mid October

Bill,

It's Charlie, look... I found I've gained a couple of boys that're about Ron's age. One came up to me and asked if I could hide him out for a few days at the very least. The other... I want to go to their house and rip... Ummm... I found him huddled up in an alley in muggle London, cuddled in a very threadbare blanket with a very bedraggled teddy. Apparently his guardians abandoned him. Could you... come over and give a second opinion? Neither is being very trustworthy of anyone but me, but they're willing to try out my family as long as they're not adult-adults. The kids' words, I've translated it to anyone that's not much older or younger than me. Haven't included names in case this gets intercepted, you'll see what I'm talking about when you get here. Don't tell mum yet either, I want to tell her myself. Anyways, thanks, hopefully see you soon.

Love,

Charlie

PS: one of 'em's standing over my shoulder, says “hi”