Padma Patil

I asked for my journal because I'm bored. I heard you on the wireless, though, they let me listen. Well, they were listening and I could hear it.

How do you like Buckingham?

That witch from MEU came to see me yesterday. She wanted to know about Snowdonia. I guess I can expect questions now and then about things I'm supposed to know because I was on the Council.

Only it's not as if we knew anything, did we. But Haruman told me I'd better cooperate, so I told her whatever she wanted to know.

Only that means eventually I might have to tell them things about you. I don't want to, though.

Did something happen last night? Were you there?

(And what's Blaise doing writing Siobhan Calderwood? I'm just curious. And bored.)

I sort of feel sorry we gave her such a hard time.

I just wish she hadn't run away into the Forest. If she'd run down to the village or something, at least she'd be alive.

Although it sounds like she was in awful trouble, anyways. Do you know I had to spend two hours talking to MLE about everything that happened Friday? It's utterly mad since it was only a few minutes' time when she was having that row with Jones.

Anyway. Su Li's upset and Morag's saying we should have been kinder and, I dunno, everyone's just gobsmacked, I guess. And poor Professor Vector, she's a complete mess. She takes it very hard when one of her halfbloods dies, you know?

I wonder if I should tell Daphne I got to see Auror Crouch up close?

and at least we're moving forward. I do think it's helping, really. Haruman's still being amazing and heroic and taking charge of everything. I'm so proud of him! And I think Dad was better today, too. Not as cross with everyone.

So, Haruman went and talked to Mr Ashton-Scripps and his funeral home is going to help, on account of how Sanji's body really wasn't the kind of sight Haruman wanted Mum or Aunt Sirvati or Dadi or anyone else to have to manage it. They're, er, prepanng

(oops, sorry about that blot)

They're preparing him today in a new set of robes Mum made for him, and we'll have the cremation tomorrow. That way we can observe seven mourning days instead of ten, and Parvati and I can still come back next Sunday and not miss any more school. (And Mum and Dad and Haruman will continue into the week after.)

But some people from the WWN and the Ministry told us that there are so many people wanting to pay respects they're not sure what to do with it all. I guess the coverage on the WWN, because of Dad, has sort of, well, it's got everyone interested. So they're asking if they could have public hours tomorrow before the cremation. Well, the cremation is at sunset, anyway, so I guess it's always possible people could come before then. They want that at the funeral home, but Dad says no way.

So there's still some arguing. But not as much.

I'm really sorry I didn't get back to everyone who commented yesterday. There were so many of you - I think almost everyone at Hogwarts must have left some kind of note - and please don't take this the wrong way, but I really didn't feel like writing 'thanks' over and over and over. I tried. I must have opened up my journal about fifty times, looking at what everyone wrote. I even picked up my quill a load of times, but I just couldn't bring myself to write anything.

Lavender, Parvati and me really, really wish you could be here too! But your mum sent flowers and she said she's coming to the ceremony, she's even going to wear the traditional robes Mum made for her three years ago, remember? And Finni Seamus, Mr Rosier sent over a big basket of fruit from Sainsbury's, including two pomegranates. That was awfully kind of him. Draco, your mother had some things delivered today, too - including Sainsbury's curry with basmati and hot naan for lunch. It was so good! (Better than Cousin Nindira's curry, she always puts in too much mustard oil.) And there were a lot of people to feed, so it was good we had extra. Oh, and Johns, your parents came and they're helping to prepare the site and your brother offered to be one of the bearers.

So, anyway, Parvati and I are hanging in there, and we're doing okay, I guess. Mum's still sort of...numb, I guess. Dadi had to make her eat. And there's still all kinds of family and friends around.

I guess everyone's really wondering what's happening with the search for his killer. Well, the Aurors don't have a lot to tell us. Eventually Dad let them examine Sanji more completely for clues, but they couldn't find anything new. They searched the funeral home all day Wednesday and they said it looked like the person Apparated in and out. He did touch things, so they had a Diviner come yesterday to see if she could pick up any traces, but all she could get was that the person was 'broken,' whatever that means.

They're not giving up, though - that's what Auror Zuckerman says. She says they have places to look still. But she told us not to say too much because the ones they're looking for will just pick up and move somewhere else and it could be months before they catch anyone then.

But I hope they do find who did it. Hydra, I agree with you: someone should pay.