Katie choked back a sob and nodded. "I...used a Memory Charms on my parents and my brother and sisters so that...they don't remember anything about Hogwarts or witches or...me." She reached up and wiped away a tear. "They are staying with my Uncle Bertie in Essex. I did a little...bit of helping my father transfer his job there."
"Hermione said in her letter that Hogwarts isn't going to be allowing Muggleborns back in the school," Katie told her. "She is afraid...they are all going to be rounded up. Snape got named Headmaster of Hogwarts. There are...rumors that he is in league with the Death Eaters and that's why he disappeared the night Dumbledore died."
Katie felt like her heart was breaking. "It's really dangerous for anyone to be around...us; Muggleborns. There was an article in The Prophet that went along with the news of the Muggleborn Registration Act that "they" have discovered evidence that there is a link between Muggleborns stealing magic and Squibs."
Another tear rolled down her cheek. "It's not safe for you to be around me, Lucy," she whispered, her voice threatening to crack at any moment.