Owl to All Previous Seventh Year Students Dear Student,
After discussions between Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the Ministry of Magic, it has been acknowledged that your previous year at Hogwarts was unavoidably, and tragically, disrupted and your tutoring not up to Ministry Educational Standards, leading to failure of any member of the Class of 1998 receiving NEWT level qualifications.
As such, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry would like to offer you the opportunity to return to school in order to resit your last year and gain your NEWTs qualifications along side the students that will be returning in order to continue this year. Arrangements will be made for your stay in your former houses and timetables will be given to you on the first morning of school. Re-sit NEWTS classes will be taken alongside the current NEWTs class.
You are not obligated to return to the school, but should you wish to take up this offer you will find enclosed your ticket for the Hogwarts Express departing as usual from platform 9 3/4 on September 1st, as well as a list of all necessary books and equipment.