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but it certainly doesn't scream "Death Eater." Of course, I could be wrong.

He did break Harry's nose once we'd all gotten off the train. Tonks healed

it. She doesn't look very well, and she's been having trouble with her

Metamorphosing. I think she's taking Sirius's death harder than anyone

thought she would.

Are you going to the Burrow for Christmas? I plan on stopping by

for at least a day or two. I hope to see you there. There will be a

large, chocolate-bar-shaped Christmas gift for you when I see you next.

Please stay safe. I don't know what I'll do if I'm left with no one

but Harry and Ron to talk to. I love them both dearly, but if I have to listen

to any more Quidditch talk, I will put myself in front of an oncoming

Bludger.

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal

life."

Your friend,

Hermione

November 1st, 1996

Dear Hermione,

Mark Twain. Muggle.

I miss you, too.

Remus

November 2nd, 1996

Ronald Weasley was disgusting.
It was not that she was jealous—certainly not of Lavender Brown—but Hermione
knew that he had done it just to upset her—to get back at her for her comments about
how she had suspected that Harry had slipped him Felix Felicis for the Quidditch game. A
part of her said that there was something more to Ron's issues. She had known for weeks
now, years really, that he was jealous and often compared himself to her and Harry. Even