Summer

[alt_megan]

My guardian says that summer is the best time to call on people you haven't seen all year but you don't want to fall out of touch with. I'm not quite sure why, I think winter would be better. There's not as much else to do in winter, but when I said that she didn't even reply. So I was wrong. I suppose it's too uncomfortable in winter so clever people stay home where they can be sure of being comfortable. My guardian is very sensitive to cold. So am I.

However, I like calling on people. Especially people who don't On Friday we called on my guardian's friend Miss Mildred. We had to floo because I was coming along, and unfortunately I am far too young to apparate. But my guardian's friend Miss Mildred's fireplace was spotless of course, and my guardian hardly minded at all.

Miss Mildred has a foster daughter whose name is Ethel. I don't know if Ethel is truly her name, I think perhaps it's not, but Miss Mildred called her Ethel, so I did so also. Ethel is going to Hogwarts next year, and my guardian told me I should speak with her about being a first year.

I didn't have a chance to talk to her at first. My guardian and Miss Mildred had loa a great deal to talk about and of course I wouldn't think of interupting them. But I watched Ethel and I thought she looked nice. She had Miss Mildred's little dog on her lap, and she kept it quiet and sometimes I saw her looking at me as if she was wondering about me just like I was wondering about her. I wonder what she thought.

But then Ethel got the dog to couldn't keep the dog from barking, and we got sent away to play with the dog. It was great fun. I wish my guardian had a dog. Or even a bird. Maybe a parrot, I think that would be brilliant. But I'm not sure what I would want to teach it to say. So maybe a turtle. I think turtles look very self possessed, and I think my guardian would like that.

Oh, I also told Ethel about Hogwarts of course. I think Ethel will do well at Hogwarts. She's very clever good at getting proper. Of course she would be, my guardian's friend Miss Mildred would only bring up proper people. Just like my guardian. I hope. I do try very hard.

I think Ethel and Miss Mildred might come visit us next week. I hope they do.

P.S. My guardian says that she wouldn't like turtles. Or parrots. Or dogs. She doesn't even like cats. That's why most of the cats stay outside, especially in the summer.

Comments

[alt_sally_anne]

What do you call your guardian? Do you call her Mrs whatever her last name is or something else? Is she going to let you go on the camping trip?

Did Ethel say what house she wants to be in?

[alt_megan]

I call her "my guardian" if I'm talking to someone else. Or "ma'am" if I'm talking to her. That's respectful. She was never married so she wouldn't be Mrs, and she doesn't like it if I call her Miss Theophila, even though that's proper. I think that's proper. I'm not sure. I used to call her sister Mrs Wright.

I thought she might not. Camping is grubby. But she says it'll do me good to get out of the house.

Ooooh. I didn't ask. I'll ask her next time.