Getting rather gloomy, isn't it?

( Private )

( Private )

My students seem to be adjusting well to their return.

I had an excellent time in Greece despite having several blind dates.

( Private )

It's been so good to be with family again.

Even if mother did put Xenia to setting me up with yound men she knows. It seems mother has exhausted her supply of elligable bachelors who are around my age and older.
At least they're nice fellows.

Sleep is good.

I'm actually looking forward to the Halloween Ball. Costume parties are always interesting when there are teenagers around. Hopefully they won't get too wild.

And Sybill, I'd advise you not to inbibe large quantities of any beverages that are served.

[Warded to Staff, with the exception of Sybill]

After reading the Herald, I am tempted to advise the house elves to be on guard against letting Sybill near the edibles. Though I personally do not care for bean curd in the first place ( Read more... )

Well, I appear to have recovered from whatever I've had recently. Nasty cold, or something. I wasn't about to see Pomfrey about it for fear of passing it to any students still in the Hospital Wing ( Read more... )

( Dirge Without Music )

...what a night. I don't think I've said that many prayers in years. And never that many for...children. So young. Too young for this to happen...too young to have to see death like this ( Read more... )

I met the new Muggle Sudies professor, Christopher Jennings. Nice, polite young man fellow. Handsome. He had an air of sadness about him, though ( Read more... )