Bath? London? Mama and Poppy have gone back and forth so often that I'm not certain where she'll be staying, yet all I can promise is she'll be within my eyesight.

Maybe I'll just send Poppy to Flint with you, so you can do your part. You've watched her at Hogwarts and I think it'll be a nice bonding opportunity with you. I am rather disappointed, of course, with your news.

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Of course he frowned at the news. It seemed like just an excuse for Basil to weasel his way out of events - he couldn't be upper class without actually acting on it.

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