A dull time

[alt_draco]

I didn't really expect to miss France but in the weeks since we've been back it's been a complete bore. Father is off doing important political business and Mother has been with Auntie Bella a lot in case the baby comes, which it hasn't yet, even though it was supposed to have come on Sunday.

Mostly, though I don't know where Harry's been keeping himself. He only responded to one of my Owls while I was in France, and he never seems to write in his book anymore, either. Father says that the Lord just has a lot of plans for Harry right now and to be patient, and then he took me to Buckingham so I could see him, and the whole time I was there I just sat alone in a drawing room with Dennis, Harry never came round and neither did Granger. I thought I heard his voice in one of the corridors, but when I went out to look all I could see was a big group of adults talking about the muggle camps.

The reason it matters is because Harry's birthday is in a few days and I haven't heard yet what we'll be doing to celebrate. Last year we played quidditch with the Magpies, and then later at the Magpies-Falcons match they let Harry release the snitch. It was dead wiz-nift. Maybe we can do something with more people this time, though, like a party at Buckingham. What do you think, Harry? I hope you'll read this. I got your present in France but I've been waiting to give it to you. Seamus came over to the manor yesterday and I showed it to him and he was mad impressed and had never seen anything like it, of course. We had a pretty good time, though, wish you could have been there.

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[alt_hermione]

I'm sorry Mr Malfoy, Mr Marvolo and I were in with the adults.

[alt_draco]

Oh.

So do you know what sort of party they'll be doing for Harry?

[alt_hermione]

I don't know, I've all day to-day free! Wasn't that ever so nice of Mr Marvolo?

[alt_draco]

I suppose you should be able to celebrate Freedom from Tyranny too, but I don't know what you'll do all day if you don't have Harry to wait on.

[alt_hermione]

I'm to be allowed to go out of the Palace and so I can go and see the celebrations in the streets, and the only thing is of course I won't be fed lunch, but that's alright, I never get to see plays and there's supposed to be a troupe just outside the gates and I think they're doing Beedle the Bard and it's going to be ever so much fun!

I hope Mr Marvolo doesn't have trouble with the house-elves, though, they mean well but they often do such silly things, and anyway they can't be company, they never talk or anything.

[alt_draco]

I see. Hmm.


He'll have me for company, so it doesn't matter.