Draco C. Malfoy

Dear Nanella,

How are you? Mother told me that Pascoal took you on holiday to Bath for Valentine's. I know how you adore that Georgian architecture - Pascoal made an excellent choice. We're you able to get a table at the Loathly Lady? It's new, but supposedly an incredibly culinary experience, especially if you like duck fat. (They really need to come up with a new word for duck fat, though; I'm sure part of the reason foie gras is such a delicacy is because it's not called fatty goose liver).

Anyway, you can tell me all about that in your next Owl. The reason I'm writing you here is because I would like to ask a favour of you. Mothering Sunday is coming up and I'm considering options for Mother's gift. I'm interested in getting her some earrings, perhaps set with emeralds - for Spring, hey? Only I shouldn't like to get her something that looks like anything she already owns. That's where you come in: if you could slip over to Malfoy Manor some time this week and take an inventory of her emerald jewellery, it would help me to come to a decision. Oh, and keep it under your robes, of course - I want to surprise her.

Thank you, Nanella. You'll be doing me a great service - and your daughter, as well.

Love,
Draco

I don't think I like Christmas much anymore. There's too many people, and this year there was even more people than usual. Nanella kept bringing her friend from Brazil along and he was much younger than her and I couldn't understand anything he said. And the Razzer kept trying to do a spell that would make me smile and it made my face stick that way for hours and afterwards my cheeks ached. Ned was being friendly and talking to me about quidditch, but I guess he forgot that whenever I see him in the Great Hall with his chums he'll barely give me a nod. I ate too many chocolate frogs, too, and was sick in the night.

But at least everyone gave me a present. That made me feel better. Except I didn't get my BRO

The best night was Christmas Eve because it was just me and Harry at Buckingham Palace. And the Lord was there too of course but we didn't see him after dinner. Harry showed We played green ghost but I don't know how much I like that game anymore. I might be too old for it. Or maybe it's just not such a brilliant idea to play it in a place that's as big as Buckingham. Mostly, I wish that things and people would just let Harry alone! He's never done a bad thing to anyone and he's a much pleasanter person than me, so, I wish that... they would just let him be.

I have to go now. Father's taking me to the Ministry today.