I can't believe that summer's

[alt_padma]

almost over. I guess with the time away for the CCF and all, there hasn't been nearly as much loafing about as usual. Which is probably a good thing, overall.

Not that there was all that much loafing about, even normally. But this summer, Pav and I were also helping in the shop. (Mum's said more than once that it would be lovely if one of us took an interest in the business.) It's fun, of course, but it's also a load of work. And Mum recently took on some more help, but if anything, going through the CCF training made things more efficient afterward. I dunno, I'm happy to help out but I'm still leaning toward other things. I think it's important that each of us does our utmost to serve the Protector the best possible way we can. I don't think clothes design is really all I'm capable of, is all.

That doesn't mean we didn't have a grand time designing! Mum's putting a few of our robes into production, even. I wish they'd been ready before the end of the summer but holidays will do. (It's also well strange to be designing things for winter when it's hot and for summer when it's cold, but that's the nature of the business, isn't it?)

Ginny, I think Purest Sparkle might even be interested. I mean, young clothes for the young witch about town? Mum's going to see about it, anyway. If you're still modelling for them that would be really snitch, wouldn't it?

That's not the only news we had this summer. Haruman's brought one particular girl round for supper about half a dozen times. Mum's holding out hope he'll make a Big Announcement any day.

They came tonight, too, but not to make a Big Announcement. Haruman wanted to talk to Dad about something in the papers today. Apparently a Healer that he works with occasionally at St M's turned up dead in Wales yesterday. He was really shaken up about it. Not because he particularly liked the Healer but because so many people have been talking to one another about whether it could have been a murder.

It's kind of disturbing and exciting at the same time, isn't it? I wasn't sure why anyone would want to kill a Healer but Haruman said that to know this Healer was to hate him, basically. And apparently he had a string of patients who were always complaining and Haruman was one of the Jr Healers who sometimes had to calm them down while someone else tracked Healer Stint down and well--he's not surprised if someone got cross enough. Or it could have been an accident, too. He was found at the bottom of a cliff, so he could have fallen (though it's odd he didn't Apparate away, if he fell, right?).

Well, anyway.

School starts in only a week! Has anyone heard more about the 'changes to Dark Arts' that Mr Malfoy mentioned? (I saw that and wondered if anyone had been mad enough to buy their books already--I mean, we've all been waiting to find out what would happen since Miss Professor Carrow died, right?)

Oh, by the way, for Ravenclaw Corner: We're meeting up in Diagon at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. Seamus, Lav, if you want to join us that's fine. Pav and Su Li are coming too and my cousin Darshana, and Desai as well. Cooper, Bole, if you're interested, come and meet us outside Fortescue's.

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Private message to Padma Patil

[alt_sally_anne]

Healer Stint died? Really? (Or was murdered, I suppose.) Was your brother sure

That's disturbing! I hope it was just an accident. Maybe he'd been drinking? That might account for his problems with patients, too.

I haven't heard anything about Dark Arts either BUT did you notice the post today from a Mr Dolohov -- he says he just returned to the Protectorate to 'be of service,' he seems to know everyone on the Council and his first PM was to the Headmistress. Maybe he's our new teacher?

Private message to Padma Patil

[alt_seamus]

Tomorrow at Diagon? I'll be there.

I CAN tell you who the new Dark Arts teacher is, and the book lists are going out so we should have them by the time we're shopping.

It's Professor Antonin Dolohov. He's on the Council, and good friends with Mr Rosier. I can tell you Mr Rosier is DEAD PLEASED, too, he says all the extra reading on Dark Arts I've done in the last few years was books recommended to him by Professor Dolohov. He's been on the Continent, working for Our Lord there, but came back quite recently.

Anyway officially it's still a secret but Mr Rosier told me and EVERYONE will know by tomorrow so I can't see as there's any harm in telling you now.