Mostly things are back to normal

[alt_padma]

Although we're still having to use that horrid shampoo, but only as a precaution now. At least it's the weekend, and Sandoval said at breakfast this morning that as we've been generally spared the invasion of insects ever since putting up the runes, she's reopening Ravenclaw Corner today.

And Morag, honestly, it's nothing personal. If you had the chance to revise with Troy and Sandoval and Johns and the others, you'd take it too, you know you would. And if you'd make a little more of an effort, you might be invited next year, and then you'd see for yourself it's really so much more fun than revising with - well, well people who aren't as much help to you as you are to them.

Anyway, I still spend loads of time with you and Dunstan and Moon, and anyway it'll be summer soon and we'll get together plenty at the holidays. And Parvati and my birthday is coming up, too! We've asked Mum and Dad if the quarantine is lifted, if they'd send up a real traditional meal and we'll invite all our friends. That'll be nift. And it looks like the quarantine will be lifted soon enough, so I think it's not even a waste of time to think about it.

Oh, and Mum, if Sanji keeps whinging about getting a puppy, tell him he'll just have to leave it home when he comes to school, anyway. It's too bad he's already thinking about his birthday - it's ages away. I guess it's unavoidable whenever we start planning for ours.

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[alt_seamus]

Well thank goodness your house is back to normal.

How old is Sanji? Puppies are wizard and dogs are even better but you do miss them since you can't bring them to school.

[alt_padma]

He's 9 - well, he'll be 10 in August. And Mum says she and Dad already reminded him that he'd have to train the dog and teach him not to bark all hours and take him out for exercise and clean up after him. Sanji says he will, but you know he's easily distracted.

I think Dad's going to tell him he can have his wand a year early if he gives up on a dog.

[alt_seamus]

He'll be starting at Hogwarts in less than two years. Your right, it makes no sense for him to get a dog. Does he like cats at all? Because you can BRING a cat.

I wonder why they don't allow dogs?

[alt_padma]

We like cats, but Sanji's idea of what to do with a cat is to tie a feather to its tail to watch it run round and attack it. Besides, Dad doesn't like them much.

And it's obvious why not, isn't it? Cats can take care of themselves, but dogs need attention. And they make messes. They have to go outside and they whine and tear things apart if you leave them alone too long.

Did he do it again last night?

[alt_seamus]

Weasley, you mean?

Of course he did. He does it every night.

[alt_seamus]

I don't think he has any idea how disgusting everyone else finds it.