Dear Violet,

This is all nonsense. Don't you dare be like Emma Flitwick. She's wicked smart but wasn't smart enough to avoid getting engaged to a professor. I don't know what happened between them and I don't want to, but whatever it was, don't do that. And it seems a proper waste to let someone who doesn't even know you're great at Charms decide if you get to stay in classes or not.

I need to talk to Sirius Black when we get back to school, but I should be succeeding him. It's what's right, after all. I suppose you'll take French Club over. That will be good for them, they can have someone that knows what they're saying in charge again. I think you're the first real French person since Miss Bonaccord.

I have no idea what Flaubert is, but if you call me your maid again, I will jinx you, Violetta.


Anne