I was fit. I had to be. I played football in the Silverbridge Ladies’ team, ‘The Silver Vixens’, so I kept in training. I also ignored the fadin... bruises on my legs. They were a normal hazard of being a hard-working defender. I was slim, rather too slim, almost thin and bony. My skin, particularly on my face, looked dull and blotchy. My hair was a mess. I didn’t spend enough effort repairing the damage it suffered stuffed into protective headwear in the operating theatre. I wore glasses. I. Once the next day starts that's when everything happens. Since the winner is decided at the ceremony everyone knows what position they came in. Everyone meets in the Chamber of Secrets which has been fixed up to this point to fit the activity's of this.Once mainly everyone meets up they do a reannouncement of who won and who lost, once that is announced most of the houses are to themselves for a the first hour. After that the house that has gotten 4th has anyone that is 18 be randomly selected. You looked good."I bent over and kissed him, even putting is a bit of tongue which we hadn't done in a long time."Thank you, Brian, what a nice thing to say."I wondered if he was perhaps suspicious of something, or just what. So, I decided to tell him a bit about my evening."Well, truth is, a young man did buy me a drink tonight." Woah, I bet that made you feel good, huh?" Well, yes, it actually did. At my age. Yes, it did. He actually came over and sat with Ruby and me, even kind of flirted. Tender bird and crunchy bits of fried skin went down easily. I had a pretty good idea what the meal was originally going to be, and was amazed that my mother did something so much more elegant on no notice at all. Christmas tunes from the radio largely took the place of conversation. No one would talk with their mouth full, and our mouths were full until the last roll wiped up the last drop of gravy. I was almost too stuffed to move when my mother stood up and started collecting dishes. Greg.