Padma Patil

must have worked, I suppose. Lav's already sent an owl to me and Parvati positively dripping with praise.

It's good to be home, though. Even if I feel like I could sleep for a week.

Has anyone heard anything about the CCF or YPL? I'm almost afraid to ask whether we'll be doing anything or not. I mean, there's always helping Mum with the designs and all but it'd be nice to know for sure what to expect this summer.

Not that I would mind, either way. If it's to be CCF that'll be nift, and if it's to be going to the bookshop and tea shops in New London, that's just as good.

Anyone else have things they want to do this summer? (Lines, we know what you've got in mind: Poetry, of course!)

I haven't heard back from Sandoval. I expect she's really really busy.

How was the week without the Lunatic? I'm sorry she's coming home soon. But do you think your parents might have us, anyway? I know Parvati wrote to you yesterday. Have they said yes anything yet?

Lav, they had such a row last night! Mum's all upset with Dad because he's been playing in the orchestra more and more and producing less. And it doesn't pay as well, first off, and it's not as responsible, second, or influential. No one notices a cellist but a producer is important, you know? And she's got this idea that if he made himself 'indispensible' at the second wireless station, the one Mr Malfoy mentioned? Well, she's got this idea that if Dad made himself one of the people really running things there, he could 'make something of himself.' Ooh, Dad got so cross at that! He said a good deal about how he provides fine for us, and it's not her place to tell him how to make money. Mum said she made more in a month than he does in a year, and without her they'd never be invited to snitch parties and we'd never have been able to go to Harry's birthday, and all. She said it's down to her and he's shirking. He didn't like that at all.

Then he said...he said that she needn't bother trying to make so much because we've enough now, and it's not like they've got a chance at the Repopulation Rewards anymore. And that if she didn't work so hard at the studio or try hobnobbing with Narcissa Malfoy so much, perhaps the house would be in better order - and they could work on having another son.

Mum looked like he'd slapped her. He didn't really, of course, but she looked gobsmacked. And she said that as far as she was concerned they'd never have more children since he couldn't hold on to the last one they had.

Then Dad Apparated out. And Mum just...she started cooking. At ten at night. This morning she told us to clean all the house and Dad's still not home. She said he'd gone to work but I don't know if that's so.

Lav. I think Haruman wants to get his own place so we can stay there with him instead of Mum and Dad. They're both going mad, I think.

So will you ask your parents? I'll try Belinda next, if we can't, but I think her whole family are sill on holiday at that country house in the Cotswolds.

Back in January, I was almost glad to be back at school, after weeks of Sanji pestering us.

But then in February, especialy when the weather was so foul, I really missed home.

And then of course we got to see our parents early because Parvati was chosen for the Hunt (which was amazing!), and I dunno, I felt like I didn't need to go home so much.

But now that it's nearly the holidays I can't wait.

It's a good job its Defence today or I dont think I'd be able to consintrate at all!