Dear Mother and Father.
I have just returned from school shopping and really, it is worth hearing of. We went to a pub called The Leaky Cauldron. Isn't that just too clever? Well you go into the Cauldron and then step out back and Uncle Harry tapped a few bricks.
I did worry for his sanity for a moment I will admit. But then the whole wall opened up and there was an entire city!
It isn't an entire city! It's just Diagon ally.
And Knockturn ally.
We are not allowed in Knockturn ally.
Dad would blow a gasket
Ok well not an entire city then. But a really amazing place all the same.
We went everywhere!
We didn't go everywhere stop exaggerating.
Well we did go to a lot of places Jimmy. Gringotts the bank, The Robe shop, Madam Malkins. The Bookstore Flourish and Blotts. The Apocathary. The quill shop the ink shop the Parchment shop.
I do wish you were there father, it was so much fun.
But my favorite was Olivanders. The wand shop.
Father, I am the proud owner of my very own wand. Its Rowan and Unicorn hair. (The unicorn wasn't hurt for it.) 10 inches even. It made the most wonderful gold light when I picked it up. Harry supposes I will be a very powerful witch when I'm trained.
Did you know Uncle Harry could talk to snakes? It was ever a surprise to me.
Well he doesn't walk around speaking parseltongue. People would think he was mad!
Well it happened like this; Lily and Al wanted to look at owls. So we went to the pet shop. (So many cats father, you have no idea! I suppose some of those old stereotypes about witches are true.) And this snake sat up and Hissed at Uncle Harry and he turned to the snake and- well this you would never believe, father- Uncle Harry turned to the snake and hissed back! Lily says the snake only said hello and told him he had a lovely daughter
Daughters actually. The snake thought Sol and Del were my sisters. Harry corrected him though and the snake apologized and then dad said-
And how do you know what the snake said Lily? I think you're making that up!
Yes, well the point is Uncle Harry can talk to snakes. I think I nearly fainted. Something else though Father. People stare at Uncle Harry. All the time they STARE at him. One man even bowed. Actually bowed.
I asked Aunt Hermione if he was royal but she only smiled and shook her head. I asked the cousins but they don't seem to know either.
We asked though. Believe me!
After the pet shop, we met up with the other Weasleys. With all the preparation for the trip to the Cauldron, I only just met Cousins Courtney and Francis. They belong to Uncle Percy. The poor dear seems somewhat separated from the rest of the family. It isn't in the way they talk or act but it is there. A barrier. I've taken it upon myself to write him specially.
We are nearing the Burrow now. Ill send this off before I put my purchases into my trunk
Sincerely
Del
Lily
James
Albus