8th April, 1888

Dear Blythe,

Knowing as I do that your exams are iminent I thought it prudent to released from any obligation to see me during the upcoming Hogsmeade weekend. Truthfully I would be appalled if you were so much as considering a jaunt to the village when everything rests upon your results as, I need hardly remind you, anything other than the very best will not justify the continuation of your education.

I apologise if this seems unnecessarily harsh Blythe but you know our circumstances and I simply cannot afford to coddle you any longer. You must be diligent in your studies and with discipline and God's will you shall succeed.

As ever, my dear, you will be in my prayers.

With Love,
Aunt Temperance.