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Hello again. I've been giving a bit of advice out to people who need help with dealing with lost ones. I've never used it myself, actually, but it doesn't seem like a bad idea. When we got here, me and my friends, we were astonished we couldn't speak to anyone from back home. Back home, you just send an owl, you see, and you can usually find anyone you're looking for. Well, here, that isn't really possible, especially if someone's gone.

[Harry pauses to carefully consider his words. He doesn't want to sound like someone who's experienced a lot of loss, which makes this harder. His parents, Sirius, they'll wonder why he's so used to this, so he decides to leave that part out. If anyone wishes to know, he'll tell them somewhere else—or just hope that his parents aren't so involved that they'll listen to every conversation he has. They haven't given him that impression, anyway.]

My point is—I've recommended that people write letters. They might find their way to where they belong sooner or later. Luna liked the idea, and I've been considering taking it up myself. And that's just to tell people from home things.

So ... yeah. It might help. But sorry for all your losses.

[Harry feels like that's enough.]

There is one more thing. I contacted a number of people about training. Merlin, Lancer ... others. But then the battle happened and my parents showed up, and, er, most of the meetings were meant to take place during that battle, which obviously, they just couldn't. Since the bracelets have still been acting up, I've been holding off on contacting anyone again, but if you received a message from me, I'm still very much interested. I'd make it easier and contact you directly, but I'm not counting on the messages making it to you just yet.

Right, that's all.

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They won't. Honestly, it's why I thought it was a weird suggestion at first, but there might come a time when they can get them here. Or perhaps we'll all return home, and remember the war, and the letters will find their way to who they belong to. It would be a way of letting them know how you felt during their absence.

If they come back the letters will be useless! It'd only make them feel bad for something that's not even their fault. I don't want Gil to feel bad, I just want him to be here! It's all the Gods' fault.

[It becomes apparent that someone just lost her best friend.]

Well, it's not really their fault that they left, it's more like ...

"This is what I did, and how I feel." For some people, it's a way of assuring that they know right off the things that you regret you never told them. I guess.

[Clearly, this isn't Harry's usual method, but people seem to like it, so why not.]

How is it not their fault?! The Gods sent him home in the first place! [Sorry Harry, someone isn't even pretending to actually listen to what you're saying.]

The gods don't send anyone home. Why would they send home people who can help?

[Harry sounds mildly agitated, and his words are particularly forceful.]

Simply put: they use magic to keep us here. But we aren't meant to stay here, so a part of us is always fighting to leave.