Snapshot: 12 June 2004
Harry James Potter:
Auror at last! Five years are over and my training is finished. I am now officially Harry Potter Auror Number: 1853 at the Ministry of Magic. A Silver Auror Badge, a Cloak, A Wand Handle and Dragonhide Boots- for five years of die-hard effort- not exactly a fair bargain but I am not complaining. Being a dark wizard catcher is all I have dreamt of since the time I was fifteen. Now at the age of twenty four, my dream has come true and I am now one. My superior is still Proudfoot and I am on his Operations Team Alpha- one of the two Auror Operation teams (The Other is Operations Team Beta, there is a Training Team Zigma and a Training Team Delta and a Administrative Office as well). With my firebolt, holly wand and my knowledge- I am regarded as one of the potential finds at the Auror Office- mostly I suspect because of who I am.
Had a party last week at Diagon Alley at the Leaky Cauldron, invited nearly everyone I knew. Ron and Hermione have great news- Ron seems sort of very secretive but Hermione is doing really great at her job and people regard her to be the youngest head of a department in over two centuries. Oh yes…Ron and Hermione are now a couple, Ron proposed last week at a Dinner- and gave her a really beautiful diamond ring encrusted in Goblin silver and an elvish inscription, her eyes swam over and she said yes. So officially they are engaged. The party had a number of others- George, Bill, Charlie who is visiting, Arthur, Dean, Seamus, Neville and Hannah who are also a couple (Neville proposed though I am not sure when and how), Luna who was with someone named Rolf son of Raphael, Hagrid, Professor Flitwick, Professor McGonagall and Ex Professor Slughorn. Ginny of course was one of the chief guests and took a day off from training camp to be with me for my night of honour.
Ginny is playing for England at the World Cup. She is one of the twelve chosen to play for England and seems extremely delighted though Ireland is a cinch favourite and Bulgaria a third place spot. The cup starts tomorrow and I apparate to watch every game England plays with Ron and Hermione. I have a ring with me and plan on proposing after England wins or is knocked out. Ginny has informed everyone that she plans to finish her career with the World Cup. She has had a very good three years with the Harpies- fifty nine matches one hundred and sixty one goals- terrific I would say. So the proposal better be really sweet.
Oh yes…Ron's Aunt Muriel died last week at the age of a hundred and fourteen. She left everything to various weasleys- her house to Bill, her Tiara to Molly to be passed on to every weasley wedding until perpetuity, A thousand galleons each to Bill, Charlie, Percy, Ron and Ginny. George got nothing- seemingly Muriel remembered his practical jokes too well of course. The Goblin Silver Dining Set went to Molly and a beautiful Bracelet to Bill to be given to his wife. The Weasleys divided the five thousand galleons among the six of them including George- altough each one knew George was the richest of them and eight hundred galleons was not a big deal for him. The cottage is really spacious and large and Bill has named it The New Shell Cottage. Of course- with two children and the third on the way- he needs a larger house. The old Shell cottage was sold to an old wizarding couple.
My godson is growing real fast- he is almost seven and the time rushes by. I plan on buying him a very good birthday present- having missed so many of his birthdays. Of course a good broom is what I plan but Teddy shows no interest in quidditch. His greater interest seems to be potions and he connects very well to Winky who regards Teddy as her master. A set of potions books- seems too early but what the hell?
What a change seems to have come over George. Laughing and Chuckling- a terrific father and a good husband. He is doing very well with himself and has been taking a lot of attention to the business which has grown really well. Rons new robes and his new broom is an indication of the Business and its expansion of course.
George is the old george now- winking and making funny jokes. The WWW line has been modified with several new additions and products being added. Ron has done a lot in these seven years but he appears kinda bored and frazzled out. He confessed his deepest desire was to be an Auror and was perhaps still looking at becoming one. Five years training would mean a lot of domestic problems though! No idea what he is going to do. Oh yes Dudley is also engaged to Laura. She thinks he is the brainchild of Evanesco and he seems to encourage her. No arrogance on Dudleys part- imagine him telling her a witch and a wizard are the other partners- it would be a one way trip to pschyco land. Uncle Vernon is delighted and intends to announce the happy engagement in the newspapers anyday.
What puzzles me is why Mundungus is so close to George? For the last three weeks I believe Mundungus has been seen with George almost daily and the two seem to talk for hours together laughing and sometimes drinking. Angelina finds this disturbing and Ron affirms the strange friendship which he says seems more than buying Class A,B and C Non Tradeable Goods! This is another of the great mysteries.
And yes of course- Neville and Hannah… nothing new to add there. Just that Neville is still very much Assistant Professor and Hannah still makes the best pies in London- even muggles crowd at the Cauldron for take aways. Fleur has started raking in the galleons as well- so it may well be time that the Weasleys become as rich as the Malfoys were though it is hard to imagine Ron or George or Fleur talking about pure blood mania or hand me down robes of course.