Friends and Strangers

A tangled tale of insiders and outsiders, peculiar customs of the Wizarding World, and proof that sometimes the subtlety of magic really isn't as good a solution as a hammer.

In which a secret is almost too well-kept.

In which we ponder whether thank-you notes will be required.

In which we notice that we are in a great deal of hot water.

In which exploration, like enlightenment, only serves to illuminate the complexity of our mystery.

In which All is Revealed, courtesy of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.