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It's good to be back at Hogwarts.

We get Quidditch again, which will be ace. The distance flying and the club this summer really got me looking forward to it this term, and I think we'll have some good matches.

And it'll be nice not having to work on triwizard stuff. I mean, I learned a lot. And we'll have OWLs this year. But I think it'll be good, because we'll all be getting ready for it, so we can study together. Which can be fun, sort of. And OWLS will be about lots of different things, and if you don't know the answer to one, it'd be okay, mostly, you know, but with the tournament it was like, oh, guess what, now you have to learn how to breathe underwater in a day or you're probably going to die.

Anyways.

I hope everyone else is enjoying their first week.

And I have an extra copy of the Peverell book if anyone wants to borrow it. It's not the 1821 copy, but it has footnotes that talk about how it's different, so it shouldn't be hard to follow along.

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From:

alt_harry

I've been thinking about what you said, about picking something I wanted to work on this year.

I think I really want to work more on duelling. I mean, I worked on it some during the triwizard thing, but not as much because we were learning other stuff too, and I could always get better. Like maybe we could work on duelling while flying? Or like if it's more than one person? I was just thinking about when we went to Leicester. And how sometimes duelling isn't just you and another person. I don't know.

And the Patronus work we did a while back. More stuff like that. Protective spells.

~~I want to learn more about what happened~~ I think the Noble Arts class will be really useful. For learning more about some kinds of things.

What do you think about Professor Dolohov?

From:

alt_rabastan

Duelling on broomback and double, triple, etc.? That's a regular focus of the duelling club for the NEWT-level students, but I suppose I could introduce it to students in their OWL year. Is that what you were thinking, adding it to duelling club? Or more for our private practices?

We'll do plenty of protective spells in class, unless there's something specific you were wanting protection from...which is to say- everything alright?

He's an old friend of mine, an old friend to a lot of us, which I'm sure you've realised by now. His knowledge is vast, not just on practical but on theory and history, too. You'll learn a lot from him, no doubt, but you might find his style a bit overwhelming. I think I would, were I a lad your age, attending his lessons. If you ever feel you're not grasping something, don't be shy to ask him to break it down for you in a different way. Or come to me, and I'll see what I can do.

From:

alt_harry

Okay.

Maybe both? I'm sure loads of people would find it interesting. If it's not

you know

too much.

And yeah, it's alright. More alright than it was at the start of summer. I just think

I don't know

If I really work on how to protect myself, it could be good. For a lot of reasons. I think my Father might like it, maybe? If he thinks I'm better at that sort of thing he might

I couldn't do what he wanted me to do. At the end of the tournament. He said he was trying to keep me safe.

That's it, I guess.

From:

alt_rabastan

We can work it in for the club later on in the term, I think, but you and I can start trying some broomback skills on our own to start. How's that sound?

Knowing how to protect yourself is important, sure, but remember that there's a limit to what we mere mortals can do. There's only so much that we can control on our own, and dwelling too much on the things that are out of our control- well, it doesn't do any good, that's all.

Try not to think too much about what your Father would like, Harry. Or anyone else, for that matter. Just focus on being the best wizard you can be, because that's when you're at your best.

I'm not trying to push you off this fire you've lit under yourself, mind...but you just seem a bit tightly wound, seeing as the term's only just started.

From:

alt_harry

Okay.

thanks, Raz.

From:

alt_harry

And yeah, Professor Dolohov knows a lot. And doesn't just give you stuff to write down, he makes you think about it first. But that's okay, I think.

And he's loads better than Carrow.