One more thing!" Heri said as George revved the engine. She leaned out her window and put her cupped hands to her lips. The hoot of an owl rang out, sounding as if it came from Heri. As if summoned, a Snowy owl swooped in after a moment. "We're off to the Weasleys' house," Heri said to the bird. "You're free to do as you please of course but I'll have some letters waiting for delivery some time tomorrow if you're up to it." The owl chuffed amicably and flew off. Heri grinned at them. "Right then! All set." Ron wasn't certain what he had been expecting when his older brothers said they were going to bring Heri Potter home to visit, but he certainly hadn't expected the lengths they had to go through to get her there. Dear Hagrid, I'm sorry I haven't replied until now, but I've been having trouble getting my post this summer; I got everything in bulk only a few days ago. I've been penning replies like mad since I got my letters so I hope you'll forgive me if my handwriting is not as neat as usual. I'm currently staying with the Weasley family. The Twins and their younger brother came to get me from my relatives' house, extending an invitation for me to stay over with them. Naturally, I agreed, and I've found the company to be very agreeable. Mr and Mrs Weasley treat me like their own child and it's been great fun seeing how a magical family functions. Mrs Weasley knows so many useful spells that I never considered might have existed (spells for taking care of little things like cooking and mending) and I can't wait to try them out myself. They also have this fascinating clock with all of their names on the hand that point to things like 'at school', 'at work', and 'in mortal danger.' I have a pocket watch I'm rather fond of that shows days, weeks, months, moon cycles, and planetary movements on top of the standard hours and minutes; do you think I might be able to enchant it to have a setting where it does what the Weasleys' clock does? I think that would be terribly useful. I have gotten to know the other families that live nearby as well. The Diggorys have a son named Cedric in the same year as Fred and George who's in Hufflepuff. He's a nice chap but he's not around much since he goes out with his friend quite often. The Lovegoods have a daughter that's going to be a first-year this year named Luna. She's a sweet girl though she does seem a bit absent-minded. I haven't met the Fawcetts yet but I've been told they have a daughter in Ravenclaw. Do you know any of them, Hagrid? I suspect you know quite a lot about all the families that have children in Hogwarts. Thank you for the birthday present you sent me by the way. The cake was delicious and dragon figurine is great fun to play with. Hedwig appreciates the figurine as well. Was it supposed to be a reference to Norbert and Enoch? I hope so since it reminds me quite a bit of both of them. I have named it Ignis because of the lovely fire it creates. I'm hoping to learn an engorging charm soon so I can make Ignis big enough for Enoch to play with. Anyway, there's not much else to say except thank you for writing. I wasn't expecting any mail and it was a pleasant surprise when I saw how many letters were waiting for me. I hope to talk to you more when school starts up again. Our usual tea times? Love, Heri P.S. I find the youngest two Weasleys to be very odd. Ron and Ginny do quite a bit of absolute nonsense whenever I see them. When I first met her, Ginny trod on her night-gown and managed to trip up the stairs. Just this morning, when I asked Ron question, he turned almost purple and put his elbow in the butter dish. I asked Fred and George about it, but they just gave me secretive smirks. What do you suppose is wrong with them? After being misplaced during Floo travelling, stumbling around a shady shopping district only to be save by Hagrid at the last minute, dashing about with the Twins and Ron for school supplies, and then being shoved about in a ruddy bookstore, Heri was in no state of mind to deal with pretentious pretty-boys with nothing but their looks to go on. Flourish and Blotts had been the place Heri was looking forward to the most. She hadn't thought to look up books about the Olympians the year before, what with her too distracted by other pressing matters, but she had put it at the top of her to-do list for this year. Heri had thought to pop in, get a clerk to point her in the right direction, and then pop back out a few minutes later; that plan was being stomped all over by the toothy clown taking up breathing space in the middle of the store at the moment. Gilderoy Lockhart. Apparently, he was some big-shot adventurer that jumped on every chance to kill himself via dangerous creature. Failing that, he wrote books about the nonsense he got up to and wrote them in the same manner one would for a children's book. He was a popular author and had housewives swooning after him, Mrs Weasley included.
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