I sat down on my bed and sighed, it had been a long, uneventful day at the Ministry. i had volunteered to help reelect Ministry officials, since 80% of them had died in the war, not a lot of us were left, and we were all helping to rebuild our society.
About 3 months ago we had finished rebuilding Hogwarts, it had been hard, seeing all that destruction. and again I was reminded of just how powerful magic was, most of the castle had been rebuilt by big repairing spells. we had had to move quickly so students could return in august, Harry, Ron and I had been invited back, but I was pretty sure I was the only one that be going. I had tried to persuade them but, they both wanted to go on to be Aurors and since they were both war heroes they qualified without the schooling.
Sighing I looked down at the mail I had received, I was pretty sure that it was the supply list for Hogwarts. Although I wasn't sure what all would be on the list, since most of Diagon alley was still closed down, including Flourish and Blotts.
I was disappointed though when instead I got a Ministry letter, it was probably another invite to some sort of charity, or volunteer construction event. we had all been receiving a lot of those, which they sent out as flyers to every wizard that was still alive.
My curiosity peeked though when I realized that it was a handwritten letter addressed to me reding:
Mrs Hermione Granger
We are excited to inform you that you qualify for our newest Ministry program. unlike previous programs, this one is not a volunteer activity, we have gone through certain wizards records, and decided ourselves wether or not they qualify.
As you know, we have sent all wizards, from the dark lord side of the war, that committed multiple, provable, notable illegal offenses, to Azkaban. however there are several wizards left, that we cannot prove of anything, but we have reason to not trust.
Because you qualify, we ask that you take in one of these questionable wizards for three years. we understand that this is a very long time to live with someone, so we are taking every factor Into consideration when we chose your match, so if you were to chose to partake in this program, it would be easier for you.
During the three years your chosen wizard would need to complete 150 hours of community service hours. when the three years are up, the wizard will be allowed to move out and live where and how they choose.
This is of course if the wizard has no infractions and has done nothing that we would have reason to be suspicious of.
after the three years are up, if they have chosen to live on there own, we ask that you still check up on them every month or so, the frequency of the check ups, will lessen throughout time.
This program is of course not mandatory, but we ask that you really think about it before you make your decision. we would also like to tell you that If you do in fact choose to take in a wizard it would be very honorable and tremendously helpful to our community, As it will help us greatly in rebuilding our society
If you choose to partake in this program, please sign and fill out the attached forms and send them back, so that we can find the best match for you. If not, simply send back the entire letter as it is.
Sincerely
Mafalda Hopkirk
I wasn't sure how someone could possibly decline an offer like this, I was immensely honored that I was chosen, and was glad to be able to help prevent something like Voldemort happen again. I had a lot of questions though, would the person be my age, would I still get to go to Hogwarts, would it be a boy or a girl, would they be able to get a job, or would I have to support them?