Lucius S Malfoy

Little Bit,

I've no time to use owls, even Valerian, or your stationery parchment. There's something you need to know.

Your mother allowed Ganymede Bobolis to run an article about her wedding and honeymoon, but as is so often the case with him, he used the material as an opening to write about her previous husband as well. It goes rather into detail, particularly about his death at the Battle of Leicester. Most of the story you know, but - well, there are things I had rather you were spared until you decided you wanted to know about them.

I doubt many of your schoolmates already have the piece. However, surely within the next day or two you will have access to it and the news will circulate. I will deal with Bobolis; you, however, must shoulder the consequences of his revelations. The article cannot help but garner you some notoriety.

I leave it to you whether you would prefer to read it so you know what is being said, or shield yourself behind the defence of not having seen it first-hand. You should know that he was clever enough to toe the line concerning you and there is little to no mention of you directly. I assume he thought by so doing he would not incur my displeasure, a miscalculation I shall soon correct. Had I known his intentions I should have advised him against his course.

Nonetheless, what is done cannot be undone, only addressed as best we can. To that end, I must go for now, but I am here if you need me and I am, as ever,

Your servant,

Lucius

Finally getting to the day's correspondence.

Priority for to-morrow must be the delivery of the Wizengamot verdicts for Our Lord's signature. Broome expects them as soon as you have the verification from the court clerk. Kindly go in person to Rigg for his initialed copies, take them directly to Buckingham and wait for them so you can return them to Thicknesse's office. Before noon, if you please, as the sentences will need to be dispatched to Azkaban before sunset. Trust I do not need to explain the urgency.


Also, Charles said he sent his man over with two manuscripts. Why did you say nothing? I had one ready to go back to him; see to it that he receives it to-morrow as well.


Not sure what Bobolis wants but if it's anything about Kensington, surely he has his own source in the designer, being a friend of his. There's nothing to photograph yet and I would rather he not pester Narcissa. Tell him we will consider allowing him to tour the grounds once they are in flower and the installations complete.


What's this from Cuthbert? Explain.


Yes, I'll meet with Gibson. No to Umbridge, absolutely - but tell her perhaps next month (do not schedule). Offer Scrimgeour an early meeting - 7:00 if necessary, though not before Tuesday next. Campbell ... yes, but don't trouble if you need to book him out a month or more. Move nothing to accommodate him; can guarantee there will be no rush. Massopust? Not Warrington? Hm. Well, all right. Half an hour - and he comes here, not his office. Regrets for the Clarriker invitation; regrets for the Higgses; accept Drumgoole and Spinx, per Narcissa. Must remember to arrange accommodations for that week-end as well. Yes to Sedgwick, before this month's Governors' meeting, so if you need to shift something that's all right. No more than half an hour, however. Oh, and sometime in the next week, book me in at Lobb's. I've a left boot that is too tight. Also I'll need a table with a view at Portico on Thursday next, for about twenty.