Private message to Headmistres McGonagall

Dear Headmistress,

Last year and the year before Easter fell during hols and Mr Rosier let me listen to the wireless all day so I would know if anything happened. You might not know this, but there was a big rebellion in Ireland on Easter years ago. So, if the Irish muggles did ever try anything against our Lord it might be on Easter. And Mr Rosier says you know about how things are, with my family (the one in Ireland, I mean) and me, and MLE. So.

I asked Professor Hooch if she'd let me listen to the wireless and she wouldn't. And I don't really want to explain everything to her and anyway I'm in Gryffindor and I'm not supposed to be afraid

She said if I REALLY wanted to do this I needed to ask you, and maybe you'd let me. Would you please let me come listen to the wireless in your office? Or anywhere really, I just want to be able to listen all day so I'll know right away if something happens. Maybe it IS cowardly and if I deserved to be in my House I'd be able to just put it out of my mind and not think about it but

Would you let me?

Seamus