every day we try to find

In case anyone was worried I'm fine.  Physically.  Mostly.

Going to be working late tonight though, just on a break for something to eat.

Mattie, tell Mum?

Christmas Shopping List:

Alice: Scarf
Matt: Scarf
Aaron: Scarf
Emily: Scarf
Susan: Scarf

Mum: Scarf and HAT
Dad: Hat and Gloves

Molly: Scarf and ?

Well, I'm about done.

I think I have a cold.

God, I hope I have a cold.

Molly. Don't come near me. Or any of you. You might step on me.

So, what's new people?

Private to Matt

So. I have something to tell you.

[Private]

Training accidents happen. Hell it happened to me, that's how my leg got nearly hexed off. Damn it just seemed like an awful lot of blood though, guess it's different when it's someone you're friends with. Bugger. Hope his mum's really not out for me. She seemed alright though. She would have told me if it was bad, wouldn't she?

Course maybe it will teach the rest of them to be a bit more careful.

[/private]

[Private to James]

You're alright, mate?

[/private]

Been a long bloody week. Anyone up for a pint tonight?

Em, I talked to Mum and Dad. They're taking it under consideration.

Terminator Ten was not as good as any of the nine before it I have to say. It also didn't help that my date decided to shout instructions at the screen as they were trying to fend off the giant killer robot terminator dog.

Fortunately the stilettos look good.

And there was popcorn. Popcorn is ALWAYS key.

[private to Zoë]
So I talked to Dave. He has a date Saturday. Apparently with someone new.

And then he started playing me a new Bastard Inferi song and he got distracted.



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[Warded against Dave]

So. Apparently Dave has a journal. I saw it in his room under a stack of magazines. And then he saw it.

He said he uses it for writing lyrics or a coaster if he can't find something else (thanks Mols) so heads up.

Next year Susan will be going on the train. I stopped by to see Mum this morning and found her crying while she was helping make pumpkin pasties to send with Aaron and Emily. I feel old now. Especially because I just put an apron on and helped her and we talked about things and I asked her advice on some things and now I feel really strange.

Grown up.

When did that happen?

Private to Molly

Nice get together last night Molly. We're still on for Saturday, right?

[/private]

I'm over in St. Mungos for a few hours, taking up my bed while they fix what that trainee did to my leg. They say they're going to be able to put it on the right way again, but I have to say we really need to work on his Hurling Hexes.

[Private]

I have no idea what to do about this entire situation. I should tell Aaron before anyone else does. But if he's in love with her what I did was more than messed up. It was reprehensible. And I can't tell him.

Seriously, this is much less complicated when I stay in my own group of friends. I think I need to keep that in mind for now on. How was I supposed to know any of this was going on? Thank Merlin for bloody pain potions.

[Private to Mac O'Carolan]

I have a rat for you. It checked out alright. [/private]

So I don't know about anyone else but I've been completely swamped by work. Seems like I haven't had time to do anything else.

James, sadly the new trainees aren't nearly as good at screaming like a girl as you are.

No luau today which is a bummer, but I did go for a few laps in the pool in order to make up for it. There's still some grass skirts around here too from last week, which helps.

Tomorrow we're welcoming in the next training class, so Potter I'm going to be kicking someone else's arse other than yours for a few weeks. Have fun in class.

Potter day was brilliant as always. And also.

[PRIVATE TO AARON]

MUM TOLD ME. CONGRATS!!!!

Thanks to my flatmate Dave we now have a swimming pool in our living room. Yes, we are on the first floor. I'm really not sure how he managed that bit of magic.

It has live fish in it and a diving board (and yes Molly I've Impervioused (Not Imperiused) all the upholstery before you ask) and the rest of the living room is now grouped around it so if anyone WANTS to go swimming we are having a Luau of sorts on Sunday to celebrate that young pup James and his OUTSTANDING ability to not scream like a little girl when in danger. And surviving. YES. Indeed.

Well done.

Takers?

Dave will be roasting a pig out on a spit in the backyard. I am assured it will already be dead.

Been completely slammed with work. But good news is tomorrow I have an afternoon off. I'm supposed to go into Mungos and get the yearly physical but after that I'm free.

We've been inundated with werewolf calls. Please, everyone just needs to settle down. Ninety nine percent of people who have Lycanthropy aren't out to hurt anyone.

[Private to Aaron]

Mum told me you're going camping with Brooke. I thought she was seeing someone? If you need any protection just let me know, Matt and I will get up a little care package for you, ickle.

Yeah, so I'm back in Training again.

James we're working on setting things up for next month for the first wave of trainees. I apologize ahead of time as I've seen the Defense Obstacle Course.

Yeah.

Spent all morning in law and procedure. This afternoon we get to practise interrogating suspects with our partners and today I get to be a suspect. I haven't decided what I did yet. Ideas? Also possible alibis. I'm thinking being locked in a bank vault with a cute girl for one.

There is a shoe in the fish tank (most of the fish died a while ago and the rest seem to have decided it's a coral reef of sorts so don't worry about them) and I found a bloke I don't recognize sleeping under the dining room table when I got up this morning.

I gave him some tea and headache powder and went back to bed.

You Weasleys know how to party.

Now I'm having an amazing fry-up with one of my favorite people and it is almost ready!!

If anything off happens to those of you with the blue rocks let me know and I'd be happy to help you file a report. Sending cursed objects in the post can lead to a ten month tour of Azkaban. Longer if they kill someone.

One more week and I'll be in second year of Auror Training. I was just starting to get the feel of being in first level (and no comments about that Matt, thanks). Our Level Exams were this week and I feel like one massive walking bruise thanks to hand to hand combat. The bruise potions might fade them but I still know they're there. There's this wily bloke originally from Kingston who pretty much wiped the floor with the rest of us and then squeezed us in the mop bucket. I passed disguise though, thought I'd go down to the Pub today and see if I fool Mum. If I fool Mum I'm pretty sure I can fool anyone at that.

Hey Ickle, want to get a pint with me when you come home? You old enough yet?

As for the rest of it, I can't really comment on the case everyone's talking about, but Eric, I'm sorry about how things went down. Mum sent me an owl and she's plotting some sort of letter writing campaign or something for your Dad. I'll probably see you at the Huffle-Nic later in the summer, right?

( I'll be the boy in your next song. I'll learn the parts and play along. If you let me.  )