The topic of my family is one we should avoid for now, I think. I'm sore over the situation still. You have my apologies.

Please, Calla. Do not attempt to train dragons. At least not until you're a full fledged magizoologist. Or at least under the care of one. Healing burns is a miserable experience for both the healer and the patient, with the deeper ones requiring more intense debridement before salves can be applied. There was one burn patient I had to help transport a few weeks ago - it was ghastly. The risk isn't worth the reward, however fun it seems.

On a lighter note, the fire crabs say hello. (Or at least I assume they did!) I visited on a surprise afternoon off when there wasn't much to be done at home. There were far too many creatures for me to see in a few short hours. Let's plan to go over Christmas! Should we extend the invitation to all our friends? (I'll still avoid the sanditon for a while yet though. Perhaps I'm being overly cautious but I truly only know how to swim in the still waters of my pond. A raging, violent ocean would drown me in seconds.)

A roommate! How adult! I dream of the day I can move away from home. Although, with the threat of America looming nearer I doubt those roommates would be anyone other than my siblings. Daffy likely is only trying to find her footing as an independent woman. Give her some grace, she'll clue you in to whatever troubles her eventually.

As for marriage, I've thought about it quite a bit this summer. It seems like it would be something of a dream for me. Funnily enough, I once dreamt I'd marry Cameron, not that he'd ever cross my mind now. I don't think he spoke more than ten words to me specifically the entirety of last school year, and I've not heard from him since we left school. Which, I supposed is to be expected. I always knew friendships would be difficult to maintain in the adult world, I just never thought his would be one of the first I lost. Maddie maybe, or Alycone. Even Lester seems a more explainable lost than Cameron. But, the drama of fourth year is not to be forgotten, and he and I are on two paths now, no imaginary marriage to be had.

I'll have to marry to be free of my siblings though, as I doubt any spouse of mine would tolerate their antics for long. Callum's most specifically. Perhaps once I'm no longer training I'll be able to consider the idea of courting more.

Have no fear, Mr. Moony drilled a fair bit of self defense into me over the summer. After several practice sessions I can stun with decent reliability, which is more than I can say my ability was upon leaving school. I'll be safe, I promise.

I'll look into it, although if Mr. Selwyn was on about it the odds of my ability to afford it are slim to none.

I hope your classes are going well! I miss you.