Owl to Ron Weasley, June 8, 2006

[gredisfred]

Ron,

The potion vial in your hand contains extra strength calming draft. We swear on our mother's life that it is not hexed or in any other way tampered with. Please drink this before you do anything else.

No, don't wait to talk to Hermione. Do it NOW.Thanks. Now you may feel free to read the enclosed. We have considered that source and plan

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[chessmate]

Ron frowned. "What's this, then?" he asked himself, holding the vial up to the light suspiciously. He'd been told too many times by his brothers that their various concoctions were perfectly safe. He wasn't falling for that old line.

Instead, he checked the rest of the parcel. Oh bleeding hell. The newspaper clipping. That awful Skeeter woman- had the whole world seen it? "We are NOT unnaturally close!" he exclaimed. One of the portraits on the wall snorted but didn't chime in.

Well, at least they said they didn't believe it... He grabbed a bit of spare parchment and scribbled out a quick note to send back to the twins.

Dear Fred and George,

Can you please dose her with some extra-strength U-No-Poo?

Ron

[gredisfred]

Dear Ron,

We have always thought that her hair and expression could best be explained by a near constant state of constipation. It has been causing her to run off at the mouth for years. We're considering some sort of insect repellent-infused nail polish. Heaven knows she could use a new color for her claws.

Take the potion.

--Fred N George

[chessmate]

Dear George and Fred,

I took the potion and I didn't turn into a giant hamster, and my hair didn't fall out, and I didn't start hiccuping operatic scales. Are you sure you two are feeling all right? I, for one, am feeling calm. Very calm. Thank you.

And I would like to voice my strong support on the insect polish stuff.

Ron

[gredisfred]

Ronnie,

Operatic scale inducing hiccups! Brilliant. Thanks mate.

George and Fred