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Reviewed22 July
Dear Harry,
Yes, I confirmed the incantation. Albus himself was using it on people this morning. The first roll of film has been developed, and copies of the best few are enclosed. My personal favorite is Aurora, Septima, and Sybil being chased around the lake by the remote control shark that the twins sent while Remus and Severus sit in a tree fighting over the remote control and laughing their arses off. It was taken right before the two men fell out of the tree and had to come get patched up. Which is your favorite?
Poppy claims that she has actually spanked a few teachers for being especially childish about trying to avoid staff physicals. Not for a few years, but she swears that if anyone tries gillyweed one more time, she'll start again. They did not try it this year as I seem to have been able to hide all of it, so I have yet to witness this. I may later, as her defense of the practice was that Minerva has done it too. Whether or not that's true I think I'll behave myself (at least for the most part). And no, she has not done anything to Severus yet. I think she would have if she hadn't been distracted by the need to lecture him about taking his medicine. I don't know what that was about, as I was finishing up with Sybil at the time and I haven't read all the staff records yet.
I've sent my congratulations to Neville and Luna already. The invitation arrived in the morning post today. I'm glad that they're settling down together; they're such a cute couple.
Love,
Hermione
23 July
Dear Ron,
The samples you sent seem to have no effect on the ghosts. Cuthbert didn't even notice; the others seemed merely amused. As Harry may have passed on to you, Remus and Severus managed to make off with the remote control shark and spent the afternoon chasing swimmers around with it until they fell out of the tree where they were hiding, resulting in a fractured tailbone and a fractured arm. Poppy was much less amused than I was, but at least I got some practice healing broken bones. Other prank items have been steadily disappearing as well and reappearing in amusing places, but we haven't caught the culprit(s). (Does that tell you something about how different the staff is over the summer?)
How did you like the pictures? I haven't caught Argus and Irma together, but I think I had a few good ones in there.
I agree with your reasons that Severus was probably the one who turned Remus pink, and by the way, I've gotten the impression that he is the main perpetrator of jokes around here. Shocking, huh? However, he does not dye his hair. He's just the youngest teacher and not malnourished, unlike the next youngest (Remus, of course). Remus is trying to get his hands on some Muggle hair dye. I think you can guess why.
I'll come by and visit you two poor bruised boys when we have down time, which should be just before the students arrive. Poppy thinks we'll be done plenty early for that. Same for dinner with your family.
Love,
Hermione
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371 Reviews | 7.25/10 Average
It's alomost a shame it's already finished. I would have loved to know more about wedding preparations and adoption/surrogacy.Anyway it's a lovely story and a very original way to tell things.
I just finished Letters and quite enjoyed it. I hope Molly keeps a Ron on a very short leash as I don't have much hope for him growing up. I liked the "letter format" of your story; what a great way to tell a story by just hitting the highlights. 5 stars.
Good old Molly. :)
What about Moody? They didn't fix him. :)
Response from felinefelixfelicis (Author of Letters)
The explanation proposed jointly by myself and another commenter somewhere in here is that they can't fix curse-related loss of body parts (Moody, George's ear) or the three complex senses (vision, hearing, touch). Muggle science or not, the three probably go together/follow the same patterns of damage and treatability in the magical world too.
Response from sunny33 (Reviewer)
Leaves the field open for a story from you then. :D
Well ended. Thanks for sharing! :)
This was a really refreshing take on the Granger/Snape pairing with a few lovely twists on others as well! Great work, author!!
Wonderful! But you need two last chapters, if I may be so bold. What of the letter that Ron sends to Hermione, either apologizing for being a jerk or severing that relationship for good? And the letter Hermione sends back, accepting (or rejecting) his apology, or bidding him a regretful farewell? Please? Pretty please?
I agree with Hermione.
Ron deserved that. :)
At least those four get on. :)
I sad to see this story is ending, but happy that you're going to continue writing. I think it would be enjoyable to see a disabled OC used in a story. I'm in a wheelchair myself, but even I don't write a character into one. ^_^
That boy needs a good slapping! :)
Sad to see the Letters ending because they were delightful little snippy glimpses of our favorite folks. I agree with the other reviewer that disabilities are possible in the magical world. Moody is definitely proof everything can't be magicked away, and I can't see James Potter wearing glasses if there was a magical fix for his eyesight. Recall also that George's ear couldn't be regrown either, so perhaps a disability stemming from a curse, thus preventing healing, if you wanted staunch canon.
Response from felinefelixfelicis (Author of Letters)
I agree wholeheartedly. Based on my scientific background in sensation/perception, I'm going to hypothesize that they can't fix any of the three complex senses--vision, hearing, and touch-- since treatment options for damage to those follow a similar pattern of methods and effectivity in the Muggle world or anything caused by a curse. Other disabilities? Maybe. I don't know. As I said in my response to the other reviewer, the idea came about because I am deaf and realized that I'd struggle in the wizarding world because magic messes with electronics and therefore my hearing aids wouldn't work, nor would CI or an FM system!
Too cute the way you're rounding the story off. Sorry to see it ending, but glad you're doing it in a roundabout way.
Aww. Sweetness.
Ron getting it mad the wait worth while!
Hermione's right, Molly's probably the only one who has a decent chance of getting through to Ron at this point, short of his brothers getting together to (literally) knock some sense into his rather severely swelled head. At any rate, if Ron tries to stick his nose into Hermione and Severus' relationship, I have a feeling Severus would be only too pleased to hex it off for him.As to your next fic, I wouldn't mind reading one about a disabled character. Take Alastor Moody for example, he had quite a lot happen to him over the years, including losing his leg and his eye. He might've had some rather effective magical prostheses, but it had to be a rather tough adjustment, especially at first.
Response from felinefelixfelicis (Author of Letters)
Disabilities would take a lot of adjustment on all ends, for both the person and those around them. And imagine if it's a Muggleborn character... the stuff they use to cope will not only be foreign to wizards, but likely a lot of it also won't WORK in the presence of magic. I'd love to visit the magical world, personally, but If I did I wouldn't be able to communicate real well because I'm deaf and my hearing aids probably wouldn't work since magic screws up electronics.
Response from MuseAmusant (Reviewer)
That's a very interesting idea. How would magical medicine cope with so many disabled war veterans? Would they find a way to adapt Muggle equipment for use in the magical world (like magical wheelchairs and prostheses) or would they use them to design a magical equivalent that would work? Not only that, but how do you deal with disabilities that are complicated by a curse? Like, say, you have a wizard who lost an arm due to a werewolf attack. Or like George, who lost an ear due to a curse. Suppose it resulted in eventual hearing loss? There are really so many ways you could go with something like that.
I *lurve* this series. Thanks for writing! As to what you should write next: the answer is always SS/HG. My favorite! And karma is indeed a witch, isn't it?
Loooooved the update, the engagement and Ron getting booted from training truly made my day:-))
Awww, what a great present! Too bad Ron can't grow up. I guess that's why Hermione decided not to be with him, though, right?
I really enjoyed reading this story. The short snappy chapters were easy to follow and funny as well.
Please do longer letters, they're not long enough! I just believe Hermione would be someone who writes long - winding letters. If her essays were always 5 inches longer than required, surely her letters would be long and rambling too? Also add more with Severus! Maybe Ginny or a girlfriend could come in and start writing letters, and the female-to-female letter writing would lead to more discussion and gossip about what Severus is like as long-term partner! I love it though - so addicting!
Lovely as always
OMG! I was so shocked by what Ron (the prat) had written that I actually dropped the piece of chocolate I was going to eat onto the floor. Looking forward to the next chapter. Thank you.
Ron keeps piling it up, doesn't he?
Glad Hermione told it like it is.