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Harry Marvolo
To the one who now calls himself Harry Potter:
You belong to me, and always have. This has always been your purpose. This has always been your destiny. Accept it - embrace it.
Come to me and you need never know pain or fear again. Come to me willingly, and you can end this pointless conflict now and forever. Come to me before midnight in two days' time, and no one else need die because of your cowardice. Submit to my will, and understand. It's time, Harry.
Your schoolmates' lives depend on you obeying my command.
Harry Marvolo,
You do realise what will happen if you fail to obey Our Lord's commands?
Not only will children be killed, my children, but Hogwarts itself will be through. It has been the place to nurture pureblood witches and wizards for more than a thousand years, but I doubt that it will welcome any new students next year.
For what parent would ever dare send their child to a place upon which Our Lord has unleashed his wrath? The very stones themselves will be cursed if our children's blood is spilled upon them there!
My son Ron always told me that you may have been known as Our Lord's son, but you loved Hogwarts as much as the humblest of the students there. And so I appeal to you, by your love for the place which has been practically your home for the past seven years.
Do what you must do. Do it for your friends.
Do it for Hogwarts.
You belong to me, and always have. This has always been your purpose. This has always been your destiny. Accept it - embrace it.
Come to me and you need never know pain or fear again. Come to me willingly, and you can end this pointless conflict now and forever. Come to me before midnight in two days' time, and no one else need die because of your cowardice. Submit to my will, and understand. It's time, Harry.
Your schoolmates' lives depend on you obeying my command.
Harry Marvolo,
You do realise what will happen if you fail to obey Our Lord's commands?
Not only will children be killed, my children, but Hogwarts itself will be through. It has been the place to nurture pureblood witches and wizards for more than a thousand years, but I doubt that it will welcome any new students next year.
For what parent would ever dare send their child to a place upon which Our Lord has unleashed his wrath? The very stones themselves will be cursed if our children's blood is spilled upon them there!
My son Ron always told me that you may have been known as Our Lord's son, but you loved Hogwarts as much as the humblest of the students there. And so I appeal to you, by your love for the place which has been practically your home for the past seven years.
Do what you must do. Do it for your friends.
Do it for Hogwarts.
Order Only
I see that all sorts of private messages are flying between you, Sirius, Draco and Hermione. I hope you are figuring out what to do with this terrible ultimatum. Of course I don't wish to burden you with what I've said, but I am hoping it might make some of the other parents think. It also might give the teachers and particularly Dolohov pause.
I don't know how Voldemort thinks he can keep his grip on the Protectorate over the next generation if parents begin refusing to send their children to be his hostages.
Harry, I'm so very sorry. I--I can't think of a solution. I know that you're trying. I hope you manage to work one out, with the help of your closest and dearest friends.
I know that whatever you do, you'll choose it because it will be best for the Order. Please believe me...we'll give you every bit of help that we can.
Let me know if there's any way that I or any of my family can help.