Final word

[alt_draco]

Well, that settles it.

Mother, I've decided that I only want a few select friends at my Birthday celebration. That should make it easier to plan something really fantastic, shouldn't it?

It's become obvious that if I invite the whole second year that there will be nothing but chaos. Frankly, I'm looking forward to not being surrounded by so many people for once.

Harry will be there, of course, but beyond that I really don't know who I want to invite. I'll have to give it some thought.

Comments

[alt_lucius]

Yes, quite sensible, indeed.

And good job this morning, son. Well handled.

I'm glad to see you and Pansy speaking with a bit more civility as well. I do hope she'll be feeling better soon.

[alt_draco]

Thank you, Father.

It's not as if getting cross with that one really does much, does it? But I hope she will feel better soon as well.

[alt_lucius]

I think it's fair to say that the way she reacts when you are cross with her and the way she behaves when I am cross are very different. But I take your meaning. She does have a certain stubborn streak, it's true. It comes of being so self-directed, I believe.

But it has made her year perhaps more difficult than it needed to be. Still, you are keenly aware that the choices you and she and all your classmates make in these initial years will shape and affect your relations well into adulthood.

Not always to the bad: Your mother had a rival or two early on, who, by the time they sat their NEWTs, had become good friends. Sometimes the crucible forges a bond, once the petty disputes are resolved.