there's a chip on my shoulder, and it's as big as a boulder

( Private )

Congratulations to Gryffindor for winning their Quidditch match against Hufflepuff! The first in... well, it's been awhile. Keep up the good work.

No one ever told me the MLE was so... exciting. Can MLEP officers arrest themselves? I've been paying way too much attention to the training of course, all of us have. We're all good trainees. Also it's a little awkward since it involved Amanda's older sister. Why should I care anyway?

Tomorrow (today?) is a Friday. Do we have any plans, Gilly? This weekend isn't your non-surprise baby shower, is it?

( Private )

Fourteen days until the worst Chr

Tonight was Alex's stag party. Wow. I hope Alex dries out quickly, otherwise he's going to go to the altar smelling like a distillery.

I didn't hear about Tressa and Mrs McKinnon until I got home about half an hour ago.
( Private: Palmer/Teagan )

Shower and bed.

Christmas was a full affair at the Bones house. Ed and Anne's children, it turns out, will sit down and shut up if you put anything football on the telly (even if it's not Aston Villa, but they're young yet). Francis and El's kids got sick, which was kind of a bummer, but everyone was in attendence for last Sunday dinner, so it's not like we went the entire break without seeing them. (Well, really, just me, since I'm the only one left in school.) Alex and Jo got engagd which was somewhat unexpected. I guess they're one step closer, we'll see what happens to freak her the fuck out this time. Oh, and Amelia forgot her husband at home. All in all, quite typical.

We even got Ed to come play football, I forgot how good he was. He will strike circles around you before you can say "Holy fuck, what's a bureaucrat know about footie?"

Francis got me a leather jacket for Christmas. I've been breaking it in, it's pretty great. Of course, mum thinks this is one step down in my descent into hooliganism (apparently I act like a football hooligan? What? Only at Man U, Palmer knows this for a fact!) but hasn't forbidden me to leave the house in it. So I think I will continue to do so. Besides, I don't think the Auror Corps takes hooligans. Of course, though

Everyone I didn't get gifts sent to, sorry, I think I nearly killed the owl sending it to Hogwarts with all the Christmas biscuits that mum said to send to Palmer and Eric and everyone there. But I have them, I'll give them to you at school, or if I know I'm going to see you before then.

It's been busy.

( Private )

Good show last week, Gryffindor Quidditch. It was an exciting match, nothing to be ashamed of there.

You lose things when your area of the room hasn't been cleaned since September, just so you know. Like homework. And your journal.

Maddie, are we still dueling in our free period?

( Private to the Bones boys. )

( Private )

( Private to Gilly Quigley )

We have a good team. It'll be a good season.

( Private )

It took my mother exactly five days to put me to work. I'd noticed this when Alex became of age, actually, too. I somehow doubt that she had the opportunity to do it with Francis, but maybe with Edgar (but maybe not, Mr. I Was The British Youth Representative to the Wizengamot [nice going Brion, by the way] since that took up some time). Amelia too? Cheap labour with of age but not yet out of school magical kids.

Hurrah for being bossed around the house by your mum. I found it hard to believe that Angela Bones, My Mum, did not dust the very top shelf of the bookcase, but... she doesn't. Or didn't. She's got the stork living back at home again and she doesn't put that height to use. I am shocked. And very dusty.

I'm going to go play some football now.

So.

I guess the lesson of that is if you duel Maddie Frobisher and let her win... she will.

Since I haven't been kicked in the shins for ages
Since most of Hufflepuff seems to be over

Yeah. Hols. I can't wait to get home. I really, really can't.

The Bones charm might be infamous but I don't think I'm that good.

... What a very strange breakfast we had this morning.

Well. The house is quiet.

Abby, when's your dad getting married? Do you know yet?

So the cup has been won, and... that's that. Yeah, we lost, but we'll be in there next year. Yep.

Currently I'm being crushed under the weight of all these books and things that people apparently use for an activity called "studying." I might've done more of this earlier but... well, I didn't. Sort of paying for it now, but it's not too bad. It could definitely be worse. Exams are far enough away that it won't be a big deal. What's exam time without a little stress?

At least I won't be drawing pictures for my History of Magic OWL.

So just checking, but am I the only one who's a little bothered that Aurors can now use Unforgiveables?

So since Palmer's going to kill me if I don't but Kimber's going to kill me when I do, I posted Quidditch results on the board downstairs. Thanks to everyone for stuff. Yeah.

Oh yeah. This year is looking promising.

So. Heading home tomorrow.

That's good.




Oh yeah, and I FUCKING RULE.

I just can't wait for exams to be over so I can go home. I can put things in Alex's bed while he's away all day and booby trap his room and it'll all be great fun. I'll get Adam to help, and Francis! I bet he knows great tricks.

I've been reading the Playbook - wow, by the way - and this is fabulous. AND EXCITING.

GRYFFINDOR IS GOING TO KICK EVERYONE'S ARSE NEXT YEAR.

So, we lost which is kind of disappointing. Okay, it's really disappointing, but I guess there's always next year.

We still got further than Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.

Spring hols were a little boring but that's okay. I think Sirius nearly blew a gasket when I said that I hadn't practised over break (you can't just play Quidditch in a Muggle neighbourhood, hello) but I don't really care because we're going to beat Hufflepuff anyway and it's going to be awesome. Yep.

That's all I've got to say about that.

Grew another inch (and 3/8) since Christmas.