I'm afraid this is a very short chapter - I've never been able to write long letters, even in real life! Also, I'm still getting comments that Ginny seems cold-hearted. You won't hear from her POV for a bit, but once you do I can guarantee she's going to be very protective of Siria because of an event coming up soon...
Disclaimer: Not mine. Still.
13th September 1998
Dear Marie,
Hi! What's it like working at the Ministry? Is it fun? You'd better not be working so hard that you're too tired to meet me on Hosmeade – the first date is on the 22nd October.
I have some major gossip for you – I overheard Hermione Granger talking to some of Ginny Weasley's friends at lunch, explaining why no one has seen Ginny since before last Easter. And guess what I found out – Harry Potter got her pregnant! Can you believe it? I mean, I know they were going out a couple of years ago, but I had no idea they were so serious. And I'd never have thought Harry Potter would be so reckless as to get his girlfriend pregnant. I mean, he's a legend in his own lifetime. I guess legends aren't as perfect as people make them out to be.
They had a girl, and she's called Siria – after Sirius Black! Who'd name their child after a mass murderer? People say he was actually innocent, except no one official has actually admitted this, have they? But now the Ministry's charging Harry with all those things, I don't know what they're going to do. It's not as if they can be a happy family, with him on the run and neither of them having done their NEWTs. OWLs are all well and good, but if you want to get anywhere in life you have to have more than that.
Ron Weasley, Ginny's older brother, and his girlfriend got off pretty easily from what I heard. Both of them are broke at the moment though, because of that fine. How much was it exactly? I heard it was over 300 galleons each.
Anyway, hope you're having a good time at the Ministry. As soon I finish Hogwarts I'll be coming to join you!
Love,
Flo xxx
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