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[redwhiteandhero]

It's weird not shopping for school stuff. I saw a whole bunch of first years when I was in Diagon Alley the other day. It was actually pretty cute. They were all real excited. A couple of the parents seemed like muggles, so I helped 'em out a little. They seemed like good kids.

Fin's not going back to school either, she's gonna stay at the bakery. Which is awesome, 'cause if she was at Hogwarts we'd probably never see each other. Training's real rough, so I'm not gonna have a lot of free time anyhow.

Exam's coming up soon, but I think I'm ready for it. I've gotta be ready for it.