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I had a very interesting conversation tonight.

You see, last term I thought about starting up a Tea. Like you older girls had. Because it always seemed so nice, and it's one of the ways Sally-Anne and Pansy got to know Sue and Luna and Hydra better to let them in on the Lock and things, and there aren't many 4th years who are part of the Galleon group, and anyways, I sent out invites over hols and we've hit it off rather well, and tonight was our second Tea.

And we were talking about our favourite romances. You know. In books and things. And Delia burst out with Lizzie and Mr Bennet, and because she said that one, Ingraine passionately claimed Jane and Mr Rochester, and those of us who've read them were very enthusiastic in debating which one was best, and the long and the short of it is that I'm loaning out my Pride & Prejudice to Morwenna, and Delia's loaning hers to Paula, and we're going to be reading our favourite bits out loud next week. (Ingraine has to get her Jane Eyre copy from home over hols, so we're holding off on that one.)

Anyways. Justin, Sue, I thought you'd like to hear it.

And I think it might be nice to do a book exchange with the galleon group as well. I'm quite excited to see what everyone brought.

ORDER ONLY: Private Message to Dad and Colin Creevey

I wrote all about it earlier, under the ISS business (you can read it if you like), but I just wanted to let you know that you were right. People showed up, and no-one made fun, and I'd revised sometimes before with Thalia and Paula, and Katrina, well, I've told you about her, but it's like we've never had the chance to just be silly together before. And I didn't know some of the other girls well at all, but I'm having so much fun getting to know them, and I didn't know it could be like that. Making new friends.

And Katrina had never talked to me about the galleon group, really talked, but she stopped me after Tea tonight and asked about Nott, and what we ought to do, and it felt like she finally saw me. I don't know how else to explain it. It was like I wasn't invisible any more.

Anyways. It's going far better than I ever thought it could. And I know it was silly to be so very nervous about it, but I'm so glad I sent off those invites.

(And Colin, I hope everything's going well with you. Did you have a good Defence session today? I hope I'll get a chance to join in some time. It sounds like a lot of hard work, but the good kind.)