A Hellsing at Hogwarts: Asking Father for Help [Episode 126377]

Dear Father,

I hope this letter finds you well. I open this letter with the admission you have surely been awaiting: I was in error upon the matter of magic. The wizards are not, as a class, heathens and their studies are not heresy. As you stated, the study and practice of magic appears to be as secular as that of the sword.

I fear that the society of the wizards is even more impressed with its own importance than that of normal men. Like many of the powerful, they concentrate upon their own abilities and neglect the greater, subtler power of the Lord Almighty. Fortunately, most of their lackadaisical piety is directed towards the Church of England, and I believe that any misguided souls that nominally look to the Pope for guidance accept our Queen, anointed by God, as their true sovereign and feel no fealty to the Bishop of Rome.

Curiously, despite the obvious advantage of the powerful over the less gifted, the wizards have created a demi-nobility of certain families that act with all the pomp and entitlement of the worst of our peerage. I recommend to you, Father, an investigation of any Malfoy you encounter. If the relatives are at all like the one currently enrolled at this school, you shall find, God willing, matters that require the close scrutiny of our order.

However, all is not grim. Many of my classmates find their piety weak not through wrongheadedness, but because they have sadly been denied contact with the Church. I have befriended one such boy. Father, I can feel your smile as I write this and I emphasize that while he is a boy and he is my friend, he is not my boyfriend.

Harry's parents died defending him from the dark sorcerer Voldemort. Harry, an infant, not only survived, but Voldemort did not. The wizards all credit Harry with the dark wizard's defeat, but Harry disclaims any part in it. His actions are those of a humble man, Father, and he seeks to avoid his notoriety. I believe that the Lord God intervened, saving Harry, perhaps in response to the prayers of his dying mother and to those of all righteous peoples of England who opposed this menace. I wish you to understand that Harry is a bright and worthy soul.

Despite the words of praise from the wizards, Harry has seen little else of their gratitude. He currently resides with his maternal aunt, her husband, and their son; all are muggles. Father, the treatment he has received from his own blood is such that any good man would intervene if he saw it visited upon a dog, let alone a person. Harry is treated as a drudge, which is bad enough. However, his so-called guardians go further, forcing him to make his bed in a cabinet beneath the stairs so that their own son may occupy multiple rooms. This son, Dudley, is encouraged to visit physical, verbal, and mental abuse upon Harry, and has succeeded in cowing any of Harry's peers who might come to his aid or report the situation through the threat of physical force. Lastly, and perhaps most disturbingly, Harry can count the number of times he has been within a church on the fingers of one hand! (I must admit, Father, I take an inappropriate satisfaction in Harry's lack of religious instruction, for he is a good person and I would wish that goodness spoilt by heresy, for surely the Dursleys, his relatives, are Roman Catholic.)

As your daughter and a creature of God I saw the injustice in Harry's situation and feel moved to right it. However, I lack the means to see to Harry's welfare and thus I must ask you, Father, if you would see fit to arrange for Harry to join our household as your ward. May the Lord God grant you wisdom.

With all my love,

Integra