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Tuesday 6/25/92
Dear Harry,
I'm more sorry than words can convey that you had to choose to kill Quirrell or be killed by him, you never should have been in that situation. It was criminally irresponsible for Dumbledore and the professors to hide the stone in a school full of children, and once they did then protecting the students from the stone and the people who would want to steal it became a job for the staff. but I am so glad that you're the one that survived. Do not feel bad about what you had to do to get yourself out of there alive. You didn't have a choice and I don't blame you for doing everything you could to survive. You tried everything you could have done not to let the others go looking for trouble, and then when that failed you went with them to keep them safe. Remember that. You succeeded, Neville, Hermione and Ron all escaped, they weren't even seriously hurt, though I have to admit that I personally wouldn't really care if they were hurt so long as you were okay. They rushed into danger and you were the one who paid the price for their refusal to listen to you and see sense. The only reason that I'm not wishing that they were hurt instead of you is that I believe the guilt of that would hurt you more than your current injuries which is honestly a bit silly, it wouldn't have been your fault if they were hurt, it wasn't your responsibility to keep them safe. You are a child too!
What I cannot understand was the way the professors both refused to listen to you. You had clear evidence that the stone was under threat and that someone had paid a large amount of money to find out how to get passed the three headed dog, the first of the traps protecting the stone. They should have taken that seriously even if they didn't want to admit it to you. They are responsible for your safety while you're at school. The fact that they failed you so badly makes me fear for your remaining years there.
I wish I could do something. I wish you could come to Caltech with me but that is impossible, but there must be other schools of witchcraft and wizardry, they can't all be so ridiculously dangerous. Perhaps you should ask Mr Blott if you get to Diagon Alley over the summer, he was very helpful last year and he'd probably stock books for all the schools so he'd know what else was available.
According to the summer schedule you sent me you should be at Dean's when you get this as long as nobody interfered with your plans. I hope that you got away cleanly and are with your friends. As you could see from the envelopes, I sent the letter to Mrs Thomas in a way that you would get it even if you were at the Dursleys so long as you're able to visit the restaurant. Though I also assume you would've written and told me as soon as you knew if you were going back to the Dursleys.
I'm glad that you've got such great friends to invite you to stay and I hope you're enjoying your summer. I guess with all the visiting everywhere you decided against going to summer school to keep up with your non magical subjects. Still I suppose being away from your relatives and somewhere you will be fed properly and treated decently is more important anyway so I don't blame you.
We're both having the summer off our studies. I am returning home for the summer, my Aunt informed me she has booked herself and her husband on a European holiday tour for the entire months of July and August and Mom's best friend has surgery scheduled so I need to come home and look after Mom. I'm looking forward to spending some quality time with Mom and I'm hoping that having me at home will help her take her medication a little more regularly and maybe eat a little better, but I must admit that I'm disappointed not to be able to participate in any of the summer programs but as they pointed out most of the programs will be available again next summer.
I finished my first degree in Chemistry this semester and have to decide whether I go on to get a masters in Chemistry now or whether to finish my degree in Mathematics next semester and go on to get a masters in that. I find both subjects riveting, I wish that I could do both. One of my friends in the mathematics stream is moving across to major in engineering which also sounds fascinating, maybe I will audit some courses next year if I get time.
One thing struck me when you told me about your conversation with Dumbledore about the wards at the Dursleys. He specifically mentioned you being allowed to go to the Weasleys at the end of the summer. He didn't say you could visit a friend of your own choosing, and he knew which two weeks the Weasleys have invited you to stay. If that's true it tells me that there are two possibilities, either Dumbledore wants you to be friends with Ron for some reason which means he could be the one mucking around with Ron's memories to maintain the friendship, in which case you cannot trust that he is not influencing the Weasleys to try to lead you in a certain direction we cannot predict yet, or that Mrs Weasley wrote to Dumbledore asking for permission to invite you to stay meaning she knows that Dumbledore is in control of what you are and aren't allowed to do away from Hogwarts and is on good terms with him (or wants to be) meaning you can't trust Mrs Weasley and she might be the one forcing Ron to ignore or overlook your arguments (is it possible to do that with magic via a letter?) I don't know about the rest of the family. If you do go there this summer, and I agree it would probably be better for you that two weeks at the Dursleys then please be careful.
Does Dean or Seamus have a computer. If he does this is my email address and we could message almost immediately if we arrange a time to both be online. I'm sure they'd help you set up your own address and show you how to access it from a different computer so we can be in contact most of the summer.
Your friend always
Spencer
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