Our Victoire is a Gryffindor! Fleur said she was so excited to be going that she had them up at 4 a.m.! She and Teddy came off the train at Hogsmede with their eyes glowing! Neville, bless him, popped by to let Arthur and I know she had been sorted in to Gryffindor.

I flooed Bill and Fleur right away. Poor Dominique was so sad. She misses her big sister already. I promised she could come and stay with us next weekend and help me get the store ready for the school year.

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What a wonderful surprise! Harry bought that awful shack that had been bought for dear Remus to transform in while he was at school. He had the shack torn down and deeded the land to us! We have built the best little house, just the right size for Arthur and I. Would you know that there is a tunnel that leads from Hogwarts to our grounds?!

After talking with Neville we decided to build in the same spot and keep the tunnel. Sort of a, what do muggles call it, emergence exit.

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Now that we have a proper guest room we have had Andromeda up to stay a whole week! We went up to the school and had dinner with Teddy and Victoire.

After Andromeda, Charlie came to stay for two weeks and spent many days with Hagrid, he even guest taught about dragons.

Arthur is off to stay a week with Harry and the children. Ginny has a grueling week of reporting and Harry says that there are so many things keeping him late at the office he is grateful to have Dad there for the children.

I'm going to use the time to knit Arthur's jumper for Christmas! Gryffindor Scarlet and Gold. That along with a new scarf, hat and mittens will keep him warm at all those quidditch games!

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Christmas was wonderful again this year. I do so love having the family in one place.

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It's that time again. When the paper writes about it and the wireless talks about it and even the cable-less has docudramas about the battle of Hogwarts. I wish they wouldn't, not every year. I'd prefer to just remember my boy quietly.