Cast: Benjamin Thackerey, Blake Thackerey, Bryony Thackerey, Eliza Swift, Harriet Barber, Heinrich Wolfe, Henry Barber, Isabelle Holt, Jack O'Malley, Nicola Barber, Sidney Malik
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You can't even yell at Sid for that. Surely even the Queen understood just who she was hiring.
She knew who she was hiring in Harry. Sid? Maybe not so much.
"We are on a secret mission" they say repeatedly, right in the middle of big crowd.
OK, they trust family and friends, and a more savvy character may do it on purpose. Sometimes a secret works in favor of the criminal and against the heroes.
But here, I feel they dont fully grasp the concept of "discreet".
Sidney Malik and “discreet” have never been on speaking terms.
Not since that time he summoned Discretion and then told everyone about its secret crush on Temperance, anyway.
In his defense; when faced with Nicola asking why he's not on holiday proposing to his sister, the truth is going to be the only thing good enough!
Oh gosh, right, I forgot.
Sidney, my boy, please don't forget your _other _secret mission for today.
I'm halfway wondering if there's an influence going on here - perhaps one that ups the chances of indiscretions?
Of course the part about the crown secretly being magic is what Eliza immediately latches onto. 😂
She knows good conspiracy theory fuel when she hears it
Captain Barber isn't going to be pleased that the police have been bypassed in favour of the Royal Society.
Stability eh?
So it doesn't fall off when one dances a royal jitterbug?
These folks don't even have the 'Charleston', leave alone Jitterbug.
Well, they do have jewelery, would they need someone to tell them what to do with it?
John Lennon Tells the Royal Family to Rattle Their Jewelry On Nov. 4, 1963 the Beatles performed a show attended by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret who were told how they could help with the final song. Performing Songwriter Ent., LLCThose lurking people are wizards, obnoxious, AND Thackereys. I'm sure Gren will love them. /sarcasm
"My, is it one of these evil-detecting dogs?"
"Gren is a magic-detecting dog. ... OK, she has the standard package of any dog, she also reacts strongly to annoying people".
Gren:
Teen spirit?
"Someone's up to something."
Mal, who there isn't up to something?
It’s a trap , they realized it’s missing because of someone jamming magic signals.
There's just something in the aiiiiir~
I know it's probably just an aside joke and one is not supposed to read much into it, but I don't get Nicola's remark in panel 3. From what we've seen, the Barbers seem to be a family where almost all members have strong, close and stable relationships with each other
stability in this context seems to be referring to order and the Barbers tend more towards chaos.
Ah ah ok (to both replies) :-)
When trouble comes knocking, they band together, and even in more calm times, they are very supporting of each others.
But like in any real family, there are a few motives of chafe - like Harry getting away from the police force with Gren. Nicola wasn't happy (ask Sidney). The extended family also spend almost ten books battling deadly sin incarnations, being kidnapped, shot at, and generally getting in harm 's way. There could be a lot of that in her answer.
Also, there is this little generational hole between the grandparents and the children. The parents are not on speaking terms with the rest of the family. It was regularly hinted that the mother found plenty of occasions to admonish her daughters for not being "orderly" enough and that they need to find themselves a "real gentleman"...
@Kate: I think this should actually be page 38, but the file name says "037" like last week...
"it's a secret, I'll tell you!"
it's a secret to everyone NOT STANDING HERE
Oh look, it’s Jaime and Cersei Lannister.
The twins are up to something and don't be surprised if they had something to do with the missing Crown.
Sometimes I forget O'Malley is now a somewhat trained witch and can figure out this magic stuff.
Nine's a good number for dealing with magic jewellery.
As to why The Twins are lurking like seagulls on the promenade I dare say we shall find out.
Well, that secret lasted like 15 minutes. :D
Bryony ">B3c" Thackery