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The news was so needed that Hermione almost broke down then and there. She stared at the letter clutched in her hand, half expecting it to disappear of its own accord.
Dear Miss Granger,
The professors at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry would like to once again thank you for your most honorable endeavors to help our students and staff, as well as the whole of the wizarding community, stop the Dark Lord and his followers. You have shown great courage and fortitude in doing so, and for this you deserve our most heartfelt thanks and commemoration.
It has come to the attention of the staff here at Hogwarts that the seventh years of this past year, due to the unfortunate toll of the war and the less-than-standard teaching methods, have not received the education that is due them. We have decided to remedy this as soon as possible.
Should it be your wish to return to Hogwarts and complete your seventh year, we will allow you to do so. You will be grouped in with this autumn's seventh years, and will take your exams when they do. Normally, this procedure is frowned upon, but the current circumstances have caused us to bend our normal restrictions. Anyone wishing to complete their year will be allowed to, so long as they return the provided owl with a letter stating this as their request.
If it is not your wish to return to Hogwarts, there will be final exams held on the 17th that will allow you to receive your papers for graduation without the required year.
I sincerely hope to see you in our fall classes.
Best wishes,
Professor Minerva McGonagall
Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Eyes misty, Hermione scrambled for the quill in her desk drawer. There was only one response to a letter like this.