Harry Potter: The Witty Wizard

Harry passed Hermione the mirror. Then, as she talked with Sirius, he pulled parchment, ink and quills to himself.

'We need to replenish our stationery supplies,' he thought. 'We're getting far too low. And isn't that a surprise, considering we'd be using a fair bit in our classes at Hogwarts during this break if school was still on.'

He started to get to work on writing a letter to Madam Bones. That one he'd have delivered by one of the aurors.

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Procrastinating about the work of the House of Potter sent to him by Ted, Harry then started to draft a letter to Neville. He needed to make sure Neville thought he was being a friend and not just being a git by having his 'Uncle Algie' arrested.

In the workout draft he laid out some paragraphs to use. One on why he felt someone who would do what his 'Uncle Algie' did to him needs to face justice for doing it. A second on how, no matter what happens, he considered Neville his god-brother

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I have some great news I wish to share with you. You're one of the very first outside of the Potter and Granger households to be informed of this. Hermione and I are now betrothed through a formal wizarding Betrothal Agreement. Yay!

If you're wondering why her parents, muggles, would go along with something like this when the muggle world hasn't had such agreements for over two hundred years, the next will put it into context.

Fundamentally, the BA was drafted to protect Hermione from harm. During an examination by a Master Healer, it was discovered someone with white hair had dosed her with a loyalty enhancement potion back in, by the looks of it, our first year. It scared her when she found out and freaked her parents out a bit.

The BA was drafted by my new Law-wizard of Record, Ted Tonks (you may remember him as Lord Black's Law-wizard at his trial). To make it legal, Lord Black first became Hermione's magical guardian with the blessing of her parents. Then the BA was signed, with even Hermione's father co-signing it. That way, no one can quibble over it.

Even though the BA was conceived to protect Hermione, I want you to be the first of our friends to know that I've finally woken up and realised I love her with all my heart. And she's now confessed she's loved me for even longer. Damn, that's soppy - but it's true!

Next issue: You may find me soon doing some things you don't agree with, Neville; or that might upset you. But I beg you to always keep in the forefront of your mind, when you think I'm working against you, things are not always as they seem.

If you haven't had a chance to yet, I want you to read the Potter-Longbottom Alliance Charter. It lays out how the alliance Houses will aid each other. It also states in what situations the other Houses are to provide that aid. It is very important to what will soon be going on. It will help you to understand what I'm doing is for you, not against you.

I know you're going to worry. And I'm deeply sorry for that. But our Houses are greater than us as individuals and, therefore, I must do what I must.

You will understand within a few days. At first you may want to kill me - however, I promise you with all my magic, by the end of it you won't.

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After he finished that part of the body of the letter he'd send Neville, he passed it on to Hermione to read. She had already disconnected her call with Sirius.

"You know that's going to make him worry even more, don't you?" she asked.

"Yeah," he sighed. "But I'm hopeful that the longer time of worry will make the shorter time that's to come less stressful for him."

"Maybe," she said. "But your apology at the end of it better be long and heartfelt. When do you plan to send it to him?"

"As soon as our plans are set and I have confirmation from the goblins," he replied. "But there's more I need to add, yet. I just don't know what."

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The two finally moved on to the pile of documents from Ted and were working through it right up to lunch. Of course, Harry stopped twice to refill his growling stomach, each time Hermione heard it. He was prepared to ignore it, but she wasn't.

"Eat, Harry," she urged him. "The sooner you're up to correct health, the sooner you're through the potions and the sooner you won't have to worry about them any more"

She then turned to the side a little and called for Dobby.

"Yes, Miss-tress Herm'nee?" he asked.

"Something for Harry to eat, please," she said. "Something he can hold in his off hand to eat while he goes through the documents."

"Yes, Miss-tress Herm'nee," replied the eager little elf. "At once!"

"I could have made something myself, you know," he grumbled.

"Not without stopping going through these documents, you couldn't," she retorted. "However, if it's a break you wanted, you don't need the excuse of wanting to cook to take it."

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