Presents, slightly belated
[Parcel for Stephen]
Several records of bands Kevin fancies and thinks Stephen should like, a box of rather flash chocolates, and a book of slightly erotic love poetry, with this scrawled on the title-page:
"Poems are Muggle spells --
let me trace one into your skin
with my fingertips,
a simple charm to keep you close
and safe in my arms
always."
(it is unsigned)
[Parcel for Pansy]
A slightly foxed hardback copy of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe that smells faintly of sandalwood, and the fully annotated Wordsworth Classics edition of Jane Austen's Emma.
[Parcel for Adrian]
A cheap knockoff gameboy imitation already fitted with batteries, with rather detailed Ravenclawish intructions that Kevin took some pains to write out neatly, and a second-hand paperback Importance of Being Earnest.
[Parcel for Marietta]
A slim book of Muggle poetry by various women, including Adrienne Rich, Sylvia Plath, and Emily Dickenson.
[Parcel for Michael]
A pre-loved copy of the Ghost in the Shell trade paperback and a packet of stick-on-tattoos of various Chinese characters.
There are also cards for Anthony and for Terry, which Kevin has entirely forgotten he gave to his mother to post.