Dear Harry,
Shockingly, I'm still alive.
This letter might be long, but I'll summarise as best as I can (and I'm sending Ron and Hermione the same thing too).
The journey home was pretty awkward in the end. It turned out Lupin had already let slip to mum and dad that I'd used Depulso on Snape. At first, mum seemed pretty unimpressed but… well, she said I had the guts to do what she never could. Dad wasn't too happy about it at the time, but he's fine with it now. Especially when he heard the whole story.
As for the werewolf scratch… I told them that it would have been Snape taking the hit but considering he did try to protect us, I said about how I jumped in front of him. They understood it was an accident that Lupin didn't have his Wolfsbane Potion that night, but they still weren't too happy I was the one that got hurt because of it. He feels pretty guilty, but the three of them are glad I'm alright and it was only a scratch. I'll have a pretty cool scar to show for it!
Finally… Lupin's moved in. Not sure how I feel about that, but he hasn't got anywhere else to go, so he's got the guest room. Mum and dad said they'll be making him Wolfsbane and are teaching him how to do it as well because they can't do it all the time. They're back at work full time, you see, so at least there's an adult in the house to be around during the week for me, I guess… Lupin'll just transform in the woods at the back of the house and have a wander there. I'm not allowed outside during full moons now. Actually, I think my parents want to ban me from the woods full stop as a sort of punishment for the Shrieking Shack Incident. They're mad I was out after hours.
I know it's only been a week or so, but how's life back in Little Whinging? I hope your relatives aren't giving you too much of a hard time. The offer for you to come here still remains open, of course! Let me know if there's a particular day you think you'll be able to escape them.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Violet
P.S: If Astra starts rubbing her head against your hand, it means she likes you and wants you to pet her.
Dear Violet,
That was quite long, but at least everything seems to be alright your end? Scars aren't all that, I can tell you now… but I think yours might look pretty cool. Is it weird to ask how many scars came from that one swipe? How is your shoulder by the way? Not hurting too much?
If I can, I'll get to yours as soon as possible. We're doing this stupid diet at the moment and Dudley is going mental over it… please send help. I can't stand eating a bit of grapefruit for breakfast. It's only been a week and a half!
From,
Harry
P.S: Astra's a great owl. She was rubbing her head against my hand when I was reading your letter. Hedwig's taken to her as well.
Violet didn't send a letter when Astra next showed up at Harry's window.
Instead the owl came with a small parcel of snacks - wizarding and Muggle alike. Harry wrote a quick note back to Violet to say thank you, and was surprised to find that the box that contained the snacks was bigger on the inside.
He thanked Violet's mother for that as well. There was more in there he could dream of.
Dear Violet,
I'm so, so glad that everything went well with your parents and Lupin! How are you feeling? Is your shoulder getting any better? Have you let Harry and Ron know as well? Despite all that, is your summer going well anyway? I know it's not been very long, but I had to ask!
My parents and I are having a good summer. They're happy to let me come along to the World Cup as long as Ron sorts it soon! I'll see you there.
From,
Hermione
Dear Vi,
Blimey… that's a lot to happen in the space of a week! How is the shoulder? Not hurting too much? By the way, if you've heard from Harry make sure to send him some food… the Muggles are at it with their weird stuff again. Wish we could just grab him and take him home at the end of every year, but mum said we can't do that. Dumebledore's orders or something. I think it's a load of rubbish!
Dad's getting our World Cup tickets sorted - your dad has got yours, right? Oh and have you sorted out your tent yet? We'll need to know where you're staying. It better not be too far from us, I'm not walking miles and miles just to see you!
From,
Ron
Harry,
Lupin is beginning to drive me up the wall.
He's my only source of company during the day while my parents are at work, and it's not like I can go for a walk in the woods since I'm technically banned… I think he's trying to make up for what happened last month but it's not exactly helping and it's making my bad dreams worse… I wish he wasn't here, sometimes. I need space. Just for a bit.
Obviously my parents didn't intend for this to happen, they wanted to help their friend and thought as a bonus it might help me… currently it's doing the opposite. It'll be fine, I'm sure. Weekends can't come quick enough.
From,
Violet
Violet,
How does the 30th July sound? It's a few more days away, I know, but I'll need some time to convince my aunt and uncle to be able to come round… it shouldn't be too hard. Think that's a Saturday as well, isn't it? So your parents'll be about? Ask them if it's alright for me to head on over. I'm looking for an out, I really can't stand it right now…
See you soon?
Harry
Harry,
Parents are cool with it. See you soon.
Violet
Yes, I will be doing "summer letters" chapters where applicable! I think it's a nice way to ease into the new section.
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-OL.