bribe, which would explain why Umbridge was so protective of Patil. He smiles grimly. The pieces are falling together. While the corruption of a public official doesn't exactly make him happy, it does tilt the odds in their favor. Incompetence is unpredictable, bribery less so.
And if they can implicate her, they can take her out of the picture entirely.*
I'd like to take this higher up, but... We have a few pieces of evidence, but she could destroy those or flee if she got wind of an investigation. We need something more.