As your father is a former Minister of Magic, I am certain that at least in your case no one expects he cannot provide for his family! But it sounds like he has taught you well - and in any case if he has promised to let you go travelling I like him all the better for it!

I would like to travel a great deal more myself if my duties for my grandfather’s company did not keep me tied down in places for longer than I might wish - but fortunately these duties can easily coincide with some time spent back in Italy, so it would be my pleasure to be your official tour guide! I am sure we can make it seem perfectly coincidental, and I am sure I could keep you out of trouble there. (And if you are to go on your own ‘Grand Tour’, as I think the British call it, it cannot hurt that you have extra funds of your own on which to enjoy yourself while you are away.)

It is probably far too soon to plan where you would like to go, but I hope you will forgive me for sending along with this letter a book of mine which contains some of Italy’s best artworks and where they are found, should you not want to miss visiting your favourites or find new interests in browsing it. It is in Italian, I am afraid, so it may not be entirely useful, but the photographs may still give you some ideas.

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