Dear Miss Lucille Flint,
While I may be part of a more calmer part of the Minstry, I do remember the hustle and bustle the Ministry had seemed to be in during that time. How is your family? I don't believe I spent time with either of your cousins outside of class, but I do remember them from Hogwarts. I do hope things have calmed down, for the both of them. For your entire family, really.

Like any family members, having siblings is a blessing and a curse at times. Avril has always been more of an independent spirit. I feel mother made a mistake by taking her out of school early. Jolie loves to follow me around. It is very sweet, though sometimes I have to ask for a little more space when she gets a bit carried away. I constantly worry for King. He always seems rather stressed, and I don't wish him to live his life like that. Ler

I'm sorry, it's still difficult to mention Leroy. He was always a calm presence, to the best of his ability at least. Sybille is a very sweet girl, though sometimes can get caught up in her thoughts more than she intends. She dreams of owning a bakery. Mother worries that other's will mock her for this. I have faith in her, she can handle it, as long as she is doing something she loves. Rosie is still hard to read, as you can imagine. A rather quiet baby, which the nanny both worries over and is happy with.

A large family can make one feel like the biggest house is still very crowded, but at least things usually stay fairly interesting. I think they are all quite ready to get back to something normal, though I'm sure they will miss time with mother, given what happened. But normal is good, and letters will be written. I doubt mother will have time to be away from her desk for very long. I can't imagine having an older sibling. I wonder what it is like. I do hope that my siblings can look up to me in some way, or at least tolerate me. I'm certain Avril sees me as a nag these days.

I don't think such a thought is selfish at all. Sometimes, even though I was only partially involved, all I wanted to do was pause time for Avril. Aunt Jade did most of the planning with Mrs. Bulstrode, it seemed. Mr. Nott's sister, I should say. Avril didn't seem too interested, which suited our aunt just fine. It was like the woman was planning her own wedding.

Your Friend,
Mr. Ace Lukeson