Hello hello! Sorry it's taken awhile - I'm still staying with a friend, but everything should be back to normal in a couple of days.

Why am I updating in the middle of the day (my time) do you ask? Well, I'm home sick from work (not so fun, but I do get paid to stay home!) so you guys get an update. Happy day.

Just before I do the shoutouts, I'd just like to say: holy crap guys! I logged onto my emails the day after my last update and had a squillion review alerts. It was incredible. I then realised they were mostly due to one person, but even so I want to thank you guys. You've pushed me over 200 reviews which is more than I've ever gotten ever. You all rock!

Okay: SilverLily1, Annelili, Sugarplumjellygum (twice), MayMarieK, Tinkerbell79, Delia-of-the-Oysters, Agent Ohoolahan, Magical Singer Gal, mirandoo, NotSoAwry, You Know Who, hoeoverbros, Jellybenz94, MissLisaBennett, glowyrm, xxxBekaForEvaxxx, ihearthp96, werewolfatemyphoenix, fairyfliss... and good-couples, who reviewed 17 times, absolutely shattering the record :)

23. Peace
Sunday

"What a week!" groans Percy, falling into a chair opposite Harry and Ron.

"You're telling me," says Ron. "Why do Dark wizards always have to get themselves caught on Saturday mornings? I swear it's a conspiracy against me. 'I'm going to be caught sometime—might as well drag Ron Weasley out of bed while I'm at it!'"

Percy chuckles. "I can't remember the last time I had a Saturday off. There's always something that needs doing, or someone who needs my help. And the paperwork!"

"I know," says Harry. "Eddie Traynor says it never used to be this bad in our department, but accountability has gone through the roof since the war, so…"

"It's the same in every department," says Percy. "Peace is harder work than war, after all. Though at least you two go out into the field! Spare a thought for me!"

"Ah, you love it, Perce," says Ron, yawning. "Merlin, I'm tired. Mind if I kip in your bed for a bit, Harry?"

"Go ahead," says Harry. Having shared a room at Hogwarts, the Burrow, in that dreadful tent and all through training, they have no qualms about sharing.

"Well, I'd best be going," says Percy. "Audrey wanted me to stop for some Pepper Imps on the way home. I can't think why."

"That'll be the pregnancy hormones," says Ginny, just arrived from training. She heads towards the bedroom to get changed.

"Uh, Ginny…" says Harry.

Ginny yelps, and Ron grumbles, "Can't a bloke sleep in peace?"

I tried to think of a really weird sweet for Audrey to be craving that wasn't a blood lollipop (come on, way too Twilight) or a cockroach cluster (just no. Way too disgusting.) Gotta love the HP Lexicon, which has lists of all the food in the books and other random stuff like that.

Anyway, please don't forget to review!