Oh, I agree with you about owl-ordering. Mummy does that all the time, but I'm not used to it. I'd rather pick up and look at something before deciding whether to buy it.

Usually I like making my gifts, but ugh, no time this year! What will it be like when we're doing O.W.L.s or N.E.W.T.s? I can hardly believe the Prefects when they say that we get more work every year, but I suppose it must be true. It seems like the seventh years practically live at the library.

You're probably right about my swishing speed. That's the one thing I usually get wrong on my charms. I wonder how long it'll take me before I really get the knack?