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Well, I'm definitely looking forward to starting the CCF programme, because it's boring as all get-out around here.

I've been riding every day, which has been nice, and Onions is a really great horse. I think he likes me, because he always seems happy to see me, and he doesn't get nearly as much exercise when I'm not around.

It's funny, being away from Hogwarts makes everything feel different. Everything's lighter somehow. Even food tastes different. I think that being around the Dementors for such a long time numbed everything a bit, and now I'm waking up again. Like when your foot falls asleep and you don't even notice it happening, but then when you start to feel it, it's all needles and pins. So I feel itchy, and excited, and bored, and am looking forward to doing anything other than just sitting around here.

It really is too bad that they couldn't accept everyone in our class for the programme. At least the people that didn't get in can still be a part of the YPL, though, and I'm sure that there will be plenty of nift things they can do to help with the younger students and all. I've written Mr Tenebridge, the person I sent my initial letter to, so that he'd know. I'm very much hoping to schedule a meeting with him this summer as well. We'll see!

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I'm good. All right over there?

I know what you mean about feeling better, lighter and such. Even though it's never a treat to get punished by the Lord Protector, my parents have been more than decent about it. I asked Mother about going to Kensington sometime after the opening CCF week, and she agreed readily, even though I know she likes the Manor better and likely wishes that I did, too, since I was born here and all. The weather in Wiltshire's been really lovely and the flying's fantastic, but I can't help but wonder what's going on in New London. So yes, sometime after next week we'll be at Kensington. Possibly I might be able to have a non-birthday party at that time, too.

And you and I will have our night on the town, of course. Mother hasn't been to any new restaurants lately, but all the ones on her list of favourites are nice. Rather ~~romant~~ posh, really. And I can't remember what day it's scheduled for, but Dirty Cauldron Jones is playing in Chelsea sometime in mid-July. He's that gent who gets on stage with just his guitar - sometimes drums, too - and his lyrics are really sharp and sort of off-colour? Kind of a "blues" style. I thought I remembered that you liked him.

Only I hope this security stuff won't be a hassle. The man who tried to assault Mother was captured and all, but Father says that you can't stamp out all the vermin at once. I wish that Prophet article hadn't brought it all up again, making a massive fuss about how the Lestrange side of the family played such a big part in those arrests. Do you know Hydra's been sent to Buckingham this week? Part of me wonders if it's because her parents want to make sure nothing happens to her.

Excellent! I know how you mean about New London being so much more interesting. I wish mum weren't so stuck on being in Scotland. I might get her to come down to New London for a weekend's shopping, but that's it.

I'm really looking forward to CCF week, and going out to New London after that would be brilliant. I haven't got any albums of Dirty Cauldron, but I've heard him on the radio, and I think he'd be really ace to see live. That's an excellent idea.

Do you think we'll have to bring a body guard or something? That'd be a bit of a hassle. I mean, I'd understand if they thought it necessary, and I suppose it's better than getting hurt or worrying your parents. I'm sure your mum is relieved that they've caught that awful man.

And I hadn't heard about Hydra. There's no place safer than Buckingham, though, and I know she loves spending time with Harry. And I'm sure he could use the company. It's too bad she's in the year below us. I'll miss her on the CCF trip.

Apparently his live shows are even better than what's on the wireless, because he improvises and gets really raucous.

Oh, I don't think we'll need any kind of security detail... No one's mentioned anything to me about needing one, anyway. I suppose we could go out in disguise, if you wanted. That might be a bit of a laugh, yeah?

What I really wish is that these angry, restless traitor types would just back off and let my family be. Sometimes I wish it were thirty years from now and Harry was already over-seeing the Protectorate, you know? It's sure to be a lot calmer by then.

Hah! You could turn your hair black, and I could go blonde. I don't think we have the colouring for it, though.

We could sport mustaches, or monocles, or both -- only you're a bit young to be sporting that sort of look, and I'd draw quite a bit of attention if I had facial hair, which sort of defeats the purpose. That, and I'm pretty sure it'd tickle.

I wonder what thirty years from now would look like. You'd be right around Lucius's age, wouldn't you?

Or we could both go green. Very pro-Slytherin.

Hey, I could grow a mustache if I wanted to. ~~Maybe~~. Blond mustaches look ridiculous, though, like you've got some kind of pale, fluffy biscuit balanced on your upper lip.

A few years older, but close. I suppose I'll probably look something like him, though. With no mustache, of course. Or, I don't know, sometimes I think I look more like my Mother, really. But I wouldn't hold your breath on me ending up on the cover of one of her ladies fashion magazines. I'll leave that to you.

How magnanimous!

I agree about the blond mustaches, now that I think about it. I suppose that's why they aren't terribly common. Except it doesn't look as funny when it's white hair. I wonder why that's the case?

You really do look like both your parents combined.

Sometimes I'm sorry I look so very much like Rosa. I wish I had more of my father in me. Other than my eye colour, of course.

Because when you're so old you've gone to white you can do whatever you want to your face and it looks just fine?

My parents look rather alike, as far as colouring goes, so I suppose it does appear that way.

And just so you know...just because you look like your mother doesn't mean you don't have a lot of your father in you, too.

That's very sweet of you to say, Draco.

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