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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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...ah. Let me tell you something. As someone who's actually taken the route of writing letters to people who've left Asgard and people who were also dead or just physically removed at home? It only really helps for a few days. Subconsciously humans always want a response. Humans always want answers. So, subconsciously, humans are always going to be disappointed when they write letters and don't receive answers back, even if they're 100% aware they will never receive answers. But if you're into temporary fixes then it's a solid idea.

I'm not into temporary fixes, but I'm also not saying this will fix everything. It's a suggestion, and some people liked it. You're not the only sceptical one, you know. I'm sorry those letters haven't helped you. When I suggested it to my friend, it wasn't in all seriousness. She's actually rather eccentric, but everyone since then has appreciated it, so with all this loss around, I thought it might help if I told everyone at once. That's all.

But I also know what it's like to want an answer. So maybe that's why I never thought of it in the first place.

It might help some people I know, but I think I'll pass. How often are you left grappling for answers and still turning up empty-handed?

I tend to find the ones that can be found. I don't give up that easily.

I imagine a lot of people would be heavily screwed if you did. It's not always that simple though. Sometimes even having a strong will isn't enough, so what's your secret?

... Why would they be 'screwed'?

And honestly, a strong will is enough.

...if you gave up, I mean. People giving up is never a good option. Again, I think we have to disagree. Sometimes a strong will gets trampled upon and it's like it never existed.

Who are you?

What's it matter?

Because while I can have anonymous conversations, the ones where they sound like the person knows me personally are a little unsettling.

Maybe I've heard some stories about you. So what?

What have you 'heard'?

Just that you saved the world. If you had given up, obviously that wouldn't have happened.

And who'd you hear that from?

Are you really so paranoid to ask this many questions?

I do think it's a bit strange that you can't just say who you are. You realise that, right?

Fairly certain you can figure it out.

Then why bother going anonymous to have a conversation, Malfoy?

Call me curious. Problem?

[Harry wants to just assume it's just something that Malfoy's mother had explained—about keeping them at arm's length and all that, but there's something unsettling about it. Perhaps there's the additional factor of some of what Jade's said.

No, that's not just a "perhaps"—that's a definitely.

Truthfully, things are complicated enough with Malfoy, but it seems like they get more complicated by the day.]

It's weird.

You say that as though it wouldn't be weird otherwise.

Weirder.

And now you're just making it awkward.

It was awkward the moment you decided to reply in the first place.

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I reply to things that interest me. It was just unfortunate it happened to come from you. [Which is mostly true. The other part was mainly to see if he could get away with it at all.]

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