I hope you enjoyed the rest of your holiday and settled back into school easily. Only five more months until you're home for the summer!

It feels even stranger to have missed the train this time as opposed to the start of the year. I think it's something to do with the weather, Scotland is far colder and snowier than the farm or London. The grounds were usually covered with a thick coating of snow by now, meanwhile in London everything is coated with this horrible layer of grime. I wish I had held out for an offer from Hogsmeade Hospital instead of settling for St. Mungo's. At least I'd be closer to you and more able to meet up with everyone on Hogsmeade weekends.

When is the next one? Maybe we can arrange for all of us to get a drink or something. Tea maybe? I've been developing a taste for ale but it's still not something I'd request first. Do you have any preferences?