Paper Clippings

[alt_ginny]

This week I have had some extra time on my hands. Thanks to all the extra studying on the weekends, I can stay ahead on the subject matter. So it is fairly east for me to complete assignments quickly because I know where to find the information I need. I must say I am doing very, very well so far. So with the extra time, I decided to make a scrap book of all the happenings here at Hogwarts during my first  year.  I was able to save clippings from The Daily Prophet this week that mentioned some of the recent events here. (Don't worry Ron, I don't want any of your friends autographs.)

Also, I have noticed that Dean hasn't had a chance to go to the library to finish looking for his dad in the annuals. Dean, I hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of looking for you. Assuming you are your father's first and only child, and doing some guess work based on my parents ages ( assuming your dad was a bit younger then they are) and subtracting you age, I was able to narrow it down to 5 or 6 volumes that your dad might have been in when he started. And I have good news, I found him.

If you would like to meet up sometime, I can show you which volume his first year is in. Then you can look through the following 6 books to gain a complete picture of what he was like during his time here. Maybe from there you can do some math and match up dates to see what you can find in old society sections of the paper and see if you can trace them further back. I hope this helps you to establish your identity as a wizard.

Yesterday, even though I hadn't signed up for it, I decided to go to the history club meeting. I don't think anyone saw me sneak into the back. Sorry Padma, I hope you don't mind. And I would like to come again if there is enough room at add another person to the group. I found the discussion extremely interesting, and even though it was a year "over my head", I found it fairly easy to keep up.

I was even able to take notes and everything. I love the setup too. Anything that allows a free exchange of facts and ideas, also allows for the progression of knowledge to take place, and I thought it was wonderful.  I hope to go to the next meeting, if I am allowed. Padma, please let me know if there is space. Thanks!

Mum, how are things going at home? Did you get the owl I sent with the socks and hats?

Luna, shall we meet at the lake again after breakfast on Saturday? And were you able to repeat the mistake and make the hat for me, like yours? I really liked yours.

Well I better get a jump start on some more reading. I am in the library if anyone needs me.

Comments

[alt_padma]

Of course you can come, Weasley, anytime you like.

I was thinking about whether we ought to let next years' firsties come, too, even though that would be three years of lessons to worry about, but I think we probably will. I didn't want some of the older kids because then they only want to talk about their lessons, but I think if we keep bringing in the younger years it'll be allright.

[alt_ginny]

Thanks,

I look forward to the next meeting

[alt_dean]

Thanks so much Ginny. That was really nice of you to help me like that. Maybe you can show me tomorrow after breakfast or lunch. Let me know which is better for you. I cannot believe you found my dad!...You are the best! Talk to you tomorrow.

[alt_molly]

Actually, I'm not staying the Burrow this week. I'm in New London! Bill has come down with the influenza, and so I've been staying in his flat with him, just to help him out, you know. It's so miserable to care for yourself if you're sick. He does seem to be a little bit on the mend. I've been washing my hands and dosing myself with Peterhouse's Prevention Potion, so I hope I'll escape the illness myself. (Well, and I do apparate home mornings and evenings to tend to the goats and the chickens).

But your owl found me, along with your package of socks and hats. Thank you, Ginny, dear! I was so touched that with all the work and excitement of school, you are still taking time to remember those less fortunate.

[alt_ginny]

Oh! Well I hope you all stay well and warm. I wish I was home to help a little. Give Bill my love.

[alt_molly]

I will, dear.

[alt_arthur]

That was a very kind thing of you to do, Ginny, dear, to look through the records for information on Dean's father. You know that I do very much want Mr Thomas to succeed this year. I'm sure that learning about his own family ties to the school will help.

[alt_ginny]

It was no problem at all dad. I had extra time since I have been completing all of my assignments fairly early. And I wanted to help him in some way, especially since he has been going through a lot lately. It was a better use of energy than commenting on the journals about issues that don't make much sense.

[alt_luna]

I was planning on our Saturday morning walk, yes. I've knit a few more socks. I'm sorry I didn't know you were sending off package to your mum, because we could have included mine.

I did start another hat for you, this time in Gryffindor colours. I'll have barely enough to be able to finish it, I think, but I'll need to get some more wool after that.

[alt_molly]

Once I'm home from caring for Bill AND I have the apple harvest in and the cider pressing done, I'll send both you girls some new wool. I managed to get a heap of old sweaters on the barter exchange, and I've been frogging them for the wool. One's a lovely light blue that I think I'll send to you, Luna. It will go so nicely with your colouring, and it's a lighter version of Ravenclaw blue. I'll send the green and orange to Ginny. Perhaps she can knit something Chudley Cannons-themed for Ron with the orange. It's almost the right colour.

[alt_ginny]

Don't worry- I had to send them, they were taking up too much space in my truck. There were a lot of them. But I will be sending another owl home in a couple of weeks. We could send the whole lot then.