Dear Violet,

I regret to inform you. My parents are ridiculous and said I can't go to France. I don't know why they are so bleeding silly, but I guess I'm in Hogsmeade for the summer.

Do you get to visit or do you have to spend the whole summer in France? I guess that wouldn't be so bad for you. Have you started your summer reading yet? I know we have OWLs this year, but did every professor have to assign a mountain of reading?

Anne