[His own reply takes several hours, not because he had to think on the situation (he is, naturally), but because he fell asleep for once in his life. He can't tell her that, though. Let her think he's writing it all down in a notebook, though he'd told her he had that pesky little ability to remember every damn thing in the world. She must be upset. It might cross her mind. Surely it's better to leave it unsaid than come across as uncaring or doing this out of obligation, not because he actually wants to do it.]
I don't believe you would, no. This is for information's sake. Not everyone knows you. Evidence speaks louder than than "take my word for it." [I can't pretend I don't know you, he doesn't believe her reaction will be to nod along and realize she did it. That was a terrible time for him. He's not putting anyone else through that. Keeping his personal connection to her out of it is his goal, but yes, he's going to be biased in more ways than one. He simply doesn't realize it yet.] You can't help what people message you with. I don't think less of you for it. It happens. It can be upsetting, but it doesn't mean you gave anyone reason to do it. Some people have no manners.
The smell of plastic is good to know. [It can be several things, and smelling burning plastic for too long means nothing good. How she died? If he could get to the scene on his own, he might be able to figure it out. Difficult without a body to stare at, and potentially obscene in its very morbid nature, but it's his job. Is it, Will? Asking is off the table.] I'll talk to this John Gilbert and the others I know with similar backgrounds. If anyone else asks these exact same things, like I said, direct them to me. I'll take care of it.
I can talk to Professor Snape, too, if you would like.
No more questions as of right now. Do you have any questions about anything, or anything you'd like to say?
[It doesn't have to be about this. Will would talk to Snape, has no fear of him. He wouldn't chew him out, make threats, none of that. It was a heated night, for lack of anything better to call it. He went up to bat for Abigail Hobbs, and it turned out he was wrong all along. He'll go up to bat for Evelyn if someone comes barging in and refuses to listen to anything other than she must have done it with her fire magic. He'll speak up, find it vulgar, just the same as he'd done before.
This time, though, he's not wrong. She's good people. He's sure of it.]
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I don't believe you would, no. This is for information's sake. Not everyone knows you. Evidence speaks louder than than "take my word for it." [I can't pretend I don't know you, he doesn't believe her reaction will be to nod along and realize she did it. That was a terrible time for him. He's not putting anyone else through that. Keeping his personal connection to her out of it is his goal, but yes, he's going to be biased in more ways than one. He simply doesn't realize it yet.] You can't help what people message you with. I don't think less of you for it. It happens. It can be upsetting, but it doesn't mean you gave anyone reason to do it. Some people have no manners.
The smell of plastic is good to know. [It can be several things, and smelling burning plastic for too long means nothing good. How she died? If he could get to the scene on his own, he might be able to figure it out. Difficult without a body to stare at, and potentially obscene in its very morbid nature, but it's his job. Is it, Will? Asking is off the table.] I'll talk to this John Gilbert and the others I know with similar backgrounds. If anyone else asks these exact same things, like I said, direct them to me. I'll take care of it.
I can talk to Professor Snape, too, if you would like.
No more questions as of right now. Do you have any questions about anything, or anything you'd like to say?
[It doesn't have to be about this. Will would talk to Snape, has no fear of him. He wouldn't chew him out, make threats, none of that. It was a heated night, for lack of anything better to call it. He went up to bat for Abigail Hobbs, and it turned out he was wrong all along. He'll go up to bat for Evelyn if someone comes barging in and refuses to listen to anything other than she must have done it with her fire magic. He'll speak up, find it vulgar, just the same as he'd done before.
This time, though, he's not wrong. She's good people. He's sure of it.]