Hermione Joins in the Fun
Chapter 9 of 50
felinefelixfelicisHermione has loosened up to participate in the occasional joke on her new colleagues.
Reviewed26 July
Dear Harry,
Do try to stay out of trouble, will you? That goes for Ron as well.
Oh, Albus's trunks. I don't know where he finds those patterns. I'm sure they must all be gag gifts, but he loves them.
Yes, the teachers are very capable of playing pranks without any help from young joke shop proprietors. A new game seems to have sprung up, involving transfiguring hair ties and clips into various things. I myself have found a garter snake wrapped around my ponytail. Severus and I got into a spat over which one of us got to keep her. I think she's cute, and she seems to like me. You'll have to come visit and find out her preference to settle the debate though.
We've finished all the staff physicals and updated the files, and are now getting to work on our fix-it list, as Poppy calls it. This whole time we've just written down the things to which we need to give special attention but aren't urgent, and now we have time to deal with them. Restocking of medicines is being taken care of: we just hand the list of how much of everything we need over to Severus, and he does the brewing. We've given the orders for bandages and the like to Minerva to have it approved when she goes over the rest of the school budget, and she'll send it in once she's looked over it. Filius does the repairs of the equipment. We're just left with cleaning everything and dealing with whatever we put on the fix-it list. The items on the list at the moment are things we picked up on during the physicals. Not serious stuff, just follow-up exams to focus on things we found and thought needed a bit more attention, like seeing if Remus has managed to gain any more weight since getting lectured on his eating habits. I don't think he has.
Love,
Hermione
27 July
Dear Ron,
I've already told Harry to stay out of mischief, the same goes for you.
No, poor Septima got quite the shock when she bounced. Somebody turned the water to rubber just as she hit it. By someone I mean a few mischievous colleagues of hers. I confess that I was in on that one.
The dye catalogue will not be necessary; Remus has already gotten his revenge. Pink bows were involved. I'll send photos when I get them developed. By the way, the pink dye faded with a few washings. Once Remus discovered that it was in his shampoo bottle and thereby being constantly renewed, of course! I have to admit, it was a good prank.
I passed on Seamus's regards, and Poppy and I shared a laugh over some old exploits. She was properly impressed by his not blown up status, and I do remember the rum. That was one of the more absurd "spells" I've seen attempted.
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.