He toyed with the idea of sending back parchment with ink marks shaped like frog footprints, and only eventually decided against it when he realized he wasn't entirely sure he knew what frog footprints looked like. (That, and he wanted to talk to her more than he wanted to be cheeky — he'd been worried when the correspondence died off last month that he wouldn't hear from her again).

M,

That would certainly have been an interesting twist to last week, wouldn't it? I imagine if I had been a bullfrog, I'd be back to myself by now... but who's to say? It's not an experiment I've ever tried. Given how difficult I suppose it would be to navigate the floo network as a bullfrog, I can't say it's one I'm keen to try out, either.

I'll confess I didn't try your alteration. The timing worked in my favor, of course; not much in the way of early social obligations on Mondays and Tuesdays. I'll see how it suits next time — that whole week is already full of invitations, coming as it does right on the heels of the Hogwarts debut. Not a good week to squeeze in any extra hours of sleep.

How about you? Any reprieve from the long working hours and trouble sleeping, or more of the same?

A.G.