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My dears, as Antosha announced at dinner, the Lord Protector will be coming to the school tomorrow.
Harry, our Headmaster has requested as a personal favour that you wear Slytherin colours while your Father is here. You may sleep wherever you choose; I think it unlikely that Our Lord will demand to inspect your bed. But as a courtesy not only to the Headmaster but to me, and to and both your Slytherin and your Gryffindor friends, please refrain from anything that would likely infuriate Our Lord. Against either of the two Houses.
(Ron, I included you in this message because I know you and Harry are good friends; I assume that when Harry moved himself into Gryffindor Tower, you were the one who told him the password. I want you to understand that no one is trying to force Harry out of whichever House he prefers to claim. Simply to avoid a difficult scene, it would be best if Harry dresses in Slytherin colours and refrains from loudly proclaiming any other affiliations until Our Lord has returned to Buckingham.)
As much as the enmity between Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin is remembered, the Sorting Hat occasionally likes to remind us that before they were enemies, they were the closest of friends. Ron, as a Gryffindor (from a family of Gryffindors) with a number of close friends in my House, and Harry, as someone who has managed to claim affiliation to both Slytherin and Gryffindor, the two of you rather embody the potential of that friendship. The two of you show that the traits of the two Houses are not necessarily opposed, but complement each other. I hope we can show that potential to Our Lord this weekend.
Harry, our Headmaster has requested as a personal favour that you wear Slytherin colours while your Father is here. You may sleep wherever you choose; I think it unlikely that Our Lord will demand to inspect your bed. But as a courtesy not only to the Headmaster but to me, and to and both your Slytherin and your Gryffindor friends, please refrain from anything that would likely infuriate Our Lord. Against either of the two Houses.
(Ron, I included you in this message because I know you and Harry are good friends; I assume that when Harry moved himself into Gryffindor Tower, you were the one who told him the password. I want you to understand that no one is trying to force Harry out of whichever House he prefers to claim. Simply to avoid a difficult scene, it would be best if Harry dresses in Slytherin colours and refrains from loudly proclaiming any other affiliations until Our Lord has returned to Buckingham.)
As much as the enmity between Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin is remembered, the Sorting Hat occasionally likes to remind us that before they were enemies, they were the closest of friends. Ron, as a Gryffindor (from a family of Gryffindors) with a number of close friends in my House, and Harry, as someone who has managed to claim affiliation to both Slytherin and Gryffindor, the two of you rather embody the potential of that friendship. The two of you show that the traits of the two Houses are not necessarily opposed, but complement each other. I hope we can show that potential to Our Lord this weekend.
