Justin Finch-Fletchley

We made it out. We're heading to the rally point.

I say, we're taking rather heavy fire but we've managed to evade them for the moment. I've sent the same message to Harry and Moon.

Has Zabini managed to rejoin the group or is he staying with Ron's?

-F-F

Chaps,

I say, good show today! Well done with the maps, Moon, and thanks for assuming the risk of taking point for most of the afternoon.

I'm well surprised we made it through the whole course, what! Well, I say 'we' but the rest of you did, at any rate. That MLE bloke seemed to know just where I'd be. Harry, lucky we switched bags when we did. There were--what--fifteen, altogether?

Harry, I'll have a word with Macmillan, shall I, about all the Apparation horror stories? I think they're putting Greengrass off her game. Patil didn't seem bally well happy with him, either--particularly after Zabini's incident this morning, what!

-Justin

Draco,

I say, our team came across Ron. He's being held near that bally well huge oak with the half-moon-shaped knothole above the third branch, what. Do you remember it from Monday? It was just where Auror Desai caught up with Professor Dolohov--the first time, what, not where she bested him.

It's about half a kilometre a quarter-mile SSW of the central camp. There's a bearded MLE chap with him.

Daphne had a blue scarf which we've tied at the top-most limb of a birch tree just north of the place. If you fly over, you should be able to land there with jolly good cover to investigate for yourselves.

If you'd like us to help in the rescue, I say, let me know and I'll ask a couple of mine to assist.

Good hunting, old chap! If you lot aren't in camp already by the time we free Harry, we'll come back and get Ron as well.

Cheers,

-Justin

Hullo, all,

I'm not sure whether we'll be able to stay awake for it, what, but I thought it might be helpful for us to discuss today's exercises. Neville, Sally-Anne, and the others, I hope it's not too distressing to read about what we're doing here but it seems the sort of lessons we could apply and use next time the Order asks us questions about our field operations, such as they are.

(Oh, and Dux, I'm going to write you an open PM just so those in the tent who aren't in the ISS won't wonder where this entry is.)

So...I'm not even sure how to begin to summarise what we've already done, what, only that we just were sent to our tents about ten minutes ago and gracious, it's been a long day.

This morning after a bit of fitness, we went on a broom race. Congratulations again, Ron and Harry, on placing first and second. I'm surprised I finished anything other than last, what, but I suppose it wasn't much of a stretch to realise that there was a ley line nearby.

After lunch we had a lecture on team tactics and then Apparition practice. (I say, sorry, Sally-Anne! Bad luck they've started us on that and you're not here. Will you be going to Grimmauld at all in the next two weeks, I hope?)

Ron, Harry, is that when you selected our teams, after that? Dash it, the day's already a bit of a blur. Well, we had teams (and good form, both of you, in mixing things up a bit) and then Professor Dolohov took one group and Auror Desai took the other, and we each had to retrieve something from an area that had been laid in traps.

I say, we all thought that would be all for the day but they surprised us and made us go through another exercise! This time we each had to work to disable the other team's leader (so, Professor Dolohov was Ron's team's target and Auror Desai was Harry's--er, our team's, what).

Then after supper this evening we talked about the day's activities.

That's frightfully sketchy, what, but I haven't the strength to write in detail. Besides, I rather think everyone ought to be given the chance to tell what happened.

I say, when do those of you who've got it plan to 'learn' Apparation? If we're meant to be practising it for the whole fortnight, what, I suspect we shall have to continue not to do it properly at least into next week. I rather think that might be as bally well dangerous as actually learning!

-Justin

I say, I think it's dashed unfair to ask us to sit through this dry old lecture, what, after all the swimming, running, flying and marching we've been doing since before breakfast!

(If anyone asks, we're taking notes, yes? And if anyone should need to know something about the Falklands, my mother had a cousin in the Royal Navy--but I rather think it does make sense, given how it took the military out of the country at just the right (or wrong) time.)

Still, this is the only way I think I shall bally well keep awake, if he insists on droning on, what?

-Justin

Hello,

Have you received your timetable for the summer yet? I haven't but I was thinking about when we might arrange to see each other. Would your parents suspect anything if you spent more time than usual with Remy? Or if he invited you or something?

I did get an owl, by the way. She's a long-eared owl, because she reminded me a bit of Tevis. Her name's Teagan.

Oh, and the Jugsons have a muggleborn servant, did you know? Her name's Maggie. She's more Mrs Jugson's ladies' maid, I suppose. There's a cook but she's a half-blood. I'm to meet my tutors tomorrow. Alfie wanted to know if he and Remy were going to the tutor as well (Remy told him to shut it, why should he want to waste his summer revising, what!) but no, Mr Jugson said the tutor's just to make sure I'm well set for O.W.L.s next year.

But I do hope we may spend some time together soon. You remember that thing I said I wasn't at liberty to tell you? Well, I am now.

I've got to go for a while. Mr and Mrs Jugson want me to go with them to a garden party hosted by the Pages.

Soon?

-Justin