See previous chapters for disclaimer; no point in me posting one here.
Epilogue: Letters Home
Over the course of the year, Sirius and Remus received many letters detailing the course of Harry's school year. Hedwig got plenty of exercise as Harry wrote about everything he could think of, from being Sorted into Gryffindor, to Ron and Hermione, to having tea with Hagrid. They were ecstatic when Harry wrote to say that he'd been selected as the Seeker for the Gryffindor house team, although not quite as ecstatic about the circumstances leading up to his selection, and Sirius sent him a new Nimbus 2000 along with a letter of congratulations that was fairly glowing with pride.
Harry wrote about his classes, his friends, his first Quidditch match, everything. Sirius was annoyed when he wrote about the Potions master, and had a few choice things to say about Snape in his reply. Both Sirius and Remus were somewhat less than thrilled when Harry wrote about, and when they received a letter from Prof. McGonagall about, the incident with Baby Norbert and the resulting detention in the Forbidden Forest.
And both were absolutely stunned when they received a letter from the Headmaster regarding the Philosopher's Stone, Quirrell, and Harry's heroic efforts in saving it. Both sent Harry long letters describing their pride in him and their love for him, along with a lecture on telling an adult about these things next time. They also sent along quite a lot of sweets.
And when Harry stepped off the train at the end of the year to see Sirius and Remus frantically waving and extremely glad to see him, he felt for the first time that he was really going home.
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And now the Author's Note! ::trumpet fanfare:: I would just like to thank everyone who bothered to read my previous story, even if it remains uncompleted. I know, I know; I said I would finish that up before posting my new story. I'm afraid that "Escape from the Dursleys" will have to remain uncompleted, as I honestly can't think of a good way to wrap it up. It has, however, been reposted with revisions to correct previous errors. Finally, special thanks go to RonGirl and Andrew, my favorite reviewers.