DISORDER JOURNALS

I hear the Welsh Greens have been sighted returning early this year! 🐉

[FRIENDS/FAMILY/FORMER AURORS]

In case you haven't heard yet, Nora and I are back. Hello! Please give us your updates! We've missed you all!

I have a few of my own:

The Animagus Registry had only 7 registered members last century; for the 21st, I've officially made that 8. [A link to the registry website, with Rhys' name and details now added to the list] Hopefully, that puts any further rumours about my being an Inferi to rest.

I've accepted a position with the Society for the Prevention of Injustice to Faultless Folk (SPIFF) investigating cases and gathering evidence relating to the unjust arrest/detainment/dismissal/what-have-you of Muggleborn citizens and others in order to build court cases, as well as helping them obtain employment, resources, rehabilitation, et al. One of our former guests* was kind enough to put in a recommendation. Please let me know if you know of anyone who could benefit from these pro-bono services.

*For those of you who didn't know, Nora and I had been using the B&B as a sanctuary for people who had nowhere else to go, so please forgive any boring history lessons I may have posted in order to fend off purist scrutiny. I'm happy to report that everyone is well (as they can be, anyway) and heading back to their regular lives. Now that I'm free to say so: FUCK PURISM, FUCK DISCRIMINATION, FUCK BIGOTED FUCKERY, thank you very much. It's a relief to be able to speak freely.

I think that's it for the big reveals. I told you all that I got top marks in Concealment and Disguise.

Pea and Carrot have already gotten rained on and melted into fuzzy puddles. Welcome back, I suppose.

Nora and I are e

Albi, now a free elf, sends his regards: [a photo of their former house elf looking happy on a beach in a tiny Hawaiian shirt]

Nora probably also has some things to add, but I'll leave those for her to tell.

Lots of love!

Thank goodness Wizfeed always knows what one should do with one's life.

You got: Inventor
You'll invent something ingenious, patent it, and never have to work again. You could spend the rest of your days on a gigantic yacht, but instead you'll probably spend them inventing even more cool stuff.

[NORA]

I've got a job interview! How's work?

Easter chocolate's on sale for 80% off at Myfanwy's. You're welcome.

[02-05 MINUS DEATH EATERS AND DEATH EATER-ADJACENT AND PROBABLE DEA Ah, fuck it

[NORA]

[In Portuguese]

I can't wait to be free of all these batshit crazy/stupid purists and big reveals. Tell me more about Brazil.

One of my mutuals on Hooter is also an Auror that was forcibly retired and now works as a private investigator in São Paulo. I'm going to ask him more about it.

I'm excited!

[DAFYDD]

When you said you'd leave if I left, did you mean that?

[FORMER AURORS]

Can everyone please check in? Does anyone need anything? Let's coordinate. This has been a lot of f news within a short period of time, and I think we should all get on the same page.

[NORA]

Do you want to get dinner somewhere tonight? Let's do something, just the two of us.

[FRIENDS]

In case you need it, here's a picture of Pea and Carrot getting ready for Easter.

Due to severe structural damage, The Gentle Green is closed for good. We'd like to take this moment to thank you for 378 years of business. It's been swell.

[DAFYDD + NORA]

Thanks again for letting us stay here.

[ORDER FRIENDS THAT HE KNOWS THE IDENTITY OF + NORA]

Thanks again for all of your help. I hope our friends are settling in nicely wherever they are. Please pass on our gratitude to everyone else who pitched in.

[GRACE & NORA]

Not to alarm you, but apparently the DMLE/former Aurors are on order to look for Order members and your brother is at the top of the list. Probably just residual bitterness after that post of his, but I thought you should know. Not that you heard it from me.

[NORA & RHYS' CLOSE FRIENDS & FAMILY (please feel free to ask if you're not sure! ♥)]

We're having a nice, low-key board game night at the B&B on Thursday night. Please do drop by, if you're able! We'd love to see you. Snacks will be provided, but more are always welcome.

Cadwallader & Sons Musical Instruments & Instruction's Wizarding Composer of the Month promotion continues this month with our tribute to Vance Brocklehurst (1623 - 1758), who is well-known for his series of compositions that are only able to be performed while airborne on a broomstick. Come by and answer a trivia question to receive a discount off your purchase.

I was going to post this quiz, but then I got a Grim and remembered that quizzes are stupid.

[NORA]

Looks like there may be an electrical storm in the forecast. I guess we'll watch for lightning!

Today marks the 369th birthday of Hildegarde Boffin, whose creative use of the Geminio Curse combined with cellos is still being studied to this day.

What's your favourite piece of musical trivia?

And for those of you who don't care about trivia, here is a puffskein playing piano.


[FORMER AURORS]

Has anyone had any issues with adding to wards lately? I was trying to upgrade my parents' today, and couldn't add anything new. I kept trying, and they started to unravel, so I stopped. I tried to do the same elsewhere just to ensure I wasn't doing something wrong, and it was fine.

Have any of you run into this?

[NORA]

I hope you're having a great first day back at work! 💛

This is a very important Wizfeed quiz.

I got "Mashed Potatoes: You're down-to-earth and very low-key. Everyone feels comfortable around you." I certainly hope that's true, though you can't really go wrong with potatoes.

[NORA]

This is terrible. No wonder why barely anybody does it.

[DAFYDD]

I found something for you.

Cadwallader & Sons Musical Instruments & Instruction will be having a Wizarding Composer of the Month promotion starting this February. Drop by the shop and answer a trivia question about this month's featured composer to receive a discount off your purchase.

February's composer is Ethelyn Clutterbuck (1776 - 1891), best known for creating challenging pieces featuring levitating string sections.

Additionally, we had a cancellation for Valentine's Day at the Gentle Green, so if you need a last-minute getaway, send us an owl, as it will go fast.

Also, a reminder that there is a Super Blue Blood Moon coming up this Wednesday, so you know, there's that. It'll be an exciting night for astronomy fans, and others.

[NORA]

I love you. Do you still want to do this on Wednesday?

[GAWAIN]

Any news on your mum?

[BYRON]

How's your head? Still attached?

[WILL]

How's the arm?

[GRACE]

How are you feeling after yesterday?

[BAZ]

How's the WWN?

[DAFYDD]

If anyone was giving you any trouble, you would tell me, right?

[EVERYONE WHO CAME TO THIS]

Thank you so much for coming out! It was great seeing you all. I really needed that.

[NORA]

Thank you again. That was a wonderful surprise.

I'm thinking of booking us a nice dinner somewhere next week. Do you have any preferences?

[Nora is included on these initial wards]

[GAWAIN]

He's gone. We're alive. No-one's maimed (well, I am, but it's the same amount of maimed as usual). Hiking and Scrabble, however, are ruined forever.

So far we haven't found any bodies or curses, though I keep checking to see if I've missed something.

[BAZ]

You can stop panicking now, he's gone. Nora's safe. Sorry for worrying you.

[a picture of Pea and Carrot wearing tiny felt reindeer antlers]

I'd have them pull a sleigh, but I'm not quite sure where the harness would go.

Please post your festive pet pictures. I think we could all use a bit of cheer.

[NORA]

I was reading about the last International Symposium of Animagi a couple years back—did you hear about that? Adrian Tutley, gerbil animagus, threw a hissy fit because a bunch of 14-year olds from Uagadou did some thing with synchronised transformation, turning into elephants and cheetahs and the like. There was a big hubbub. Imagine being that jealous of some talented kids?

Also, have Meredith and Chris picked a dog they like yet? I haven't heard anything, but I also feel like they like you more than me, so I figured maybe they'd mentioned it to you.

Unrelated, I think I might have found another secret passageway/compartment in the Snowdrop room, but I haven't quite figured out how to access it.

It's also the anniversary of us decorating our first tree, so I think we should decorate another to celebrate. Love you.

[NORA AND GAWAIN]

Mate, have you had a chance to examine those ID things?

Because if not, I can save you some effort (and fingers).

If you'd like to experience some traditional, magical Welsh culture this holiday season, you're invited to join us for the 301st Annual Mari Lwyd at the Gentle Green B&B on December 29th; say hello to our festive thestral and enjoy some song, food, and cider and/or hot chocolate. It's free, so bring by the whole family.



What are some of your favourite holiday traditions?

This Wizfeed article is bullshit. If they were going to rank dragons on deadliness alone, they should have just called it that.

Welsh Greens are excellent. The fact that you can watch them (from a safe distance, of course) without being eaten is the best part.

[NORA]

So, looks like Patronus lessons for us regular folks are basically 'illegal' now. All the more reason to keep practicing here. Do you think the Hills and Petersons would like to practice sometime?

Also, do you think we should do some sort of family Christmas thing here at the B&B, since they won't be able to be with theirs?

Also also, my parents have invited both you and Baz to join anything our family's doing, of course since you can't. I don't know if he'd be interested, or whether that would be too uncool.

[WILL]

How's Eurig? How are you?

[GAWAIN]

I saw a cat that looked just like Mittens on Wiztagram. Are you sure he's not living a secret double-life?

[TONKS]

Thank you for the chocolates. I'm happy he made it back to you.

It's World Kindness Day. It would be nice if

If you were a comic book character, which one would you be? Discuss.

[FAMILY - NORA, WILL, BAZ, DAFYDD]

Gruff (my nephew) certainly seems to be getting into the spirit of things:

[a very cheesy postcard from France featuring an anthropomorphic baguette and some inscrutable French joke]

[TONKS]

I've been keeping an eye on things like I said I would, but the closest I've gotten was a sighting on Hooter that—when I did some more digging— turned out to be a sighting of Romulus Lapine: breeder of fine show rabbits instead. Sorry. I'll keep at it, though. Any news on your end?

Baz, if you're just going to make 🤢 faces at me, you might as well skip this entry, because I've earned the right to be schmaltzy, damn it!

All anniversaries are important to me, but coming up on Monday is the most important one of all: seven glorious years of being married to the kindest, smartest, most wonderful, most beautiful human being I've ever been blessed enough to know and share my life with. She's my soulmate, the love of my life, and my best friend. She's stuck with me through the good times and the not-so-good ones. She's believed in me even when no-one else did, least of all myself. I really don't have the words to express just how much she means to me, but I can sure try.

Nora, I fall more and more in love with you every day, and I look forward to the next seven years, and the seven after that, and so on and so forth. Thank you for putting up with me all this time, but more importantly, thank you for being you.

I love you very much. Happy anniversary. 💛

[NORA]

Sorry for being an embarrassment. I'm excited to get away from it all and spend some quality time with you.

I've packed up Pea and Carrot's things and talked to Sally and Meredith about what to do in case of emergencies. Is there anything else I'm forgetting?

Today, a 10-year old got nervous about her recital and threw up all over my shoes. How's your day going?

[NORA]

Do you think we should maybe like, do some defense practice with our guests sometime?

Also, happy You Meeting my Family For The First Time and Not Running Away Screaming and/or Dying of Boredom day.

[OLDER HUFFLEPUFF FRIENDS*]

I'm thinking of getting some new board games, anyone have any suggestions? Also, you're obligated to come play them with me.

[CHELSEA]

Are you and your family okay? Do you want a baked mac and cheese?

*Throw yourself in here!

[GAWAIN & CADWALLADERS]

I think a Death Eater is sending me 'presents'.

The older I get, the less sure I am of where all the fun Halloween stuff is.

Also my yard decorations are going to be the best yard decorations. Don't fight me on this.

[NORA]

I have no idea how I'm going to decorate the yard. This is the first year I've had an entire B&B to dress up. Suggestions?

Today marks a very important anniversary:

It's been seven years since Nora and I baked our first pumpkin pie together, a very memorable occasion on which we horribly burned said pie and then covered up said burned bits with excessive amounts of whipped cream.

Let us celebrate with these seven pumpkin pies I've burned especially for this occasion.

Love you, honey. 😘💛

[NORA]

Also, how do you feel about the pitter-patter of little feet?

No, not because I'm secretly knocked up, but because my brother's asking me if I'll teach again.

We could use the extra money, I suppose.

Normally, I'm more of a hot chocolate fan myself, but now that I know you can make pumpkin spice lattes at home, perhaps I'll be inclined to switch it up more often.

Small comforts, you know?

[NORA]

Pea, Carrot, and I have a trick to show you.

Also, my mam's sending my brother over with some chicken soup later. She says it's for the owls' safety, but I know it's just because she wants to check in on us. Sorry in advance.

[GAWAIN]

So. I see Ciara's being called in for a 'chat'. Is this going to be a thing now for people who are related to 'fugitives' or what?

September already?

{A picture of puffskeins Pea and Carrot hanging out in some autumn leaves}



[FORMER DMLE FRIENDS]

Is it true? I mean, if you're allowed to say.

[NORA]

I hate to say this, but I'm glad Gruff's gone right now.

I miss being able to just go for a fly for a few hours as a distraction.

Also, my mam sent over a lasagna large enough to feed 10 people. You know how she gets.

Not sure what to do with yourself now that the season finale of Game of Thrones is upon us? Why not book a weekend getaway and see some dragons in the flesh? The annual Common Welsh Green migration is coming up soon, and we're a perfectly situated base for your dragon-watching adventures. Fall season is always a hit, so book early to avoid disappointment. Visit TheGentleGreen.wales or YGwyrddYsgafn.cymru for more details. 🐉

[NORA]

How are you feeling about all of this, love?

Also, you wouldn't believe what I just found behind the bookshelf in the Daffodil Room. You should come down and take a peek when you have a moment.