alt_cedric

You must fidelius the whole property or flee to Hogwarts. There are too many credible threats against me and my family, too much has happened. Please get to safety immediately. We've tried to put our game face on and show that we can continue as normal, but your safety is more important.

I'm sorry for worrying you last night with the post everyone could see. I'm alive but injured and still in the Hospital Wing. While I haven't seen Jaspar yet this morning, no one has told me he is among the dead. Once I'm able allowed to get up I'll find him and let you know he's fine.

There will be an announcement about how to pick up kids from Hogwarts soon. No more exams this year. Too many professors dead or fled .

Merry Christmas.

I hope you have the best day you can. I am sorry about the circumstances I have forced on our family. I miss you and wish there was some way we could be together, failing that I wish there was some way to reassure you of my safety and happiness health that didn’t endanger everyone.

I know you have a candle in the window, to light my way home from the darkness. I’m sorry I can’t follow it. If I came home it would all be worse for you. I have to stay where I am to try bring that home, that summoning light, to everyone, and I really do mean everyone, in the realm. I hope Jenni is welcome enough that our house is something like a home. We all owe her unending apologies, and a great many galleons. I hope that we can allow her to find her own home soon.

I hope someone found the presents for the littles in my apartment. I can’t say anything without risking all my friends, them knowing what was what could be too much. I hope you all figure out the Cleansweep 55 is for Jaspar. It’s used, but he should love it, even if you don’t let him have it until the summer. There’s a snow globe for Shelley. Keep it around as the season turns, it’ll show Hogwarts in whatever soggy weather it’s experiencing at the moment. I expect she’ll be imaging she can see Jaspar walking across the yard. The stuffed animal is for Lilith, of course. Squeeze it, it’ll make an appropriate animal noise, prance for a bit and change into a new animal.

Mum, you’ll find you’re further ahead in the barter network than you thought you were. There’s a painting or poem under the tree for me. I look forward to when I can see it. I’ll get a photo taken near the tree here, so someday it can be set beside yours for the year.

Dad, I hadn’t found anything for you yet when I had to leave. You’re hard to shop for. Nothing I could think of seemed right. I’d get you glasses or a remembrall, but you still wouldn’t get it and you’re never going to be able to read this anyway. I pray you find the way out of your blissful darkness.

While I have hope that the other stuff will be figured out, I doubt that anyone will figure out the somewhat disreputable baggy of women's underthings was intended for you Jenni. I’m sure they assumed someone, who doesn’t exist, stayed over and left things behind. I intended to drop it in your nook when no one was looking. They’re charmed six ways from Sunday. I hope I got the size close to right, it’s not something I could ask you, but the charms should take care of that. No matter the state they have to keep your cloths in or the weather, the cloths should go a long way toward keeping you comfortable.

I’m training harder than I ever have. I’ll keep working until the end so that we can be together again. Phoenixes are reborn in fire. In this life or the next we all be together again. Huh. I must have picked up more off him than I thought.

Good Night. I’m thankful we’re all alive and sane, but I’m so unbelievably sorry and alone in this crowd, tonight, of all nights.

Merry Christmas.

Something horrible happened this evening at supper. VolThe Lord Protector came to Hogwarts tonight. He humiliatedhumbled the entire Gryffindor house. He was very angry and after ranting a speech he tortured and killed Madam Hooch. Jaspar was there for it all. I felt you needed to hear it from me rather than see it in the papers tomorrow. He's had a calming draught and is in his bed.

I'll be there tomorrow morning after breakfast.

Just a reminder, I have my meeting with Transportation's Healer on Wednesday morning. I'm also scheduled with the Cannons for the first medical evaluation on the 22nd. I'll be gone for most of the day. To manage your expectations, even if I pass my relicensing for Apparition, I know that I am not yet fit flying form to be able to be hired yet. Dad, the best possible result of that evaluation is that they say they are excited to talk to me next month and that things are improving. You know Dralworth is having another terrible season, so there's a tiny sliver of hope.

My exercises continue, so I'll be out very early and back for breakfast. I've also agreed to help a friend of mine every morning. Just last week he got placed on a similar regime as I am on and it would be terrible for him if he stopped over break so I'm going to help keep him on track.