Harry found Cassandra Yaxley interesting, she was astoundingly smart and curious as all get out. She was by her own confession practically a squib. It had only been her mother requesting a few favors from the board of governors and an custom wand that had gotten her into Hogwarts. She had commented that Neville's comment better dead than a squib wasn't far from the truth. Her mother not wanting the shame of having a squib daughter had taken her to Mr. Marchello to get a wand sensitive enough that Cassandra could use it at all. Cassandra allowed she would have rather gone to a muggle boarding school and preparing for a life she could actually excel at instead of coming to Hogwarts and barely passing. She and Harry had long discussions about muggle life and it wasn't long before he recruited her to help him find spells and potions he could use to get his payback on the Weasley twins, and on the whole school at the end of the year.
Cassandra despite being a Ravenclaw, was Slytherin enough to appreciate his ideas and had been on the receiving end of enough harassment that the not so nice nature of Harry's ideas didn't phase her. What she found the most interesting was that Harry was willing to tell her anything she asked about, in the muggle world.
The fifth week of spring term Harry got a large package from Aunt Petunia. He was rather surprised to get all of the things he'd asked for at once given Aunt Petunia couldn't exactly cast a lightening spell. Hedwig had shown many unusual qualities such as her ability to get into places that theoretically she shouldn't be able to get to, and unusual speed going to and getting back from her destinations, but this took the cake. The box held books and not just one or two, no the box held a dozen books and Hedwig carried it like it was a box of feathers. Magicals didn't notice they just assumed the box had been spelled but Harry knew better. He'd better do some research.
The letter accompanying the books was brief.
Harry,
In the box is the books you said you wanted me to get: The Way Things Work, and the GSCE study guides. I got all of the subjects except languages. If you want, when you're older, I can help you arrange to do testing during the summers. I'm proud that you wish to be qualified as a normal person too, but I don't want for that desire to interfere with our goals. Your position in the Wizarding world demands that, that be your highest priority.
If you need anything else let me know.
Yours, Petunia Dursley
Harry shared the books with Cassandra and she voiced the opinion, "Why can't NEWT level Muggle Studies use these sort of books." She was holding The WayThings Work at the time.
Harry just grinned back. "My mum said that muggles studies wasn't worth the time. That I'd be better off getting with a muggleborn and experiencing it for myself. Course she thought I'd be growing up magical not muggle."
"Yeah, well my family…"
"Yeah, Aaron kinda told me."
"If my father were here, he'd be flipping out over my even talking to you."
"How do you feel about it?"
"That whole better dead than a squib line, your lion friend said. I stand on that line. It's just because I'm a daughter, my mum's only daughter that I'm here rather than dead in an accident. I'm just scared…"
"About what?"
"Don't worry about it Harry, it isn't something someone your age should have to worry about. Thanks for the book I should be able to finish my project now. I appreciate the help."
"No problem, Cassandra. Cassandra if I can help with other stuff or if you want someone to talk to I'll listen. I know I'm only a kid and my family was on the opposite side from yours the last war, but that was our parents not us alright. I'll help you if I can."
"Gee Harry that's really sweet, almost Hufflepuffish of you."
Harry made a grossed out face. "I know, disgusting isn't it? Don't tell. I don't want to damage my reputation."
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