Chapter 3

AN: I know, that it's not possible to answer simultaneously in an online chat, but as the whole thing is not possible anyway, I took this artistic liberty in order to achieve dramatic effects.

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AOL Instant Messenger

The following friends are online:

ani-the-sith
evileye
tomboy

evileye: Hi everybody! How are things?

ani-the-sith: Hi, Ron!

evileye:VADER! I told you time and time again NOT TO CALL ME RON! My name is SAURON, got it? If you need to use a nick, it's Saury, if you please.

ani-the-sith: Oh, come on! I was just teasing …

tomboy: Nice to see that everyone's happy around here. Hello everybody and good day to you, too. BTW Ani, your boy arrived here the other week. As I am told he is quite good at summoning and hovering charms and I have also been informed that he is "incredibly good with his wand". Whatever that's supposed to mean, he doesn't even have a wand up to now as far as I know.

evileye: So, Vader, the internship with Saruman is off, then? It's all the same to me, you know. Saruman really has a lot of work right now, so perhaps its all the better if he doesn't have a stupid little dunderhead running around.

tomboy: Now, where have I heard that expression before … beats me, but it DOES sound familiar …

ani-the-sith: Saury, I just got a mail from the boy yesterday and he's enjoying the training camp immensely, but I would still consider an internship when he's finished at the camp. He really needs all the support he can get, I tell you, he's still so anal about the whole good guy – bad guy thing.

evileye: We'll then, I'll hold the position for him. Voldy, I wanted to ask you whether you heard anything about Gandalf? My spy informed me that he has disappeared about a week ago to "meet old relatives". My guess is, he's visiting his brother at that blasted school of yours.

tomboy: Oh, that explains a lot. MY spy informed me …

ani-the-sith: Hey, why do you have spies and I don't?

evileye / tomboy (simultaneously): Because you have a body and we don't.

tomboy: So, back to business. My spy informed me that Dumbledore has a visitor and that they spend hours and hours in the Room of Requirement. He hasn't been able to find out, what they're doing in there until now, but I'll keep you updated.

AOL Instant Messenger:
The following friend has logged on:

furryfeet

furryfeet: Hi friends, it's me, Frodo!

evileye / tomboy / ani-the-sith (simultaneously): Sod off!

furryfeet: Oops, sorry folks. Isn't it the chat of the Saviours of the World today?

tomboy: Nah, Tuesdays it's the Dark Lords. SotW are on Thursdays.

furryfeet: Ah well, no offence meant. See you, gentlemen.

evileye: Not if I can avoid it! Oh, as long as you're there: GIVE ME BACK MY RING, YOU HAIRY LITTLE LOUSE!

AOL Instant Messenger:

furryfeet has logged off

evileye: Damn, I guess he didn't get that anymore, did he?

tomboy: Don't think so.

evileye: There goes another opportunity to get a decent body PDQ. Well, anyhow, gotta run! There's a load of new Orcs arriving today and somebody's gotta teach them some manners. Ani, Voldy, take care!

ani-the-sith: Bye, Saury. Give Saruman my regards. I'll mail him as soon as Luke's ready for the internship. Tom, if you meet Luke, please tell him to mail me. I'm off as well, see you next week.

tomboy: Take care, guys. BTW: I'm not sure if I can make it next week. Got a Death Eater meeting scheduled for Tuesday night, so if I'm not here, have some fun without me.

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TBC
I can't really stop here, can I?