What's life worth if you don't live it?

[Hexed Private to Katherine and Neville]
Thank you again for the offer of being godfather to your sons. It means more than I can express. I'm so glad everyone is healthy and happy.

[/end hex]


[Hexed Private to CiCi]
Sorry I wasn't there at the bookstore. Figured that was safest since I hadn't heard from you since.
[/end hex]

[Hexed very private]

Ok, so I know she warned me about her brother, but this is just disturbing, not that I didn't know Higgs was. He's bloody off his nut.

Still, how lucky am I that I didn't sign my last name to any of those letters? Obviously, the bookstore on Saturday is out. I'm not sure what he thinks is going on, but I have no designs on his little sister!

Lord Moon
How is she? Is she better? I'm so sorry. Can I do anything?

[Michael Corner]
I did not tell anyone you went with Cho.

Having said that, how was it?

( hexed extremely private to Shelly Moon )

[Hexed Extensively Private to Progressives]
Lestrange as Minister? We can't let that happen! He's even more Traditional than His Royal Arse His Majesty.

[/end hex]

[Tracey Davis]
Hi. Sorry again for the really awkward conversation Saturday.

Kirley gets a bit enthusiastic.

At any rate, thank you for the conversation, and for being gracious.

Oh for the love of Merlin what am I doing? Cho, you will pay for this.

( Katie Bell )

[Private to all Cho's friends except Cho as well as any Ravenclaws from the classes of 96,97,98 who might feel it appropriate]

One of our own has made it to the Olympics! We need to throw her a party. Mum's given me free leave to use her bakery which has a large room in the back.

Thursday good for everyone?

[/end hex]



[Private to Cho]
Would you be able to get together Thursday evening?

[Cho]
I'm sorry about Thursday. I ended up heading to a friend's house because she's grieving. And with this whole funeral business kinda threw me as well.

Can I make it up to you? DInner, tomorrow?

[Cedric]Hey, Diggory, hadn't pegged you for settling down at all, mate.
[/end hex]

Skeeter's got quite the imagination on her. Think her hallucinations would be any more vivid if we slipped her some Muggle drugs?

Oh and 20 galleons on anyone who can prove to me the witch does have a heart. Any takers? :)

[Katherine and Neville]
I don't even know what to say. Everything seems...trite. Look, please, if you need anything, let me know?

[/end hex]

[Hexed Overwhelmingly Private]
NOT GOOD. This is just too coincidental. Right after his letter to the King? And with no public statement from the King in response? You can't tell me that His Royal Arse doesn't care about public opinion. Well, maybe he doesn't care about popularity. There was that muggle political writer, Machiavelli. One has to wonder if he really understood it or just thinks he did.

Something isn't right about this. A Muggle getting past wards designed so strongly as to replace the need for wizard guards? Really? Who thought up this story?

I've read my history. Tyrants are tyrants. All they understand is power. Well, I get it. You've got power. Now let's see if you can keep it. The egg of sovereignty must be held firmly but gently, otherwise it cracks. I see the cracks. Do you?

[Private to Close Friends and Family]
His Grace's letter is most interesting. Now let's see if the King cares.

[/end hex]

[Private to His Grace, Duke of Lennox and all Longbottoms]
Your Grace,
Thank you for a most enlightening article in the Daily Prophet. It is refreshing to know that a family of Royals such as you and yours do care for the country. I know that you likely have far more important things to do than to respond to me, but perhaps this will reach your ears and you will know you have touched some of us.

Sincerely,
Edward Carmichael
Ministry Obliviator
[/end hex]

Well, isn't this interesting. Four candidates for Minister. Now let's see if any of them will address what's really wrong with our country.

So, candidates. What is it you stand for? Some, I can guess. Some I just don't get. So, tell me why I should vote for you. Why should I care?

Wait, we're sending more hitwizards out there? Really? This is not a vendetta. Or at least it shouldn't be. I'm as upset as the next about Hermione and Auror Tonks getting hurt, and them killing another, but is this really the way?

[Hexed Extremely Private]
I don't like it. Who's next? How many of us are they going to throw away? I get that they're safe in their little towers and palaces, but really, commoner does NOT mean cannon fodder! Something isn't right.

[/end hex]

[Lady Katherine Longbottom]
I know you probably don't want this right after your honeymoon, so I won't even ask for a formal audience, or whatever it is I now need to do. However, I need to talk to you about this Iraq business. It doesn't add up. Why isn't the King listening? Why is it that he won't pull out? This isn't our fight. And the special team? Tonks and Hermione? Two outspoken commoners against the Crown's treatment of Muggleborns.
Is there anything you or His Grace can do?
[/end hex]

I hope they find Hermione soon. Of course, this is only a symptom of what is already a failing errand. I'm rather surprised they haven't ended up sending a large scale task force, but can't say I'm upset to still be on British soil. I have no desire to go clean up the messes left by the Iraqi wizards.

[Hexed EXTREMELY OVERWHELMINGLY private]
The Minister? Not that I agree with His Royal Arse half the time, but is assassinating him really going to get you what you want? Rather, is badly aiming and assassinating the wrong official going to get you what you want? No. The Minister was pureblood, sure, but he was a commoner. Not precisely aiding the agenda here.
[end private]

[Hexed to friends]
Any word on Hermione? The lack of communication is getting tiring. Why don't they know anything and why was she left to that situation to begin with?
[/end hex]

Exhibition games heading up again? Oh good, the tabloids need new fodder, they're rehashing old news. Can't wait to see who gets libeled against next.

( Edward Carmichael )