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Round 1 Poll EE

26.10.2022 - It's half term, so I (supposedly) have more free time this week! It's a relief I've run myself ragged over the last 2 months and I need the break. Today is a "lazy" day, I've got a friend coming over for an afternoon of reading, watching the series finale of House of the Dragon, and general catching up as I haven't seen him since I started my new course.

Final chapter of The Mapmakers :) Excerpt below the cut!

27.10.2022 - I took my driving theory test this morning and I passed 🥳 it's about time really but I'm happy it's done. The rest of the day was filled with errands and housework, so I'm now settling down for an evening with The Mapmakers and hot chocolate in bed.

Excerpt below the cut!

Later that evening, Remus placed Wormtail into his pocket, told his father he was spending the night at Peter's, and Apparated a hundred miles southeast, to a little Muggle hamlet in Wiltshire.

The village was nestled among sloping, verdant hills; warm lights flickered in cottage windows as villagers celebrated a quiet Easter with family. In the distance, one hill rose above the rest, like the back of a great green dragon. Atop its gentle crest was a beautiful, three-storied castle with honey-coloured walls that gleamed in the thin rays of sunset. Remus had expected Walpurgis Abbey to look frightening, like Grimmauld Place writ large, but the castle in the distance looked like the seat of royalty.

Beautiful things can be dangerous, thought Remus. He wanted nothing more than to turn on his heel and march away from the breathtaking abbey, but he had no illusions about what would happen if he did. He forced himself to breathe slowly as he took his first steps down the gravel road that led to the abbey.