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I can't apologize enough for the lateness of this owl. I'm afraid I have no excuse, save that Hogwarts appears to make one extremely scatterbrained and in the chaos of the last few weeks I seem to have let a few of my marbles slip.
At any rate, do you still have any interest in the experiment we discussed at your Sorting? The House Elves assure me that should we need a pig they can provide one or even several for our purposes.
Sincerely,
Constable Benton Fraser
Lily,
Your friend Dr. Cox asked me to look into a certain matter for him. Would you mind if I asked you a few questions? Nothing too dramatic, I promise.
Ben
Phil,
I hope I'm not intruding, but I couldn't help but notice that you appeared to be in somewhat of a state during Professor Evans' Defense Against the Dark Arts class the other day.
I realize that you and I are not particularly close, but I thought I would offer my services, in case you need... well, any help. I know this kind of thing can be difficult to get through alone. Believe me, you don't have to be. Very often, the first step to helping yourself is admitting that you need help.
Sincerely,
Constable Benton Fraser
Attached to the note are several helpful pamphlets.
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Date: 2007-06-21 03:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-22 04:08 am (UTC)He'd smelled worse. Really.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" he offered, nodding towards the pack.
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Date: 2007-06-22 05:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-23 04:32 am (UTC)sniffing thingsjumping off of roofstaking orders. He took the nets from Hodgins and laid them atop the notebook that rested on his knee, watching with keen interest as the various pieces of equipment came out. He hadn't been lying when he'd said that this sort of thing fascinated him! His field education had been incredibly limited when it came to this kind of thing -- nearly all his scientific knowledge came from books. And all his practical knowledge came from the Inuit, who didn't hold much for keeping bugs around."The mobile evidence being the insects?" he guessed, his eyes wandering over to Fluffy. Who was, indeed, rotted. And teeming. Excellent. And Fraser was probably one of the only two people in the entire school who would have those particular thoughts, in that particular sequence. But there you were.
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Date: 2007-06-23 05:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-23 06:06 am (UTC)He took a strip of flypaper and started to attach the clothespins when he was stopped by the sight of the bug nets he'd been holding for Hodgins. He held one up curiously. "What do we do with these?"
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Date: 2007-06-23 08:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-28 06:51 am (UTC)As if to demonstrate that he did, in fact, understand, he picked up another of the nets and with one quick wave had a bundle of angrily buzzing flies in hand. He held it up to his face, peering at it with wide, curious eyes. "Ah." A strange smile quirked his lips. "Never mind, I think I understand."
He held out his net to Hodgins. "These are to be used in conjunction with the fly paper, then?"
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Date: 2007-06-29 03:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-29 03:48 am (UTC)Reaching back behind him, he grabbed for the bag containing Stinky. "And our, ah, new friend here? What will we be doing with him?"
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Date: 2007-06-30 04:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-01 08:11 am (UTC)Returning, he crouched back down by the older carcass and reached for another fly net. "To say nothing of hunting caribou, which of course requires a great deal of heavy lifting."
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Date: 2007-07-04 04:17 am (UTC)Defense of his masculinity attempted, Hodgins turned back to his equipment and the carcass. "Also, you always have to label your samples. Use as much detail as you can fit on the label, because they will question the shit out of you in court and try to trip you up. But as law enforcement, you probably know that. Want to move on to the maggots?"
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Date: 2007-07-04 06:26 am (UTC)He sat back down, cross-legged, looking quite excited. "Oh, yes. Tell me about the maggots."
Again, it should be noted that he was being completely serious. Really.
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Date: 2007-07-06 03:18 am (UTC)