Considering tossing her at a game...

[greatestofthese]

 It's full up to the brim with Death Eaters?

Fine.  Dandy, even.

It shouldn't surprise you, dear, that I believe in second chances for everyone.  Perhaps they can learn.  Or perhaps I can get a second chance to take more of the bastards with me.  What's the worst they can do?  Torture and kill me again?

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[heardmermaids]

I've found that it's rarely a good idea to ask "What's the worst that could happen?".

[greatestofthese]

Perhaps. I have never, it seems, been very good at self-preservation, and that is good advice. But to paraphrase Eleanor Roosevelt, I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.

[heardmermaids]

I understand that it can be a necessary thing to ask.

[greatestofthese]

Quite. Particularly when one's determined to see things through anyway.

You're a bit young to have that outlook, though, aren't you?

[unspeakable_acts]

My mundane is considering that game as well, so add another Death Eater to the list - potentially.

OH GOD YES DO THIS

[subtlescience]

There are worse things.

WE LOVE NEW BLOOD, DON'T LET CHARITY DETER YOU

[greatestofthese]

Splendid. God, it's like a cancer.

it's all good! provided there's no vampires involved. >>

[unspeakable_acts]

What an apt analogy.

HEY THERE :D

[greatestofthese]

What, like getting eaten by a giant fucking snake? [/jazzhands] Obviously there are worse things, Severus. I can list a good number of things! Many of which I have now experienced personally!

But please, do tell, old chum. What could be worse. I'm dying to hear.

[greatestofthese]

You mean the destroying-everything-it-touches part?

[windsung]

Sooooo... what's a Death Eater? That shit doesn't sound too happy, at the very least. Sounds rather unpleasant, in fact. Do they actually... eat death? [Kyria looks curious, albeit skeptical that this is actually the case.]

Because if not, people seriously need to rename themselves to be a little more intuitive, I'd say.

[greatestofthese]

As far as I know they don't eat death. Although to be honest I have no idea what goes on in their little club aside from being racist wankers and murdering perfectly innocent people. Rather a stupid name, if you ask me, but stupidity does suit them...

[heardmermaids]

Do I dare ask which one?

[heardmermaids]

Old enough.

[greatestofthese]

So sad and sorry a world it is, when we need be so cynical. I can only hope in generations to come we might once again be able to expect the best from one another rather than the worst. If I've done my job as an educator well, perhaps some of my former students will be the ones to take up that torch.

[heardmermaids]

On the whole, I think humanity is brilliant. It's the pettiness of scared individuals that drag us down into the muck.

[behindfirelight]

[ ... first malfoy looks like his brother-in-law, and now this woman looks like his sister. WHICH SOUNDS EXQUISITELY MORE AWKWARD FOR THEM, REALLY, DOESN'T IT-- ]

The ones on Hellsing pay-roll know what's good for them. [ amiably. ]

ILU MARRY ME OK

[subtlescience]

How touching to know death has not turned you bitter.

[Shut up, Severus. That's just your guilt and hypocrisy talking.]

At least you were dead before Nagini attempted to eat you.

[unspeakable_acts]

You may not. It is a secret.

[unspeakable_acts]

More in the manner of it spreading quickly and nearly impossible to cut out or control; choking the life out of everything around it. Rather like crabgrass.

[greatestofthese]

Does that make you feel better about it?

[heardmermaids]

Tragic. Would you care to know an ill-kept secret?

[greatestofthese]

Did you know that Muggles have invented a handy thing called weed killer? It does its job well; I use it in my garden.

[greatestofthese]

[/chinhands] What's good for them? Have them on a leash, then? And what of the rest?

[unspeakable_acts]

But not entirely effective, is it? Those weeds just keep coming back.