I do not own Harry Potter or Superman, Marvel and DC do.
As I've started on the climactic battle, have another chapter. I may up the posting rate to 2 chapters/day given the progress I'm making.
Oh, and the martial art mentioned in this chapter is DC Canon.

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Letters And Views

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Dear Mother and Father

The year so far has been going well. The twins are getting into far less mischief than before since our Head of House demonstrated something to them privately. Although I do not know what it was that she showed them, Fred and George have been complaining about how they can no longer hide from the teachers and do whatever they want.

I admit to feeling slightly smug about this. Trying to rein those two in under normal circumstances is almost an exercise in futility.

Ron is doing better than I expected, although that may be because both Oliver Wood and myself are working together to ensure that he actually does his work rather than putting it off until the last minute and doing the minimum needed (or less). The fact that Ron has joined the Quidditch Team helps in that regard, since we can hold his continued participation contingent on his grades.

Ginevra is also now on a Quidditch team, albeit the Ravenclaw one, and seems to be enjoying it immensely. I will be making a point of attending all of her games to offer my support (except for the Gryffindor/Ravenclaw game for obvious reasons). However, as I am still the Gryffindor Seeker, I will be careful not to impinge on her training sessions.

My duties as Prefect have cut slightly into the time I have available for studying, but I have been able to compensate more than adequately enough to maintain my grades. I am also attending the Dueling Club and have learned several new spells and techniques that I believe will stand me in good stead when I take my DADA NEWTs.

I look forwards to returning home for Christmas and seeing you all again.

Speaking of Christmas, Lord Potter has informed me that due to Ginevra's presence on the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team, our whole family is invited to the Potter Ball which is being held on Christmas Eve at The Pottery (more details to follow closer to Christmas). I have yet to raise this with Fred and George since it is dependent on your decision as to whether or not to attend, although I must point out that the last Potter Ball had Celestina Warbeck providing the entertainment. While I feel it would be advantageous to attend and am already saving up for a new set of Formal Robes, I shall abide by your decision on this.

With all of my love,

Your son,

Percival Weasley.

Gryffindor Seeker and Prefect.

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Dear Mom and Dad

Hogwarts has become suddenly stressful as the Teachers now have ways of spying on us. Our Head of House showed us the special table she has which can show exactly where we are in Hogwarts… suddenly all our explorations of the school are much less fun. Yes, mum, this means that our grades will be going up as we now have far less to occupy ourselves with.

Ron has made it onto the Quidditch team as a Chaser. We've been helping him to study more, as has Percy. Who knew he had it in him? On the plus side, this means you probably won't have to spend next summer scolding him.

Ginny's also made it onto the Quidditch team. We both knew she was a good flier (yes, we occasionally helped her practise when she was younger) and she's made it onto the Ravenclaw Team. She's made us promise not to treat her differently from the other Chasers (and just when did Bill teach her those hexes? She's terrifying!)

Professors Flitwick and Tonks are running a Dueling Club which is very interesting. Apropos of nothing, why did no-one warn us how good Snape was at Duels? We almost needed to change our robes when we realized just how dangerous he is with a wand! All that time spent in his class doing things to annoy him since he's a real ass, yet all that time…

Anyway, you'll be glad to hear that we're now doing better in potions, although at least some of that is because Professor Tonks actually explains things. The extra classes in Potions Lab Techniques really showed us why certain things have to be done and where we were going wrong. Learning how to do things right and why it should be done really makes it easier…

Ginny mentioned that we're all getting a family invite to the Potter Ball just before Christmas. Don't worry about new robes for us, we're taking small jobs from the teachers to earn extra sickles, by our calculations we'll have enough to buy our own Formal Robes when the term ends (Professor Vector's really good at directing us to things that need doing and we're both earning and learning from it).

We're missing your cooking, although the Elves have obviously found some new recipes since the food has become quite interesting. We love the thing called Pizza, especially with anchovies (although Ron hates them. Something little Ron doesn't like eating? Unheard of!).

Missing you both.

Lots of love,

Fred and George

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Mum and dad.

Hogwarts is going okay, although there's a lot of work involved.

I made it onto the Quidditch Team! Professor Vector has loaned me a Comet C6 to use, apparently it's tradition or something, and if I save up enough, I can buy it from her.

The food is good (although not as good as yours, mum) and interesting, although the stuff called anchovies is just gross.

We no longer have that greasy git teaching us! We have a new Professor who is teaching us until our OWL year! Three years without that Greasy Git! Heaven!

Ginny mentioned something about a Ball. You may need to talk to her about it.

Got to go, Percy and Captain Wood are approaching with a Have you done your coursework look on their faces, so I have to stop here.

Love

Ron.

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Dear Mom and Dad

It's been nearly two months since I was sorted into Ravenclaw and I've enjoyed almost every minute of it. I've been sharing a room with Luna and although it's been quite hard at times, Hermione's been very happy to direct us to the books that we'd find useful should we need help (which is more often than I like to admit…) but both Luna and I are actually slightly ahead of our schoolwork as a result. Hermione's awesome, I want to be just like her.

The Dueling Club that Professor Flitwick and our DADA teacher Narcissa Malfoy are running is incredible! Yes, mum, I know she's a Malfoy, but she's very good at Dueling and her lessons are very thought-provoking. While she is not up to the standards of Professor Flitwick or (astonishingly) Professor Snape, she is still very good.

Our Potions Teacher is Professor Andromeda Tonks (who's Professor Malfoy's sister! Who knew?) and she's quite strict, but tolerant of honest mistakes. In her first lesson, she instructed us on safety procedures and the need to pay close attention to what we are doing, then she led us outside and demonstrated what happens if you get careless and mix up two ingredients. I've never seen a cauldron melt before!

One of the Chasers graduated last year, so I attended the try-outs and I've been accepted! Professor Flitwick has loaned me a broom for training and my matches, a Comet C7, on the understanding that I don't let Quidditch cause my grades to fall. Although I failed to score against Harry Potter, I did better than the other three, not that any of us expected to score against the Ravenclaw Keeper (Holyhead Harpies, here I come!) .

Since I've come to the subject, Harry Potter.

While he's nothing like all those books claimed, he's incredible! I watched him use his Family Magic to defeat Lockhart (and yes, mum, Lockhart is a fraud. I heard he's vanished and the Aurors have a warrant out for his arrest) and afterwards, he seemed almost embarrassed about the fuss everyone was making. Dad, that day, he reminded me of you, doing what needed to be done and trying not to make a big deal of it… The fact he's so easy on the eyes just makes it better, although that famous scar of his? You have to know it's there in order to spot it, now. I… I asked him and apparently he hired the services of the Gringotts Healers to deal with it before he started at Hogwarts. I mentioned that Bill works for Gringotts and he was quite interested.

My brothers have taken to visiting. Oh, they can't get into the Ravenclaw Common Room (or at least, I hope they can't, I'd hate to think of the pranks Fred and George would pull) but Professor Flitwick's re-purposed one of the nearby classrooms into what he calls a Community Room, just next to the room that Hermione runs her Study Club in (and we have students from all four houses there). So, I get to talk to them quite a bit… the look of horror on the twin's faces when they discovered that I was going to be on the team was hilarious! I had to promise not to Bat-Bogey Hex them. I don't know if he's written to tell you yet, but Ron's managed to get onto the Gryffindor Team as a Chaser too. According to Fred, that means Oliver Wood's hounding him daily to get his work done so that their Head of House won't stop him from attending practice. Since Wood's apparently almost as fanatical about Quidditch as Ron is, his grades are going up (or so Percy says).

Harry has introduced quite a few of us to a martial art apparently practiced by his mother's family called Torquasm Rao. It involves a lot of slow stretches, flexing and stance changes, but Professor Flitwick has declared it one of the best soft-style martial arts he's ever encountered. With our Head of House almost religiously practicing it daily, most of the rest of the Ravens have taken it up too. As Professor Flitwick says, A healthy mind works best with a healthy body to support it and I've been feeling quite a bit healthier, despite all the sitting down we do in lessons.

While I still miss home and am looking forwards to coming back for Christmas (any chance Luna can come too?) I am having an amazing time here.

With all my love,

Ginny.

PS. As I'm now on the Quidditch Team, I've received an invite to the Potter Christmas Ball at The Pottery for the whole family. The ball is to be held on Christmas Eve, so please pass it on to Bill and Charlie and see if they'd like to come. Thanks.

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Molly Weasley put down the last letter and looked up as Arthur stepped through the Floo.

"Our children have sent us letters!" Molly smiled, wiping at her eyes and Arthur paused in the middle of hanging up his coat.

"Really? How are they doing?"

"Good." Molly replied, holding the letters up for Arthur to take and then she frowned slightly, her voice turning disapproving. "Did you know the twins had been teaching Ginny how to fly?"

"I did." Arthur shrugged, earning a surprised look. "Oh, Molly, you remember Aunt Francine? She was the Seeker for the Harpies for over a decade before she retired and became their coach. Ginny reminds me of her quite a bit, it would have been wrong to keep her grounded."

Molly tried to come up with a counter-argument, but gave up after several moments.

"Well, she's happy and that's what's most important." She finally admitted, earning a one-armed hug from Arthur who was perusing the letters, then he froze.

"Ah… Molly, we may need to go into the attic and see if our Formal Robes are still wearable." He mused. "The twins say that they'll be dealing with theirs… Bill and Charlie probably have their own, but I'll write to them about it anyway… do we have any Robes for Ron and Ginny?"

"I think I still have my father's Robe from when he was about Ron's age." Molly said thoughtfully. "If I wash it and patch up the holes, it should be fine. I may need to shorten it a bit, though…"

Arthur smiled as Molly became lost in plans for how to dress for the first Formal Ball they would be attending since their days at Hogwarts.

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Hagrid picked up the dead rooster with a look of saddened bemusement.

"Now why would anyone do tha'?" He rumbled to himself. "an' how did they ge' past the centaurs? Mebbe I shoulda got one of 'em to watch the map fer me..."