Don't they have translation spells? I'm getting the rough idea with google translate even if it's kind of painful to read that way), and translation spells should be at least that good, I would think, so I'm not entirely sure what he's trying to accomplish. Unless he's planning on talking in Russian to Toshenka regularly and making the people monitoring the journals (if he is being monitored) give up on it.
Lucius talks about his fears. Maybe it's just reluctance to actually write that indication of weakness in black and white where a monitor might see it. They did have control of PMs for a while so maybe they know more than we do about what the monitors do or don't bother with. Antonin speaks many languages, Lucius knows more than one so why pick Russian ? Maybe he knows that the Ministry lacks a Russian translator. And goggle translate or a translation spell wouldn't tell us if he has buried a coded message in there, I hope there isn't too much of it as it does make things harder to follow.
Because G-Translate really lacks the nuance, here's the translation:
Older brother, Before we heard of this competition, Draco imparted to me his intention to attract Our Lord's attention and ensure that he could take the Mark. He told me because he wished to warn me that he will be distancing himself from me moving forward.
I am sure he hopes that by currying favour, he will ... atone ... for my indiscretions - my ... shaken faith - and thereby not only restore the family's honour but also affect a reconciliation between Our Lord and myself.
You know, as I do, how much Our Lord enjoys knowing that He instills fear and uncertainty in all around Him. He must feel that joy intensely whenever any poor servant who doubted Him enters His presence. There is the uncomfortable sensation that any moment might be the one in which He reveals His certain knowledge of treachery and forces an end. Surely, He finds that a just chastisement. But soon or late, there must be a reckoning.
So, it is perhaps understandable that Draco’s pronouncement brought me little happiness, only the fear he is willingly walking into a trap baited specifically to add to my punishment, and therefore without a hope of success in his quest ….
Oooh, thank you! I was kind of vaguely hoping someone would post a translation over here eventually, but I wasn't particularly expecting it from the source.
"When powerful people fight, it's the little guy that gets it." I don't know, my brother, but I will do everything I can to protect him.
What I can, at least. When I can. But Our Lord does not listen to me, not anymore. I have been working to change that, at least. I'll come by this weekend -- Sunday afternoon? -- and we'll talk.
That would make sense. I could see that discussion going on that way as sort of a... not because they don't think someone can break it, but because it's more comfortable to talk in a way not immediately intelligible.
Or they might, in fact, lack a Russian translator. Who knows.
If he buried a coded message I expect we will find out about it eventually. That would be interesting.
I have had one other thought. Lucius is well known for caring about his public image and never lowering his guard enough to be completely open. Maybe they just have an understanding that conversations in Antonin's native tongue are honest and free of prevarications, or jvitally important for times when things can't be said in person. After all they insisted on Draco learning French, and while it may be expected of his social class, there might be another motivation, to give them access to a simple way to add emphasis to a conversation.
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But I'm really looking forward to watching the theorizing and machinations from all sides. It's going to be very interesting.
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Brilliant, Ginny! There may be hope for you yet!
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(Anonymous) 2014-01-10 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)It's all in Russian so he is starting to get paranoid.
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Don't they have translation spells? I'm getting the rough idea with google translate even if it's kind of painful to read that way), and translation spells should be at least that good, I would think, so I'm not entirely sure what he's trying to accomplish. Unless he's planning on talking in Russian to Toshenka regularly and making the people monitoring the journals (if he is being monitored) give up on it.
I might be missing something, though?
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(Anonymous) 2014-01-10 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)And goggle translate or a translation spell wouldn't tell us if he has buried a coded message in there,
I hope there isn't too much of it as it does make things harder to follow.
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Older brother,
Before we heard of this competition, Draco imparted to me his intention to attract Our Lord's attention and ensure that he could take the Mark. He told me because he wished to warn me that he will be distancing himself from me moving forward.
I am sure he hopes that by currying favour, he will ... atone ... for my indiscretions - my ... shaken faith - and thereby not only restore the family's honour but also affect a reconciliation between Our Lord and myself.
You know, as I do, how much Our Lord enjoys knowing that He instills fear and uncertainty in all around Him. He must feel that joy intensely whenever any poor servant who doubted Him enters His presence. There is the uncomfortable sensation that any moment might be the one in which He reveals His certain knowledge of treachery and forces an end. Surely, He finds that a just chastisement. But soon or late, there must be a reckoning.
So, it is perhaps understandable that Draco’s pronouncement brought me little happiness, only the fear he is willingly walking into a trap baited specifically to add to my punishment, and therefore without a hope of success in his quest ….
I have no idea what to do. None.
Advise me, dearest brother.
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Thank you again.
Dolohov's reply (in English)
What I can, at least. When I can. But Our Lord does not listen to me, not anymore. I have been working to change that, at least. I'll come by this weekend -- Sunday afternoon? -- and we'll talk.
Lucius' reply (in English)
My God....
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Or they might, in fact, lack a Russian translator. Who knows.
If he buried a coded message I expect we will find out about it eventually. That would be interesting.
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Lucius is well known for caring about his public image and never lowering his guard enough to be completely open. Maybe they just have an understanding that conversations in Antonin's native tongue are honest and free of prevarications, or jvitally important for times when things can't be said in person. After all they insisted on Draco learning French, and while it may be expected of his social class, there might be another motivation, to give them access to a simple way to add emphasis to a conversation.