Lucius S Malfoy

Professor,

Loathe as I am to disrupt what I am sure is a stimulating evening, would you be so kind as to join the Governors in the Headmistress' office?

There is a matter one would have thought trifling but which has apparently engendered such debate as to keep us through the appointed hour and then some besides. Suspect that were you to appear we might resolve the issue in short order and thence entreat Peakes to release us back to our other appointed duties.

If you don't mind, of course.

I take it all back; this is vastly diverting. In its wild inaccuracy, if nothing else!

'Dominic's' hair ... 'Dolores' as a lithesome, gracious, curl-headed brunette .... Must not laugh aloud - but Morgana, it's difficult.

I will admit that your imitator, Raz, has some of your mannerisms down pat (the obvious advantage of paying attention to your lessons, no doubt). And the girl portraying Barty is quite good - I think in fact she does his sneer better than he himself!


Ari, if there's any young lady your boy's trying to impress, it's clearly Miss Moon. Otherwise how could he possibly associate himself with this farce?

Ahha-- Norah!


(Pardon. Narcissa is helpfully digging her nails into my thigh so neither of us dissolves into peals of laughter. Suspect we shall find ourselves both relieved and excessively sorry we did not indulge with much wine at supper.)

The next few weeks promise an extremely busy agenda. It seems everyone has been waiting to hold a myriad of celebrations, personal meetings, get-togethers and other assemblies until the spectre of Black’s epidemic could be lifted. Between official functions, camp inspections, work site tours, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and of course the raft of introduction parties, we expect to maintain quite a pace for some time to come. Even allowing for the invitations we must, regrettably, decline, Narcissa and I have are not like to have an evening or a week-end to ourselves until perhaps the middle of June - if then! In many ways, it is just as well our son elected to hold a much more intimate birthday party (though the final headcount remains in flux), as she hardly has the time to plan a larger gala.


It is, however, good to see the social calendar - and with it, business interests - picking up. Magical Commerce this morning had positive reports all round: Nearly every sector of industry is on the rise once more. The Committee were all glad to see Revati Patil looking fit and in decent spirits, considering; she said only that she has been grateful to get back to work. In fact, she and Narcissa seem to be thinking along the same lines, for when I passed along my wife's message she responded quite favourably, saying again how much she appreciated our presence at the funeral. Naturally, it was our solemn duty to represent not only our own family, but the Lord Protector Himself, whose heartfelt condolences we carried. But it is also true that Narcissa has respect for Revati as a designer and had been about to make an overture when we learned of the tragedy that struck her and her kin, so it is excellent news that Revati looks forward to meeting with Narcissa to discuss her project ideas.


Apart from Draco's birthday, our other summer plans appear to be forming into a more definite shape. Crispin has the dates for the YPL activities in New London and while there were a couple of conflicts, we have re-arranged the timetable slightly to account. (Fortunately, the schedule does make it just possible that a jaunt might be arranged in time to give the bride away in July. Yes, Amanda, I know I said it was highly remote, but I recognise its importance to you and thus I have not dismissed the possibility altogether. Most likely it would be myself alone, however, and not the whole family - and it would be brief, my dear, as well. Afraid you shall have to content yourself with it. Cannot at this moment even guarantee the wedding itself, much less rehearsal or dinner the previous day.)

Crispin has also suggested it might be agreeable to participate in the intern programme implemented last year to offer opportunities to rising seventh-year students. Had discussed it last year, in fact, but the trip to France made it impractical; however, this year, it might be useful. There is time yet to consider.


Well. Luncheon with Warrington and Rowle; doubtless they wish to discuss allocations back into the camps to help re-integrate the recovering muggles with their reinforcements who were awakened during the crisis.