Of Friendships and Letters and Late-Night Stargazing

The night before Hermione Granger left for her first year at Hogwarts, she and her parents took a look at the stars. Astronomy is its own kind of magic – stars are still stars, no matter where you are, and family is still family, though far away. Now, throughout her would-be seventh year, she writes letters to her parents which will never be read. [Canon Compliant]