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[boywholives]

How is it possible that my little baby boy is six years old already? I know it's cliché, but they really do grow up extraordinarily fast. One day, none of them will need me anymore as they'll be leading lives of their own, and hopefully doing a better job of it than I've done with mine.

Christ I feel old.

We got back from Italy on the 29th, and

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[dracolicious]

For the amount of time we've actually spent here lately, I'd feel ridiculous maintaining a mortgage on this house. If we still had one, that is.

[boywholives]

It's good to get away sometimes, though. Don't you think so? Makes you appreciate home all the more.

[dracolicious]

In some ways, maybe. Other aspects certainly seem to dull in comparison . . . things like neighbors and the generally lackluster British foliage.

[boywholives]

It was good to get away, though, wasn't it?

[dracolicious]

Here, Potter. My itinerary proposal for dragging the whole of Widdleton and company to Cannes for our annual excursion. No full moons, birthdays, or other disruptions in sight.

[boywholives]

...you made an itinerary?

[dracolicious]

Shut your mouth, you pitiful excuse for a yes man.

[boywholives]

Draco, you've scheduled toilet breaks...

[dracolicious]

Oh, come now, don't give me that face. I know you're just dying to abandon ship yet again. The birthday boy, on the other hand, might prove a bit more difficult to convince. . . .

[boywholives]

Well can't we at least delay it until, you know, middle of August or something?

[dracolicious]

No. You will show me a rare burst of obedience and begin preparations at once.

[boywholives]

But. Koi pond.

[dracolicious]

As an aside . . . how much do you reckon I would need to offer Granger in exchange for her aid in an official capacity?

[boywholives]

A good bottle of wine ought to do it.

[dracolicious]

Granger's no booze hound, and she and Weasley can't afford to be charitable with their time which could be otherwise spent on money-spinning schemes, like holding down mundane jobs. If I expect regular assistance, she will expect regular pay.

[boywholives]

I never said that she was, but maybe her and Ron would enjoy a bit of time alone, without Lucy, having a nice drink or two. I think that she'd love that.