Harry...

[alt_draco]

I'm sorry, but we just barely got to Buckingham when Mother decided we should leave to be there for Auntie Bella's baby. I really begged them to let me stay but Mother just wouldn't budge. I didn't see you anywhere and there wasn't any time, so I left your presents with some elf, named Dobbsy or something, and he promised me that he'd make sure you got them before today was over.

Granger, I don't know if Harry's been reading the books anymore, since he hasn't written in ages. I know you have the day off or something, but if you see tell him what I wrote, would you?

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[alt_padma]

You didn't get to see him at all? That's really awful.

Could you see the fireworks from your Aunt's house? I don't know where she lives, exactly. We could see the London fireworks, just barely, the really high ones. But our town also had their own fireworks show, too. It was nift.

[alt_draco]

No, I didn't.

If we'd been at LE'Strange Hill, which is in the middle of nowhere Hampshire, near Pennington or something, I wouldn't have seen a bloody thing, but luckily Auntie Bella and Uncle Rodolphus (and Hydra) were all staying at St. James, so there was a good view from almost all of the windows. The noise sort of drowned out the screaming.

[alt_padma]

Why was there - oh.

I dunno. I want my own babies when I grow up but I don't want to have to scream when it happens.

Maybe hearing your aunt like that will make your mother decide she doesn't want another baby, either. Or does she? I didn't see her answer you. Not that I was looking, I mean.

[alt_draco]

I think she's avoiding giving me an answer, but maybe the screaming put her off the idea. Auntie Bella's screams are really scary, too, I think Hydra ran away and hid somewhere. I'm definitely glad I'm not a girl.