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Dear Vincent Crabbe,

It has recently come to my attention that you are a vassal of the Black family, my family. I understand I am expected to tell you what to do next. First things first you will swear a vow on receiving this letter that you will not cheat at anything in any way. Then you will make plans to get to Diagon Alley and you will pay Mr Ollivander to make you a custom wand. You are not good at magic and I fear your wand may be too weak for you. Also you are pretty dangerous and accident prone so I hear so you will also take a cleansing potion. I cannot have my family's vassal in such awful health. From now on it is honesty with me or nothing else. Also you will determine what things you like on your own and you yourself will do them. Mr Gregory Goyle is not someone you need to copy all the time nor do I think he likes it when you. He is not smart enough to tell you that to your face alas it is probably true. Besides which even if he does like it, it's not healthy and will be stopping right now.

Also take my advice about being accident prone and stay away from Mr Draco Malfoy if you intend to light candles. His hair is greasy enough to light the whole school on fire and I don't trust you with flames. I have seen how you behave in potions. Luckily for you your head of house likes you so much he tolerates it. A word to the wise also Herbology and Potions go hand in hand. You cannot brew potions correctly if you do not understand how to grow and harvest the ingredients used in them and why you should do so. If you do not go up one grade point in all your classes by the final end of year exams you will be punished for it. I am not a dark man by any means so don't get any funny ideas. Your punishment would probably entail spending your summer holidays revising and redoing the tests upon your return until such time as you can get a satisfactory result.

Please take me seriously and get yourself a new wand as soon as you can. It really will help you. Please speak to your head of house about Occlumency and the possibility of learning it from him. Rumour has it he is a master at it. If he is as sensible as I think he is, he will teach you to control your memories and emotions. It does help your concentration levels and how you perform magic day to day. I know all about it as I have used it for many years and have gotten much better because of it. Without it I would have failed many of my classes. It's true. Also some people like to push people's buttons and mock Slytherins. For some reason they hate them and wish to get a reaction out of them so as to get them in trouble. Should someone say anything bad about you or do anything bad to you, you must tell me about it so I can deal with them myself. You are not allowed to react at all plus it will annoy them so much they will try to curse you and then get in trouble themselves. Please try to defend yourself if you can but do not start anything.

Signed,

Lord Black.

Harry wrote that letter putting it to one side and then wrote one for Gregory.

Dear Gregory Goyle,

You are a bad student alas you are my vassal and therefore my responsibility. You will give vow stating that you will not cheat at anything you do once you receive this letter. In your earliest convenience you will take time out from school to go to Ollivanders in Diagon Alley. While you are there I want you to pay for him to make you a custom wand as your wand does not suit you well and anyone with even half a brain cell can see it. Also healthy vassals are happy vassals so you will take a cleansing potion too. Please allow Mr Harry Black to see you take the cleansing potion as it is my wish to have him learn something by viewing it. Who knows it may even help him to understand things more.

It is my belief if we focus on what truly makes us happy and do those things we can but become better people. You need to think about what it is which makes you happy and do it. If it doesn't make Mr Vincent Crabbe happy then screw him. You are not here to do everything he does because he does it. You are his best friend and there is nothing wrong with that. Don't ever let someone else tell you there is anything wrong with it. Please fact check anything someone tells you if you don't know what it's about as they could be wrong without knowing it or could mean to pass on wrong information to you. Also please understand that not everything ever written is true. In my experience eighty five percent of it is.

In my own experience those who do not know Occlumency cannot hope to ever do well at school. Occlumency is the study of the mind. It teaches us to guard and hide our deepest thoughts and to organise our mind eternally. With Occlumency we can learn to control our emotions. It teaches us to retain information too or remember things if you like. Before I had done it my own ability to remember things was shocking. Take it from me that it works and it works well. Speak to your head of house as word has it he is an Occlumency master. If he is not willing to teach you personally but gives you some books so you can read those and learn on your own I expect you to do so well enough and without complaint. If you don't understand a term in the books ask him and he will explain it to you I am sure. Always remember that not asking for help and then getting angry when you do not understand something and get it wrong is stupid and not allowed. If you don't study something or ask for help and then it get it wrong you are an idiot and on your own. I don't easily suffer fools. Have a lovely year and ask for help when you need it.

Signed,

Lord Black.

Harry loved it because they didn't know he was the Lord Black. He had even suggested that he himself should see it so he would be even less suspicious as the Lord Black. He put that to one side again and wrote his next letter to Draco Malfoy. He intended to write them all today and then send them off via Kreacher in bulk. Kreacher knew not to look at or address him unless he was actually called or Harry was actually in his room with Neville.

Dear Draco Malfoy,

You are a pompous and at times unintelligent fool. You must swear a vow upon receiving this letter that you will not cheat at anything you do. Cheating and bending the rules are not the same in my opinion. If you can get a desired result for example and you need to tell a few white lies to get there then do so. As long as it is nothing illegal it will be fine. The only person mildly afraid of your father is you. Please stop telling everyone your father will hear about this because it's old and tired like him. Don't worry he shall be made to take the same vow as you as I cannot trust him not to cheat at things. Quite frankly he has only gotten so far because he cheats and I am tired of it. It makes him look useless and as though he could not achieve anything on his own without cheating and I don't like that.

I wish to congratulate you as you are excelling in all of your classes. This is something my other vassals within your house cannot say. When you have a free moment you will take a cleansing potion and then you will head to Ollivanders and have him make you a custom wand. All my vassals are getting those because only those are perfectly attuned to the needs of the user. I don't think I need to tell you how much better your spell casting will become with a custom made wand. I expect you to learn Occlumency if you do not know it already. Your head of house is rumoured to be a master at it so please talk to him about it. If he should give you anything to read on the matter you will read it all. I imagine your father will be freaked out as I am asking for kindness from him in his letter which he will receive in due course. Imagine that huh? Him treating anything kindly!

You are entitled to have any view you have but please investigate whether you feel that way alone or feel that way because either your father does or says you should. Each view you have should be intelligent. It doesn't matter if I disagree with it so long as you can tell me accurately why you disagree with it. In that vein stop targeting muggleborns and tell others in your house that Lord Black is not happy about this. You can even say he thinks all people and or beings are equal because I do. Trust me when I say not only am I watching you but you don't want an enemy of me. You just don't. If you are nice then we can of course be friends. I see no reason why we cannot. Also if you don't feel Lucius is doing an accurate job of being the Lord Malfoy write to me and tell me why. If I think you are correct I will send Harry Black my heir to speak with you and do something I have asked him to do should I get this information. Keep up the good study work.

Signed,

Lord Black.

He sighed and put that letter to one side. He then called his elf to deliver them and sat back feeling content for now. They would know only who he was when he was ready for that kind of thing. To be honest that was true of everyone. Even Dumbledore didn't know he was Lord Black. Only Lily, Severus, the Dursley's, Neville and his brother knew that. He jumped then as a spell shot past him barely missing him as a fight ensued.

"YOU'VE INSUTLED ME FOR THE LAST TIME ARSEHOLE…"