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[alt_justin]

Hullo, Juniors,

I say, who's up for a shopping trip? Any chance you could get free on Friday lunchtime? We could pop over to Diagon Alley and pick up our books and such, what, if you've a mind.

-Justin

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Re: Private Message to Ron

[alt_ron]

Let's do ask Waits if we could have it next year. If he doesn't get someone in there for a longer lease, that is. Cleaning shouldn't take too long, should it? They're shifting us off projects and next week they'll be putting us through the physical and skills pre-screening they require for entering the training programme. We did some of it at the start of the summer, so it's partly to measure what we've learned. But it's partly to see if any of us should be sent packing as hopeless and to give the rest of us a list of what we need to work on so we'll be ready by next summer. (Assuming they decide our NEWTs and other accomplishments are enough to accept us.)

Gin didn't say much more than I told you. Just that Mum's been spending more time in bed than is normal, and not wanting to cook. Which, you know, right there, that's a sign she's not right.

Ginny's worried she'll be beside herself when we all go back to school.

I'm just done talking with Travers, so, yeah, I could go for some cake. Any idea whose birthday it is? Suppose it doesn't really matter.

Re: Private Message to Ron

[alt_justin]

I'm not sure how long it'll take to give the place a proper Scourgify. There was that incident with the oven, remember, and I could swear no matter how many times we've cleaned the kitchen, there are still smoke stains on the wall! I keep wondering if we should have engaged that charwitch, what.

But perhaps if we tell him we're interested in coming back he'll not mind so much.

Surely Fred, George, Bill and Charlie can look in on your mother frequently? Or perhaps Tonks or Mrs Longbottom, if you're that concerned about her. I agree that not wanting to cook is a jolly worrisome sign.

Cox didn't mention whose birthday but he does always seem to know when anything's happening. I say, the only chaps with a better sense of office parties are the blokes in Centaur Relations! I'll meet you at the lifts just after half-three, then.

-J