Thank you; I didn't think you would find me owling to be inappropriate, but some people do and I didn't know, maybe you'd changed since school. I'm glad you still consider me a friend, even if I have fallen out of touch.
You're right, they were complaining about an assignment. It seemed reasonable to me; I mean, I wouldn't want to spend four days copying the rule book, especially if I'd already gotten through it by the second day. I didn't check for copying charms or anything though. On further thought, it does seem a bit suspicious to hand write two hundred pages in a mere sixteen hours. That must have been what the Headmistress thought when I suggested that the upper form students who had finished the book could go to the library instead.
How did you go about checking to ensure that the students hadn't cut corners? Is there a charm of some sort? That was never my strength, as you probably remember.
Thank you very much, and it's good to hear from you again. From now on I'll make an effort to keep up with my former classmates!