((while Bast's usual run of thoughts are pretty... disconnected and way too happy without drugs, there is occasionally that dark thread of something completely evil/incomprehensible/alien that moves through them. Could be his particular brand of madness. Who knows? I'd fill you in further, but work sucks and I have no email here. That's if Schuldig is trying to tap him or not.))

The nice healers at Saint Mungo's said that the one might get to not wear rubber pants someday! Then again, they said that Longbottoms might actually recover someday.

Aya's very nice. He wouldn't do that unless he had a good reason.