Order Only Private Message to Cousin Hydra

Hydra,

I've been meaning to write since you left for school. Really, I meant to find a time to ask after you when I'd heard that OWL marks had come out. What I heard was that you're owed congratulations for having swept them with all Os.

I confess that made me uneasy. That and the fact that you've been training with the other person I know who swept his OWLs. My foster brother gives that sort of intelligence a bad name, rather. I hope he's treated you well enough, training you. I couldn't stand that--luckily I'm not the one aiming for work with the Aurors! (I wonder sometimes if it's anything you want to do or whether you're doing it because you can and feel you must.)

At least you've escaped to Hogwarts and don't have to take orders from the Grouch for a while. Are things going well? (I did read what Desai wrote. I thought it sounded exciting, actually, in a terrible sort of way. I think I'll suggest Frank make our training a bit more like that!)

All the same here. I keep getting larger and slower, while Bea keeps getting quicker. You can guess how that's working out!