Aurors

[alt_daphne]

Did anyone else see Mrs Lestrange arrive at supper? She's so impressively tall, isn't she? I love her style of robes, too. I wonder who designs them? They're very crisp and severe, but nonetheless eye-catching. I think I would like to try a look like that in a few years. I imagine she was here to look into the attack on Professor Carrow, since it looked as if she was heading straight in the direction of the hospital wing. I've heard people saying that a few of the older students might have been behind the attack, but it's hard to imagine that someone as important as Mrs Lestrange would be brought in if it were just students. At any rate I am relieved that the incident seemed to happen far away from the castle, on the edges of the Forbidden Forest. I always knew that there had to be a good reason that the Forest was Forbidden.

Mother wrote to both me and Astoria and says she has some tremendous news to pass along once we've come home. I'm quite literally on the edge of my seat (really! Come see me if you don't believe...) wondering what it would be. But then that might be because I'm simply excited to return to Belgravia for the holidays. Mother has all sorts of New London excitements lined up for us girls, including a trip to the new beauty salon in Mayfair. My hair's in sore need of some pruning, so I particularly can't wait for that. Millie, Mother said you could come along, if your parents will allow it! I know you don't believe me, but I still think you would look especially nice with a bit of a fringe.

Who all is attending the Malfoy Christmas party? I know that Draco had planned on inviting everyone in our year last time, but from what I heard that doesn't seem to be the case this year. Blaise, I know you're going... who else? Astoria's thrilled because she'll finally be allowed to attend this year (as Mother and Father's guest, of course, since she doesn't really know Draco), and she's already pestering me about what robes to choose and what all. Queenie's probably beside herself because she'll have to stay home alone with Miss Jessup while we're all out celebrating. I can't say I envy her that. Miss Jessup is a nice woman, but she has a Christmas fixation on gingerbread people (not houses, just people!) that's downright unhealthy. I remember one Christmas, many years ago, Mother and Father were out at an event and Miss Jessup had us decorating gingerbread people until nearly sun-up, and she was weeping into the lace sleeve of her robe because her gingerbread replication of the Lord Protector wasn't quite as symmetrical as it ought to have been. I never told her that Father ate her lopsided Gingerbread Lord at breakfast the next morning. Dunked it into his tea, no less! Poor, dear Miss Jessup.

I love times like this in the common room, when we're all meant to be revising but are really just listening to music and chattering about instead. I think I'll make some tea and get comfortable. My eyes are too bleary to read anymore!

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[alt_draco]

You're going, of course, as well as a few other people. Don't worry about the short list of invites, it should be brilliant.

I think I've heard Mother say that Aunt Bellatrix gets her robes designed by someone at Bella Noir. I've never been there, though. They only do women's robes.

[alt_pansy]

Milli would look better sweet with a fringe, she should get one!

And maybe it was centaurs? That did that to Mr Professor Carrow, I mean. Professor Brutka would know.

[alt_padma]

We're going! Parvati and me and I think Lav may be coming with her parents, but we're not sure. We hope so, though!

Davies was saying at supper that Professor Carrow told Miss Professor Carrow that he saw who attacked him - but he must have been confused in the dark, because he said there were two men and they both looked like Sirius Black! And I heard from Chang and Dames that the whisper among the Prefects is that Professor Carrow was taking a potion that made him hallucinate. I asked Dames why on earth and he said probably it was because the potion aided the Professor in his research into Dementors.

I just hope whomever did it gets caught quickly. It's Hogsmeade tomorrow and I certainly don't want to spend the day constantly looking over my shoulder at every shadow! Luckily we'll be travelling in a group so it's unlikely anyone would try to abduct or assault any of us.