lucky to have escaped the stigma of association with such people鈥攖he Minister really could not be more gracious to me鈥攁nd I do hope, Ron, that you will not allow family ties to blind you to the misguided nature of our parents鈥�beliefs and actions, either. I sincerely hope that, in time, they will realise how mistaken they were and I shall, of course, be ready to accept a full apology when that day comes.
Please think over what I have said most carefully, particularly the bit about Harry Potter, and congratulations again on becoming prefect.
Your brother,
Percy
Harry looked up at Ron.
鈥榃ell,鈥�he said, trying to sound as though he found the whole thing a joke, 鈥榠f you want to鈥攅r 鈥攚hat is it?'鈥攈e checked Percy's letter鈥�Oh yeah鈥�sever ties鈥�with me, I swear I won't get violent.鈥�
鈥楪ive it back,鈥�said Ron, holding out his hand. 鈥楬e is鈥斺� Ron said jerkily, tearing Percy's letter in half 鈥榯he world's鈥斺� he tore it into quarters 鈥榖iggest鈥斺� he tore it into eighths 鈥榞it.鈥�He threw the pieces into the fire.
鈥楥ome on,
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