summertime and dress shopping

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I can't believe it's almost the end of summer. Spending most of one's time in dim light of the caves at Zhongnan Mountain does help the time go by, especially with how strict Mum is about practicing my sword forms until I have the strokes absolutely right. When we did get out of the Ancient Tomb, she look to me to some of my favorite places, like the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace in Beijing, and I even got to spend a week at the Mount Emei Girls Academy while Mum visited one of her old friends.

( On the trip home to London we got held up in Prague... )

an argument

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Syrien and I had another argument today. I've lost count of how many times we've done this since the beginning of summer, ever since I told him that I had gone into Knockturne Alley at the end of last year before coming home. He was furious then, but now he just gets kind of remote and says 'no' to everything: no, you can’t go to London; no, you can’t go into the village by yourself; no, you can’t go visit your friends; and today: no, you can’t go to the wedding. I can’t believe it! I don’t know why he’s being like this, when he’s usually so understanding. (And it’s not like I went into Knockturne Alley for fun)! He won’t even listen to me explain!

I’m so angry right now that I don’t really know what to do. I really wanted to go to the wedding and see all of you, but now it looks like I won’t be able to. I’ll keep trying, but I’m sorry if I don’t make it!