A letter from Mum.
Remus,
I'm sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. I've been working late at the office, to try to preemptively catch up for being gone all summer. I do hope you'll understand. Your father and I have been spending most of our free time getting ready for the trip, and he and I both have articles that need to be edited before we leave for Africa.
I just have a few points I want to make sure to talk to you about, so please forgive the hasty format of this letter.
1. I've talked to Dennis down at the grocery, and he's agreed to set up a bill for you. I trust you not to go overboard with your foodstuffs, but I understand if you have friends over and need to buy more than normal. I've also dug out a few simple cookbooks, so you can have something other than canned beans and sandwiches. Feel free to experiment and remember that everyone must eat one horribly burnt dish in their life.
2. I'm thrilled you've been thinking more about Muggle university and the options that'll provide you. I think you should use this summer to look into programs you're interested in and also try to find some scholarships. If you decide to try that route out, you'll want to get in contact with Minerva and Albus right away next year. I'm sure you understand what I mean when I say I suspect the Ministry will be more than happy to assist you in your endeavors to assimilate into Muggle culture.
3. While I'm sure you could entertain yourself all summer with reading or visiting friends, I'd like you to consider getting a part time job. Or, more likely, a few very part time positions. Mickey at the coffee shop said he would be glad to have you for a few days a week, and Rosanne at the bookstore on Middleton Way was also eager to get an extra hand during the summer. Maybe after you've settled in, you can look into those opportunities, or find your own! Your dad also said the apothecary could use some help, but I'm rather sure that's not quite what you're looking for.
4. I've enclosed a few things: a large sack of those hard raspberry candies were on sale, and you know how weak I am for them. But I've made my way through a third of the bag in less than two days and know I must be rid of them or else I shall kill myself. So, please enjoy and use them as a defense against friends bothering you when you're trying to study. I've also enclosed a flyer for something I thought might interest you. You already have the whole play memorized, I'm sure, so you could at least enjoy the production, if not take part yourself.
I can't wait to see you after term. We'll be sure to have something of a party for your birthday -- seventeen already! -- and please forgive me in advance for smothering you for the ten days before we go to Africa. I miss you and hope you have a remarkable end of term.
Yours,
That crazy woman who is blessed to call herself your mother
Along with the letter: hefty bag of raspberry candies; and a folded flyer advertising the Northcott Theatre's summer production of "Hamlet," complete with audition information.
I'm sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. I've been working late at the office, to try to preemptively catch up for being gone all summer. I do hope you'll understand. Your father and I have been spending most of our free time getting ready for the trip, and he and I both have articles that need to be edited before we leave for Africa.
I just have a few points I want to make sure to talk to you about, so please forgive the hasty format of this letter.
1. I've talked to Dennis down at the grocery, and he's agreed to set up a bill for you. I trust you not to go overboard with your foodstuffs, but I understand if you have friends over and need to buy more than normal. I've also dug out a few simple cookbooks, so you can have something other than canned beans and sandwiches. Feel free to experiment and remember that everyone must eat one horribly burnt dish in their life.
2. I'm thrilled you've been thinking more about Muggle university and the options that'll provide you. I think you should use this summer to look into programs you're interested in and also try to find some scholarships. If you decide to try that route out, you'll want to get in contact with Minerva and Albus right away next year. I'm sure you understand what I mean when I say I suspect the Ministry will be more than happy to assist you in your endeavors to assimilate into Muggle culture.
3. While I'm sure you could entertain yourself all summer with reading or visiting friends, I'd like you to consider getting a part time job. Or, more likely, a few very part time positions. Mickey at the coffee shop said he would be glad to have you for a few days a week, and Rosanne at the bookstore on Middleton Way was also eager to get an extra hand during the summer. Maybe after you've settled in, you can look into those opportunities, or find your own! Your dad also said the apothecary could use some help, but I'm rather sure that's not quite what you're looking for.
4. I've enclosed a few things: a large sack of those hard raspberry candies were on sale, and you know how weak I am for them. But I've made my way through a third of the bag in less than two days and know I must be rid of them or else I shall kill myself. So, please enjoy and use them as a defense against friends bothering you when you're trying to study. I've also enclosed a flyer for something I thought might interest you. You already have the whole play memorized, I'm sure, so you could at least enjoy the production, if not take part yourself.
I can't wait to see you after term. We'll be sure to have something of a party for your birthday -- seventeen already! -- and please forgive me in advance for smothering you for the ten days before we go to Africa. I miss you and hope you have a remarkable end of term.
Yours,
That crazy woman who is blessed to call herself your mother
Along with the letter: hefty bag of raspberry candies; and a folded flyer advertising the Northcott Theatre's summer production of "Hamlet," complete with audition information.