It's good to know I may count on you, Dux, to bring us round to unappetising subjects. I shall show you just how grateful I am at five-past-four, too.

It's interesting, what, that that makes two adults who've been on the whole more encouraging than not.

What about the book from your Aunt N Mrs Malfoy? It's probably one of those preachy sorts that only says not to do anything until one's married. Did she send it just now? I hope that doesn't mean your father's told her to discourage you or some other type of meddling.

I think it's well odd how adults never seem to understand how it feels, especially since it's not as if they've not been through it, or something like it. It's intolerable this business of telling us not to follow our instincts when that's all anyone can do, what!

So I suppose it counts for something that you've two people, anyway, telling you to be sensible about things.

Does that--I mean to say, that's not to put any pressure on you, love. I'm well content with things as they are. Well. Mostly. It's difficult to stop sometimes but--it's also wise, I suppose. I say, I'm not putting that into words well at all. Five-past-four: Say you'll meet.

-J