Allo?

[alt_justin]

Bonsoir! Je m'appelle Justin. J'ai quatorze ans et j'habite en

Oh, I say, sorry about that! I forgot that the quill I've brought with me was charmed to write in French. Let's try that again, what?

Hello! My name is Justin. I'm fourteen and I live in France, but really I'm English. It's sort of a long story. I'm a student at Beauxbatons but I've been given this book so I can write about what I'm seeing here. I'm very grateful to be given the opportunity to come see the World Cup in my native home and to see what sort of place the Lord Protector has created for wizards and witches to live in.

I just arrived today, but already everyone I've met is quite pleasant, really. I'd like to thank Draco Malfoy especially for making me feel so welcome. And Professeur and Madame Froissart, of course, for agreeing to chaperon me. And all the Malfoys, truly; they've been such gracious hosts. I hope I meet many more wonderful wizarding folk while I'm visiting.

I say, I hope I'm doing this right. I'm not quite sure how to end it, so: I look forward to the rest of my time in the Protectorate. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Justin Finch-Fletchley

Comments

[alt_justin]

Oh, I say, thank you. And Hullo. Draco says you're his best mate, and the Protector's own son, besides. That's smashing.

Regarding your Muggleb mud servant--dash it all, I don't think I'd ever ask someone else's servant to do something for me! That would be rude, wouldn't it? No, one asks one's host, of course. Unless one's been given a valet or something, then it's all right.

I understand we'll all be sitting close by at the Cup, though. And I'm told Draco and I will be at Buckingham tomorrow, so I suppose we'll meet then. I hope so, it'd be lovely to have some new friends to talk to at the match. So far I'll have Draco and Sally-Anne, and you, I hope. Do you know Ron Weasley? He seems quite a nice bloke, I rather like him. But he doesn't seem to think he'll be sitting where we'll be. And I don't think anyone fancies the idea of writing to one another in these journals, marvellous as they are, when we're watching the match!

In France, Quodpot is only for very little children. They use it as a counting game. Funny, what?

[alt_harry]

Well Rons all right, I think. I don't know where he's sitting. He's a Gryffindor though and some people don't like them. But I think we should all try to get along with each other. At least.

It is funny. I've never met a wizard from the USA. I wonder if they have the same rules for Quodpot. It seems like it wouldnt be a very good game to watch. But maybe it's different.

[alt_justin]

Well, I don't know much about the rivalries among the houses, but I think as I'm only going to be here for a short time, I ought to get to know as many different types of people as possible. That's my hope, anyway, so I can tell my mates back home in France all about people in the Protectorate.

I don't really know anything about American Quodpot, sorry to say. I do know that more American wizards live among Muggles the Americans have a very poor attitude toward Wizarding traditions, which is why relations between France and the United States aren't very good right now.