To: Michael & Mandy Corner; Celeste Corner; Oliver & Gwenog Wood; Beatrice Wood; Isla Wood; Montgomery Wood; Penelope Wood
From: Elise Corner
Time: Friday afternoon, 11 October

( Birthday Party Invitations! )

Daddy! There's an adoption fair at the Ministry. Can I get a pet? Please?

Okay, just assuming he says yes, what should I get? I love cats, and they're rather independent, but a dog or a crup might be cute, too. What do you all think?

It's been a good run. Still nowhere near Catriona McCormack's 36 tries at the World Cup, but after 38 years in the BIL, I've decided I'm ready to step down. This will be my last season with the Kestrals and in professional Quidditch.

I find it doesn't bother me like I thought it might. The game's given a lot to me, and I'm looking forward to finding ways to give back to the game. I'm looking forward to the time off, too, and to eating whatever I bloody well feel like and never getting up before 8 a.m. again.

Farewell, British and Irish League. It's been a blast, and I wouldn't trade the last 38 years for anything. See you in the stands.

Ummm.

Okay, the other day I said something about how I had a sure thing kind of flat? Nevermind on that. I don't want to talk about it.

Back to square one!

GOOD NEWS!!! I have found a flat!!!

I know, I know. Round of applause, please and thank you. It's a really nice flat, too! It has two bedrooms and it isn't even in a bad neighborhood. Okay, I mean, there are better neighborhoods. And there were some dodgy looking characters about. But the landlord said that it's really not that bad at all, especially since there's a lot of locks on the doors on top of all of the warding that they do to keep out the creepers from down the street. So that's really great, right?? Security! Fancy!

And I mean, sure. The landlord said that some stuff needs to be repaired, but they're working on it! Who needs working plumbing, really? Well, I do. But they're going to hopefully have it fixed up before I have to move in, so that's fine! Right?

Anyway, I have another one on Diagon Alley that I want to check out, but looking at flats = fantastic! Exciting!

More information than I needed.

Who: Noah Longbottom and Celeste Corner
When: Saturday, 27 July
Where: Diagon
What: She sent him a Dear John letter a month ago. Now they're running into each other for the first time since then
Rating: A is for Awkward
Status: In progress.

( Oh. There she was. The girl who broke his heart. )

To: Elise and Celeste Corner
From: Amanda Corner
Time: around 3pm

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Things That Made Celeste Corner Feel Like An Adult This Week (despite still being 17):

1. Looking at flats. We've only been out of Hogwarts for, like, a month or something, but I'm beyond ready to head on out of my parents'. No offense, Elise; you and my favorite nephew are grand roommates. Looking at them, though, has overnight turned me into some kind of miserly nutter. I have to keep reminding myself that while not spending a lot of money on rent is great, so is not living in shady parts of London and having to fend off bug infestations.

2. Along the lines of the above, deciding that it'd be really grand if there was a garden option with whatever flat I end up picking. I never wanted a garden before, but suddenly I now do and I don't know if that makes me old or just am opening myself up to new experiences blah blah blah, but I'm putting it here anyway.

3. I haven't done a cartwheel in a million years and I tried to do one yesterday and I landed on my arse. I used to be able to do two right in a row. My life is more or less over.

4. Remembering that I am employed by an actual Quidditch team and it's not just some wild and crazy dream that I'm having and I'll wake up at any moment. At least, I hope it's not a dream. That'd be a hell of a long dream.

5. Um. That's about it.

Okay, so it isn't a long list. But the fact still stands that I feel a lot more like an adult than I thought I would two months ago while I was cramming for NEWTs.

I am so amused right now.

Cock? Tits? Is this what all our favourite old people talk about? My oh my!