It's good to be home

[alt_padma]

I'm giving myself the morning to rest a bit and relax and then it's right back into training. But I'm also reading the assigned chapters for the summer.

Finnigan, tell me when would be good to come over, if it's all right with Mr Rosier, okay? And yes, I'll want that broom just as soon as possible, thanks. I suppose I could have been worse but I can surely do a good deal better.

Su Li, yes, I meant it when I said you could come next week. I've talked with Parvati and she thinks it's brill; she'll even come along. Lav, you too, of course -it's next Tuesday, unless another day would be better for you. Mum's said it's okay and she reckons we'll be all right in New London but Aunt Sivarti might just go with us anyway. Depends on how she's feeling.

I'm also setting up a target in the back. If I do it right I should be able to use it from the garden and from the balcony.

(Oh and Parkinson, meant to say, well done during that last duelling set on Saturday. And I don't think I would have ever come up with such a creative solution to that slow-motion hex, the way you just sort of did everything backward until you broke it. Clever!)

Last week was really intense, wasn't it? I can't wait for August, now, but I know we've all got loads to do before we get there.

Oh, and does anyone want to meet while we're in New London?

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[alt_pansy]

Thanks, Patil!

Since it was a time-related hex, I figured it was worth a try. And you were ace at running the obstacle course.

[alt_daphne]

Well, Manfr Mr Krumgold is appalled by the state of my arms. He says they look a bit thick and that if I'm not careful they'll be bulky, which means when I dance it'll be like trying to lift up two Sunday roasts. He has me doing all sorts of stretches to try to keep them slim. Of course, he understands that CCF is important and that I have to keep up with that training, too. Only he seemed to think it terribly funny that some of the examiners at school had us do so many exercises. He wouldn't name names, but he says there are a few of them who probably couldn't even walk up Primrose Hill, let alone do pull-ups and all.

[alt_seamus]

Come over tomorrow, if you'd like. Or Wednesday, if tomorrow doesn't work. My tutor is helping me set up a training course with obstacles to fly around and targets to sling hexes at from the broom. You can help me test it out!

The worst of it's still going to be the running. I could practise flying all day and not get tired of it, but running I'm ready to stop after ten minutes.

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[alt_seamus]

Oh. AND. Did you hear the news about Geoff Hooper's brother? He got sacked by Mr Malfoy. I heard that some of the stories he passed onto Geoff he really was NOT supposed to be repeating. Not that he ever said anything to Geoff other than 'you'll never guess...!' or Geoff wouldn't have repeated them to ME.

And for his new clerk Mr Malfoy hired Percy Weasley! Too bad for his brothers, I don't think Percy would pass along gossip from Lucius's office if you crucio'd him to get the news out of him.