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[alt_draco]

Mother, are you feeling better? I really was just spots, wasn't it? That's what Regulus said but then I keep thinking about how you were writing and it sort of looked the way a paralysed person might write. But you must be all right, or else Father would have let me know right away.

One thing I have been talking about with my Father is whether I should get a new mudblood or not. I'm allowed to have one to replace Dennis but after thinking about it I don't think I want one. I never really used Dennis for anything useful, and that's really all he wanted, to be useful. Most of the things he did for me the house elves can do, anyway. And if I had another mudblood it would probably just get killed, too, or some other bad thing would happen to it because that seems to be what happens to them. I'd just rather not deal with all that.

Harry, don't forget what I said about keeping a close eye on Granger, because you don't want her to be next. Also we need her

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[alt_narcissa]

Yes, I'm quite recovered, thank you for asking, son. Mother was more than a little foolish, and didn't realise until that night that she's been under such a lot of strain. I expect you and your friends can have a good chuckle over the thought of your mother breaking out like one of your classmates. It wasn't just spots, it was what Healer Fletcher is calling an allergic reaction to the stress. They looked very like the disgusting sores that the purebloods have had, but they were harmless.

And certainly, if you don't wish to take on another mudblood, there's no need for you to do so. I'm sure your father will agree.

Are you sure everything else is all right, dearest? You're feeling more yourself? And you're keeping up with your studies?

[alt_lucius]

Yes, had it been a real case of the poison and not a false alarm, I should have arranged for an emergency firechat with you.

Your mother is quite right regarding the replacement of your mudblood. It's entirely your decision. If you don't wish another then we shall not pursue it further.

In the absence of letters, it seems we shall have to rely on the journals for your weekly progress reports. Remember our agreement; we shall endeavour not to eavesdrop, as it were, on your comments in these pages, but we do hope you continue to write to us as if our correspondence had not been disrupted.