If I might ask, how many of you have enlisted in active duty? I think it may be prudent if we spent a little extra time honing your scrollwork to ensure you have as many defensive and offensive opportunities as possible available to you.
In the Great Hall have been set up a variety of chess sets for beginners and experts alike! We'll have chess lessons, matches, and [small amounts of] chocolate for anyone who would like to participate!
It's all a bit unpleasant, but if the ministry hasn't told us we can send owls, then we can't send owls. No telling what these Austrian chaps have up their sleeves, and they know quite well that following clusters of owls will take them right to where they want to go! We've got to just hang in there and focus on other things. We've been through this all before, we'll get through it all again.