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Dear Mr. Lupin,

I am writing to let you know that we have received the last line edits of your book and have implemented the changes accordingly. Everything is looking to get finished on schedule and the publication should proceed without any delay. On behalf of the whole publishing team I would like to express our gratitude for the smooth cooperation and look forward to working with you on any future projects you might undertake.

Attached you will find a copy of “Werewolves of Europe – History, Culture and Current Standing” with the latest edits. If you find any further mistakes please let us know before the 15th. Any changes brought to our attention after that will not be able to be applied in the first edition.

Sincerely,

G. Willikins

Willikins and Brother Publishing House

#au #hp #fanfiction #Remus and Tonks #Sabbatical

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All was not well, but all was as well as it could possibly be. Hogwarts became more inclusive, it took the feedback it received from its students and the public seriously and implemented changes accordingly. The magical educational system in the United Kingdom and subsequently of Europe underwent a change in attitude that led to a yearning to be better and to do better and to hold those accountable who were looking to sow mistrust and prejudice. The war had left the wizarding community scarred, but willing to heal. A prevalent feeling arose that through hard work they could build a world in which their differences were outweighed by what they had in common. It was not an easy path to travel and they faced many obstacles that threatened to negate their progress. Together they overcame them one by one, only growing stronger for the tests they faced. In the end, that did not make their society perfect, but that is an issue rooted in human nature and therefore unavoidable. They tried their best and made sure to rectify the mistakes they made. As this is the best that can be achieved by imperfect people in an imperfect world maybe all was well after all.

#au #fanfiction #hp #All was well.

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Dear Molly,

I just have to tell someone about the last few days and I can't wait to tell it to you again over tea soon! We arrived in Geneva a few days ago and even though the weather was not playing nice at all we've had the most wonderful time. Remus said that he wanted to follow up on one last lead before heading home again, but the rumours turned out to be just that. He took it in stride though and has showered me with attention instead. It's like the honeymoon we never got to take! We've been to little patisseries to eat our way through their entire menu, spent a few hours picnicking by the most romantic castle with a view of the sunset over the lake, walked along the water and just talked for hours... it's been pure bliss. Even (or should I say especially?) the days when the weather kept us in our hotel room. I'll fill in all the juicy details in person so you can see me blush!

I almost don't want to leave, but I wouldn't want to miss Christmas with everyone. Pain au chocolat and macarons are amazing but I wouldn't trade them for your plum pudding! (Don't worry, I will still bring you some macarons anyways!)

Say hi from me to Arthur and whatever kid or grandkid is around when you read this!

Tonks

#fanfiction #au #sabbatical #Remus and Tonks #hp

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Hermione Granger knew that she wanted to change the world for the better and she knew what path she would take to achieve her goal. She wanted to restructure the Ministry of Magic and thought that the best way was to bring change from within, which is why, after she finished her seventh year at Hogwarts, she applied for a job at the Ministry right away. Anybody who met her and saw her amazing talent helped her along her way, which is how she became the youngest Minister of Magic in history. Cho Chang was an avid advocate for better mental health care in the wizarding world. She became a healer after she graduated from Hogwarts and the mental health ward she opened at St. Mungo's would later be renamed after her. It wasn't an easy journey. Many ridiculed her and called her endeavours unnecessary and futile. She persevered and proved the nay-sayers wrong through her lifelong work. Katie Bell sought to reform the practice of wizarding law. Her grandfather had been a muggle lawyer and had been a great influence on her moral compass. Knowing that the wizarding jurisdiction was based on laws older than many nations had never sat right with her. She spent countless days, weeks, months in her studies and was the first person in Great Britain to compile a comprehensive list of all active laws. Finally, after almost three years of tireless research, she presented her work to the Wizengamot and brought forward a notion to rework the codex in order to remove contradicting laws. She was granted a budget and two research assistants. In the end, the Bell Codex was presented, which proved to be at the same time a traditional yet modern collection of wizarding law and would become the basis for every future court case. Every one of these women was extraordinary in their own right, but they all recognized that their successes also stemmed from the people who had supported them along the way. None would have gotten where they ended up without people, especially other women, who believed in them and aimed to aid them however they could. They paid that service forward and guided many young women along in their paths to make the world a better place.

#au #fanfiction #All was well. #hp

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Dear Minerva,

As you requested, I have visited with the dean of the Roman research faculty and made an introduction on your behalf. Mr. Bianchi was very interested in your idea of a more closely connected international wizarding academic community and looks forward to visiting you next July. He has proposed bringing along Mrs. Vasilakis, a Greek researcher whose work on transfiguration you are most likely familiar with. Please let me know if this suits you (although I may have already enthusiastically agreed). It is quite remarkable to be face to face with so many people who are similarly entranced by their research as I am! Mr. Bianchi and I had a lively discussion of my findings so far and he was quite interested in the whole affair. He granted me access to the magical section of the Vatican archives, which I'm very excited about. Even better, he invited Tonks and I for dinner with his husband and they'll give her a tour of Rome while I pore over dusty manuscripts and old books.

I suspect that this might be the last stop on our journey. I have gathered so much material and new information that just begs to be organized and categorized. Though there is still one last lead I would like to follow up on.

All the best,

Remus

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The Daily Prophet underwent a drastic change over the years following the end of the war. The Parvati sisters started as correspondents and column writers and slowly but surely rose through the ranks to finally become the first co-editors-in-chiefs. They did away with the more scandalous versions of news stories and strived to become once again a well-renowned, serious publication. They received many owls thanking them for their serious journalism that covered not only the latest from the United Kingdom but also reported on international wizarding issues. However, they also got many a letter complaining about the lack of light-hearted stories. The sisters took this to heart and added more humorous and heart-warming content for which they hired Colin Creevey as a photographer who worked together with his younger brother Dennis to report on things such as lost pets and the reunion with their owners or the sighting of a rare black unicorn. Their work was very well received and the Daily Prophet gained even more popularity.  

#hp #au #fanfiction #All was well.

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After the last Weasley child had moved out of the Burrow, Arthur and Molly enjoyed the oddly quiet life they were now faced with. Arthur was still working, although he had cut back on hours. Molly busied herself with tending to the house and garden, often visiting her various children and grandchildren. On one occasion, Arthur had invited the newest employees in his department over for dinner. They had been talking pleasantly when Molly mentioned the times that Harry Potter had stayed with them. One of their guests piqued up at this and commented that she would have loved to escape her home growing up, even if she only stayed there during the summer holidays. Another coworker seconded this, saying he was always happy to spend at least half the holidays with a friend, but that that hadn't always been an option. The dinner continued with an odd air of nostalgia and melancholy after that. Mrs. Weasley found herself thinking about this conversation quite often in the following weeks. After mulling it over, she confided in Arthur about an idea that had occurred to her and together they worked to realize it. They turned the Burrow into a summer residence for children who didn't feel welcome at home and didn't have anywhere else to turn to. Through the teachers at Hogwarts they communicated this to the student body and found an unbureaucratic way for students to sign up for the program. The number of teenagers they housed during the following summers varied, some stayed with them only once, some were return guests. All of them were very grateful for a refuge that accepted them for who they were.

#au #hp #All was well. #fanfiction

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Dear Mom,

We are staying in Milan at the moment, the weather has been dreary ever since we left the coast, but I don't mind much. I've had enough fresh air for a lifetime, I think. And the food here is absolutely perfect for cold and dark autumn days. Polenta and risotto and Milanese cotoletta... If I could, I would send you some!

Remus is visiting one of Hermione's acquaintances in Pavia this afternoon, he was so excited when he found out he could visit there. Professor Bortoletto is a member of the Italian Ministry of Magic who works at the Muggle university there and makes sure any magical artefacts that come through there vanish before they can do any harm. She's accumulated quite the collection and has apparently done some fascinating research. (I've had to listen to my dear husband for days about this) The important part for Remus is that she nickedacquired the body of the ferocious beast of Milan, which is why we're here. I swear sometimes it feels like Remus is doing more work during his sabbatical than when he was at Hogwarts.

Hug Dad for me, I'll write again soon!

Tonks

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It was in part thanks to this that Hermione Granger invented the magic proof technology bubble, or MPTB for short. Knowing the advantages of muggle technology such as television and computers and the problems these technological marvels faced when they came into contact with too much magic she set out to find a way to make them work alongside each other. She spent several months researching this and finally found an obscure reference about the problems that early Sumerian wizards and witches faced when it came to using Abacuses. She used her findings to perfect a spell that would create a magic free zone inside. Finally, calculators, computers and television could be used in places like Hogwarts or the Ministry of Magic. As a side effect, this gave rise to regular movie nights at Hogwarts. A projector was procured alongside a screen as well as a DVD player and several movies. The students from wizarding families watched in amusement as the muggle-born kids argued about what movie to watch first. In the end, Lion King won, to the dismay of several Ravenclaws and one very disappointed Slytherin, who had been rooting for The Jungle Book.

#au #fanfiction #hp #All was well.

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Dear Harry,

Please don't worry about the syllabus too much. I've left my notes for you as a guide, not as a strict instruction manual. Frankly, I don't think it makes much of a difference if you cover Grindelows before disarming spells if you have trouble acquiring a specimen. I trust your instincts in this, I'm sure you'll be fine.

Tonks and I have been enjoying the warmer weather down here on the French Riviera. Even with the wolfs bane potion the full moon is still quite draining as you know, so my wife pounced on the opportunity to make me take a break from my research for once. If she could, she would probably confine me to bed completely. As it is, I am 'forced' to lay on the beach, eat ice cream and walk along the promenade in the evening. However will I survive this?

The leads in the district of Gévaudan were just as promising as I had hoped, but I have a lot of material to look through before I can make any conclusions or write any form of report on the matter. I did however find a very good book on Matagots which might interest you, I'll send it along with this letter.

Give my love to Ginny and the children.

All the best,

Remus

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Headmistress McGonagall was of course in favour of encouraging intellectual discourse with other magical schools (though through other means than a repeat of the Triwizard Tournament). She started an international student exchange program among magical schools across the world. To prepare students, foreign language classes were offered. In a roundabout way, this led to the founding of the first magical university. There had been disorganized attempts at research before, but they had been driven by individuals rather than an institution and often stunted by language barriers. Like-minded people across the globe were getting to know each other during their school years and continued to stay in touch later on. As they all individually dove into their projects, they lamented to each other that they couldn't just go to the library like they used to at school for research purposes. From this sparked the idea to create such a space and to make it accessible to others. Of course this wasn't an easy dream to realize, but in time, it led to the publication of the first peer reviewed magical journal, a research library and a bustling international community of academic wizards and witches, which in turn led to many new important discoveries in spells, potions and much more.

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Teddy Lupin was one of the driving forces behind the founding of a research facility. He had a natural inclination for learning foreign languages as well as a talent for herbology and potions. After his engagement to Victoire Weasley, they spent some time together in Paris, where he was introduced to the marvellous Library of Nicolas Flamel. He used his time abroad to study and translate a number of texts, noting that he was very privileged to be granted access to these works. Realizing the potential in scientific advancement that was hindered by the simple fact that only a handful of people had access to more than one Library, he lobbied for a broader accessibility. He became an ambassador for the constant thirst for knowledge and opened many a mind to the possibility of a closer-knit international wizarding community. In the course of his travels across the globe, Teddy Lupin did manage to adapt and improve the Wolfsbane potion. If taken in the week before the full moon, the afflicted person turned into a wolf on only one of the nights of the full moon (instead of 2-3 nights). More importantly however (at least according to the first known user of the improved version) it now tasted of chocolate milk.

#au #fanfiction #hp #All was well.

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Dear Hermione,

Thank you for your recommendation, the private library in Rue St. Marie de Magdala proofed to be very valuable indeed. It pointed me to Le Puy, we arrived here yesterday. There are so many fascinating legends regarding this area, I hardly know where to begin! Fleur's parents were so kind as to provide us with a list of the wizarding communities in France so we paid a visit to a lovely old couple a few towns over. Thank goodness the charming Madame Bouchard speaks English, my French is passable, but I find reading it is much easier than speaking. Tomorrow Madame Bouchard will show me around a few of the local museums and churches where there should be more clues regarding my research. So far, the information I have gathered pointed me quite vividly to this region, so I am quite positive I will gather some very valuable insights over the next few days. After this, I am not quite certain where we will go next. Tonks has been suggesting we go to the seaside, maybe that's not such a bad idea, Merlin knows she's been humouring me enough by tagging along to all these libraries and museums.

Give my love to Ron and the children. I hope Rose is recovering well from her bout of Dragon pox. I've enclosed a few books I thought she might enjoy in case she is still bedridden.

All the best,

Remus

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As the inclusion of muggle culture became more and more common, it became apparent that the non-muggleborn student were in need of more than just magical education. A sister institution to Hogwarts was founded to teach ages 6 to 11 where children were taught reading, writing, mathematics and a foreign language (students could choose between several but it was mandatory to learn at least one). It was not a boarding school and attendance wasn't mandatory, but most of the wizarding families chose to send their children there instead of homeschooling them like in the old days. Children could choose to arrive by floo powder or Day Bus (less violently purple, safer driving).

#au #hp #fanfiction #All was well.

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Dear Teddy,

Paris has been great, the weather has been very warm for this time of year.

Even though your father has apparently forgotten that we're here on vacation, I still very much enjoyed dragging him visiting Place Cachée with him. There is the cutest little café there with the most delicious somersaulting macarons! I've attached a few with this letter, I hope my bubble charm holds until they reach you. Besides the frankly adorable little shops and streets I haven't seen many sights at all other than museums and dusty old libraries. I think your father might have withdrawal symptoms from academia. Well, at least I could tempt him with a chocolat chaud to join me on top of the Eiffel tower before we leave tomorrow. Next on our itinerary is somewhere in the South of France, I forgot where exactly. I am hoping for some time by the sea but I'm not sure that hope will hold true. I will send word when we get there! Take care and give my best to Victoire!

Love, Mom

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Muggle studies became a mandatory subject for the first three years. It now also covered the norms and taboos of the magical society alongside their muggle counterparts so as to make it easier for muggle-born witches and wizards to orient themselves in the wizarding world just as it sought to help students from wizarding families get to know the wonders of the muggle world. Students who chose to continue the subject up to O.W.L. levels were rewarded with a trip to the muggle side of London.

#au #fanfiction #hp #All was well.

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Another thing the (newly appointed) deputy headmaster Lupin changed were the requirements to apply for a teaching position. Applicants had to be at least 22 years of age, have acquired at least five O.W.L.s and at least three N.E.W.T.s (one of which in the subject they wanted to teach). Furthermore they had to attend a course on pedagogical methods (given by Lupin himself), sit in on a semester worth of classes and have supervised lessons at least quarterly for the first year of them teaching. For each class, a syllabus was created that they had to cover during the course of the year, although they did have some leeway towards the end of the summer semester to give their students a bit of a break and a chance to cover anything the students had particularly requested. After these changes had been implemented, the success rates for O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s rose sharply, as did the overall happiness of the student body.

#au #fanfiction #hp #All was well.