Ireland is dreadfully boring, much to no one's surprise. We herd the animals, cool off in the pond and tend to the fields. A delightful and simple existence.

How is your summer? Better than mine I hope?

A handful of chickens, a cow, and three goats. There's some ducks in the pond, but they don't belong to my family. We slaughter the cow every winter for meat, which was hard to stomach at first. Such is the life.

I want to go back to school too. Is there anything fun to do in Hogsmeade? Being near a town must keep things lively at least.

They can be. The chicks are cute.

How many more friends would you hope to live in Hogsmeade? Why there's Sloane, Calla, and Edison! Cameron and Maddy aren't too far away either, as Irvingly is supposedly close, isn't it?

I suppose not. I don't know much about Hogsmeade other than what I've learned on Hogsmeade weekends. Are the neighborhoods so large you cannot meet up on a walk? I don't mean to push, this is more of a curious question than anything.

Understood. The effort to maintain friendships can feel overwhelming at times.

I'm sorry. The topic recently came up between someone else and I and it frightened me a bit. I didn't mean that you or they were unwilling to make an effort.

Forgive me?