Ron Weasley

Hey.

I've been thinking about what I told you about my dad.

And about what Mr Black said. I read it again. And y'know, I don't know what to think now, exactly. Y'know, about my dad. Because, yeah. I think he does what Mr Black says, y'know? Justifying stuff he does. For his job. He does all that stuff to keep the camps in control because he thinks- no, really, he knows that the other people who work there, especially the people who work above him, but y'know, some of the others who want to move up higher, they'd do worse things if he weren't there. If they did his job, they'd be loads meaner than he is. But see, he can't stop what the rest of them do. And sometimes he even has to do things that make him sick. I mean, sometimes you can just tell when he comes home that he's sick about what he's had to do. Or if you can't tell from him, you can tell by the way mum acts and what she says to him.

So, yeah. Does that mean Mr Black would think my dad is horrible because he does what he does? Because, it's just like what he says about people in the middle: they do it because they're afraid their kids will get hurt or they'll get arrested and their families will get reclassified or worse.

Er.

They're out of the yellow fairy cakes. I'm bringing purple ones, but we can check later and see if they've brought out more of the yellow kind.

Only, I can't remember which punch you wanted. Um. And ask Bones and Nev if they want some. If they've come back from dancing, I mean.

That was totally awesome, mate! Just brilliant with your broom and all. And you were the best one by far.

I mean, Diggory was just sort of darting around this way and that, and then he got an idea. Kind of a weird one, cause she knocked this great rock at him that almost hit him, but then he Transfigured it into a dog, and he was trying to distract her, I guess, and anywiz, it pretty much worked and he got the egg, but the dragon must've cottoned on to what he was about cause she swung round and nearly roasted him. We all thought he was done for, and really he only just got away. And then that Delacour tried bewitching hers, I guess. She used some sort of charm I'd never seen before that shot violet mist at the dragon and it went all sort of sleepy and then dropped off completely. So that was sort of brilliant, only then it snored and totally set her robes on fire! I mean, she put them out right away and I don't think she even got hurt, only she looked totally petrified. And then Krum came out. He was the best yet, though you were totally better. I mean Krum didn't even think about calling his broom. That was bloody brilliant, mate! Anywiz, he did this thing where he hexed his dragon's eyes with some sort of goopy stuff that made it blind. Only it also made it seriously cross! And it was tromping this way and that way, and it smashed a bunch of its own eggs. And, y'know, that wasn't supposed to happen so they docked him points.

But you were amazing! Totally.

And, yeah. I don't think anybody thinks the tournament's rigged to make you win now. That took really serious skill, what you did. And you were the best of all of them.

Good show!

If it's not bad luck to wish good luck for something like this, then good luck to both of you.

I guess it was sorta history being made tonight, yeah? It was well odd, but nift that nothing like this has ever happened before. Even if

Anywiz, I hope the other lot know Draco dormiens and all, because we're totally going to win this tournament.

Good show. It was loads of fun last night.

That's a nift set of Snap cards, yeah?

My robes kind of reek of that cigar, though, today. I thought it'd've faded overnight, but they're still pretty musty now.

All right. So you said we had to wait until school was over, and now it is.

I even waited until the train's left.

You were going to say who it was that's been bothering you. Which slimy Slytherin Quidditcher was it?

I mean, I don't much like any of your Quidditch players, but whoever did that to you deserves to get bludgered.

Oi, Stretton!

I hear you forgot Sally Anne's birthday was today. (It was Pansy that said, not her, so don't get cheesed off at her.) Anywiz, it's not so hard to send a school owl, or, y'know, walk up to someone and say 'Many Happy Returns', is it?

I mean, I know you're not her brother or anything, but it would've been a decent thing to do.

Um.

Does this work?

I mean, is it only you that can see this?