"'Daph'?" Astoria smiled
"Shut up" Daphne said and continued reading.
'I had just got into an argument with some old woman, well, when I say argument I mean she yelled at me in Japanese for about five minutes and it somehow ended with me buying some chicken off of her. Don't know how that happened but it was really good chicken so I don't mind too much'
"That sounds like James Potter" Cyrus commented
"Your boyfriends funny" Astoria said
"Shut up" Daphne repeated
'How's your summer going? Say hi to your family for me, your sister is coming to Hogwarts this year, right? Her name was Astoria if I remember correctly, hope to meet her soon.'
"What've you been telling Harry about me?" Astoria asked
"Not much other than you exist" Daphne replied
'Could you do me a favour and look after Hedwig for a while? I managed to get her back to England with a portkey and I don't want her to fly all the way back to Japan for me. Could you bring her with you when you go to the platform this year? If your parents need payment to let her stay then just say the word and I'll pay, providing the prices are reasonable.'
"Hello Hedwig" Astoria petted the snowy owl "such a beautiful name for a beautiful owl" Hedwig nuzzled her head against Astoria's hand.
'Oh, by the way, the tournament is going great. By the time you get this letter I would have competed in the final round. I hope I win, the last round is a triple threat between me and two other people. Anyway, I have to go and I'll see you at the station next week.
From Harry Potter
P.S. I hope you've been practising'
"Practising what?" Roxanne asked
"Occlumency" Daphne answered
"Why is Harry hoping you've been practising occlumency?"
"Well, Harry has a few secrets" Daphne replied "he told me that if I wanted to know them then I'd have to be able to keep people out of my mind"
"That's why you've been in your room nearly all summer?" Cyrus asked
"Yes, Daddy" Daphne nodded "I'm a ton better at it now. I don't think I could stop a full on attack but I should be able to block a passive probe"
"Who would want to read your mind?" Cyrus raised an eyebrow
"The headmaster and Professor Snape" Daphne answered "they've already tried it with Harry"
"What?! That's illegal!"
"I know and I told Harry that" Daphne replied "he said don't bother telling anyone"
"Why not?" Cyrus demanded
"He has no proof and Dumbledore could weasel his way out" Daphne explained "if Harry accused the famous headmaster of reading minds then nobody would believe him"
"True" Cyrus signed
"Daphne, what's this tournament that Harry is talking about?" Roxanne decided to change the subjects
"I'm not sure but in his last letter he said it was something called Japan's underage war duels" Daphne replied
"What?!" Cyrus blurted out in shock "He's competing in one of Japans war duels?!"
"Is that a bad thing? It's just duelling"
"It's not just duelling" Cyrus replied "the war duels are a famous Japanese event where the competitors duel each other with no rules"
"No rules?" Daphne paled slightly
"There's only one rule and that's no interference from non-competitors, you can use any spell or weapon you want. They're banned in a lot of countries, the last time someone tried to compete in one he came back to England with a missing leg"
"But this is an underage event" Roxanne pointed out
"The Japanese are known for teaching their children offensive spells from a young age" Cyrus replied "they likely know a few deadly or harmful spells"
"Yeah but Harry's in the final round" Astoria reminded them "so he must be good, right Daph?"
"What?" Daphne turned her attention to her sister
"I said Harry's good at duelling, right?"
"Well" Daphne thought about it "I know he beat Malfoy in a duel, and there was that event with the troll but I've never seen him fight someone competent. What if he gets hurt?! The idiot, what was he thinking?!"
"Looks like someone's in love" Astoria remarked, she was unaffected by the glare that Daphne was sending her.
....
"There's Harry" Astoria pointed when they arrived at the platform. Everyone looked and saw Harry speaking with Neville Longbottom about something. What surprised Daphne was the young girl hanging off of his arm, she was skinny with black hair and blue eyes. She also looked absolutely frightened.
"Well, let's go and meet him" Cyrus said and the family walked over to Harry who had just finished talking with Neville. Harry turned and saw the family once Neville walked away
"Hi Daph" Harry smiled, he would've hugged Daphne if not for the person hanging on his arm "How've you been?"
"I was doing great until I found out that you entered into a tournament with basically no rules" Daphne said
"Oh yeah" Harry's smile got bigger "I won"
"You won?" Cyrus asked in a surprised voice
"Yes sir" Harry nodded "it's a pleasure to meet you, you must be Lord Greengrass, correct?"
"I am" Cyrus extended his hand, Harry shook it "and you must be young Mr Potter or heir Potter if you prefer"
"Please, call me Harry" Harry let go and then took Roxanne's hand "It's a pleasure to meet you Lady Greengrass" He placed a gentle kiss on her knuckles
"Likewise" Roxanne smiled at the younger boy, Harry let go of Roxanne's hand and turned to Astoria
"And you must be…" Harry was cut off by Astoria grabbing him and pulling him into a hug "Astoria?" The girl behind him tensed a little
"It's nice to meet you" Astoria let go and smiled at him "I hope we can become friends"
"Why not?" Harry shrugged and returned the smile
"Great, oh, we can share stories about Daphne"
"Oh Merlin" Daphne groaned at the idea of leaving Harry alone with Astoria