Dearest brother,

My sincere congratulations to you both.

However, I must state my considerable shock at the suddenness of this news. It is certainly not as shocking as past nuptials but I confess I am surprised to hear of your engagement before courtship.

Are you quite taken with Miss Scamander?

Are you absolutely certain of her, that she will be a good wife for you?

Please forgive me if caution was not what you were hoping for, it is not the news itself but merely the surprise of it that has alarmed me. Decisions made in haste are so rarely for the best and you are not one to act in haste. I trust this attachment is not as sudden to you as it is to me?