alt_justin | Allo?

~~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

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Hello, Justin. I'm Michael Corner.

Has anyone told you about PM's yet? You can send a private message to up to two people by writing their names in the subject line like I've just done.

If you're writing to a mudblood (which I never do but some people do sometimes), then you have to include another person and that other person has to be their master or mistress. So if you wanted to ask Granger something privately, you'd have to write a PM to her and Marvolo. Get it?

Anyway, PMs are good because sometimes people can be very nasty. Not to you, probably, because everyone knows you're not familiar with the Protectorate. Only, you might want to watch yourself. People like Weasley and Lovegood - they're actually rather nice, really, but other people don't seem to like them much. So go careful, right? Because even if you're only here for a short visit, maybe they'll let you take the journal home with you, and you don't want people seeing you talking too much to the wrong sorts.

I'm only saying it because I made that mistake myself, a couple of times, and it's been sort of hard this year.

Do you think they'll let you keep the journal, anyway? That would be snitch, you could write to us all from Beauxbatons and tell us the news.

Oh, I say, thank you. Yes, Draco did mention that one can send a private note, but I haven't really anything very private to say, if you follow me. Certainly not to ~~a Mugg~~ someone like Granger.

I know just what you mean about other people judging one's friends, though. I haven't very many good mates at Beauxbatons because I came in behind the others, do you see, so I had a lot to catch up on and some of my classmates seemed to hold it against me, rather. I'm dashed sorry you've had a hard time of it. Was it Weasley or Lovegood, then, that other people don't like? I can't think why. They both seem perfectly nice.

These private messages, though, are they really private? I mean to say, only you and I can read this now? I say that seems awfully useful if that's true.

I don't know if they'll let me keep the journal. No one has said, yet. I suppose I shall be told soon enough if it's mine to take home.

Allo?

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