iFather and Mother,
You may remember our conversation last week before I came back to school after the Easter holiday and how I must be actively looking out for suitable young men for courting contracts. I have found them.
There are conditions. I want both of them. They both belong to me, they always have. I cannot choose one or the other. They come as a package deal and I wouldn't want just one of them.
Henry James Potter and Draco Lucius Malfoy.
They're mine as much as I am theirs.
Please reach out to their families to arrange a contract. I will not settle for anyone and this is my only option for a good and fulfilling life that still benefits our family name. I know that it is a bit unusual but it is not unheard of for a triad to form in Pureblood circles.
Warmest regards,
Your daughter
P. Parkinson
The Ancient House of Parkinson
Uncle Sirius + Uncle Moony,
I'm lost on what to do. Remember when we talked about Draco, Pansy, and Blaise this last summer? And I talked a little too much about how cute Pansy's hair is when it falls out of the bun she always has atop her head? Or how Draco's eyes are just too molten silver to not stare at? How you both told me that it was almost impossible that I wouldn't end up with the two of them?
Draco likes me! And I think Pansy might as well. And Draco likes her as well! I think I might just die, I'm so excited. What am I supposed to do? Their families are more traditional than Mum and Dad and I don't know how to approach the subject with them. Uncle Siri, you might be the only one that could possibly have an answer since your family was—well, the way it was. I think Draco and Pansy want to enter a contract right away, which I'm not opposed to at all.
What should I do?
Your favorite nephew,
Prongslet
Pansy,
Are you sure you want to tie yourself to these young people? Only one of them is suitable, the other is only worth a name, not even able to have a child.
I would have you think this decision over very carefully. I think you know how your father and I think on this subject. Are you sure that you won't consider just Draco Malfoy? He comes from a good Pureblood family if you disregard his father's malfeasance. This Henry Potter isn't cut from the same cloth as Malfoy. Potter can't even give you a child. The continuation of our line is the most important. You are our only child and therefore must produce a male heir for the name of Parkinson.
Do not disappoint us in your decision,
Mother and Father
The Ancient House of Parkinson
Mother and Kingsley,
How is Cassiopeia? I miss her dearly. Life isn't nearly the same without her trailing behind me, incessantly asking questions.
The journey back to Hogwarts was disastrous. The youngest Weasley boy still insists on being a bigot and poor Harry still takes it to heart. I still maintain that he only joined Slytherin to be with Pansy and I, he's got to be a Hufflepuff at heart. Pansy made fun of Blaise and I when we put Harry's trunk in the overhead compartment, she thinks we need to exercise outside of Quidditch. I think she's barmy.
Speaking of Harry and Pansy, I have a question, an important one. Would you be opposed to reaching out to their families and arranging a courting contract? I know it may seem sudden since I just arrived back at school but Blaise opened my eyes and made me see my feelings for the both of them. I realise now that I won't truly be happy unless all three of us are together. All or nothing, as the muggles say (according to a muggleborn Slytherin I spoke to this morning).
I believe with my entire being that this is the most important and the best decision I have ever made. I'm meant to be with them.
I love you both,
Draco
(Give my love to Cass!)
Madre,
I finally metaphorically knocked their heads together. I devised a plan to manipulate them into thinking it was on their own of course, but I believe it worked. Pansy has been writing to her parents back and forth for about a week and a half, she looks frustrated but it's Pansy, she gets what she wants. I know that Draco wrote to his parents in the afternoon on the second day after I spoke with the three of them suggesting that they write to their parents to arrange a contract.
I doubt Pansy and Harry's parents would turn away such a fructuous contract from a very prominent family. Kingsley practically rescued the Malfoys from their own demise, though no fault of Narcissa or Draco's. Do you know when we will be getting the invite for Cassiopeia's birthday? It should be over the summer holiday, if I'm remembering correctly.
Anyway, I keep getting off track. I'm hoping that they'll finally get to be happy and together. I'm tired of being a fourth wheel between them. They're going to drive me insane if they don't stop making moon eyes at each other and then pretending they didn't know the others were interested.
Wish me luck with their relationship, Merlin knows I need it.
I love you, madre,
Blaise
My lovely son,
Of course we will reach out to the Parkinsons and the Potters. I knew this request would be coming soon, you've been over the moon for those two since you laid eyes on them, or at least I believe so from the way you've written and talked about them in the summers non-stop. Are there any specifics you wish to be in the contract, other than the usuals? How long would you like the contract to last? And allowances for leaving the contract, if any?
Cass says that she misses her big brother so much, she hasn't stopped crying since you boarded the train. Kingsley and I have something to talk to you about when you come home for the summer, other than your sister's birthday and the contract of course.
I'll have Kingsley start drawing up the courtship contract as soon as he returns from the Ministry tonight, we'll start with the standard contract and arrange it to our liking. We'll allow the Parkinsons and the Potters to have allowances in the contract of course but nothing that wouldn't benefit the three families together.
Give my love to Pansy and Harry,
Mother
Prongslet,
I say just talk to your Mum and Dad, they're obviously very understanding people. They took me and your Uncle Moony in plenty of times before we got on our feet, and they have no issue with our sexualities, so why would they with yours?
They will get a contract by owl in the next week or two and say no if you don't tell them that you're anticipating them getting an owl about a contract. Say yes if you like them both, there's almost always allowances to get out of courting contracts if all parties are no longer receptive. It will only do you more harm than good to ignore the both of them if they make you happy. I believe that Draco and Pansy would make wonderful partners for you, and you a wonderful husband to them. And yes, your Uncle Moony has been dictating this over my shoulder. The full moon last night was rather rough but he's alright and doesn't want you to worry about him.
Owl your parents, Prongslet. It'll turn out the way it should be, Merlin permitting.
We love you tonnes,
Uncles Padfoot and Moony
Mum and Dad,
I want you to know that you should be expecting a letter from Narcissa and Kingsley. They will ask about negotiating (?) a courting contract. It would be between Draco, Pansy, and I. I want you to say yes!
I really like the both of them, I want this to work and to happen.
Tell Briar and Acacia that I love them so much and I can't wait to see them over the summer!
Your nervous and excited son,
Harry
Perseus and Ophelia Parkinson
The Ancient House of Parkinson
I'm writing on behalf of my son to arrange a courting contract between our children and another boy, Henry James Potter. From what I have gleaned from my son, this would be a most agreeable and amicable triad between the three. I have attached to this owl the contract my husband and I have drawn up.
Please feel free to note your allowances for their contract.
We will hear from you soon,
Narcissa and Kingsley Shacklebolt
The Most Noble and Ancient House of Shacklebolt
James and Lily Potter
The Most Noble and Most Ancient House of Potter
I'm writing on behalf of my son to arrange a courting contract between our children and another, Pansy Ophelia Parkinson. From what I have gleaned, this would be a most agreeable and amicable triad between the three. I have attached to this owl the contract my husband and I have drawn up.
Please feel free to note your allowances for their contract.
We will hear from you soon,
Narcissa and Kingsley Shacklebolt
The Most Noble and Ancient House of Shacklebolt/i