Our voices echo, magnifying your arrival.

[alwayspms]

Cedric is here. Did everyone see? Can anyone help him? He needs help, I think. Cedric?

This parchment shortage does not surprise me. I always knew the world was a terrible place. Everyone is against me, and nobody understandsThey sent me my letter on the skin of a cod. Don't think I didn't notice that those are Cedric's initials. Your plan

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[potter_mouth]

HONESTLY, CHO, STOP YOUR WHINGING.

"EVERYONE IS AGAINST ME, AND NOBODY UNDERSTANDS. BLAH BLAH."

THAT'S ME.

HELLO.

THE WHOLE WORLD IS AGAINST ME. NOT YOU.

[alwayspms]

"From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig was a brilliant professor, and another fig was Ee Gee, the amazing editor..."

My fig tree has been horribly maimed, Harry.

[potter_mouth]

OH WOE FOR CHO.

YOU SEE THIS FACE? THIS IS NOT THE FACE OF SOMEBODY WHO CARES.

[alwayspms]

But I am upset.

[cornered_beef]

The world is not all horrible, you know. Perhaps you should be positive for once.

[alwayspms]

Is it not?

I cannot see a world without Cedric as being anything but horrible.

But thank you for your input, Michael. I do miss you.

[cornered_beef]

But I thought Cedric came back. He was talking in Dumbledore's post. Isn't that a miracle, or proof that the world isn't as bad as it seemed?

I miss you too sortof.

[alwayspms]

Cedric was cruelly snatched away (passive, I know!), and tossed back in this chaotic mess. Do you think that the hastily done good outweighs the bad? I am willing to admit that maybe the world isn't quite so horrible, but I remain convinced it's really not so pleasant.

I hope you are well, Michael. I think I ought to sleep, now.