"It's not as if you would be out of contact completely with them. This is when I wish you were in tune more with Muggles. I don't particularly want to deal with them as friends, but their devices can be incredibly useful." She chuckled softly. "But there certainly are wizarding ways to make sure you can speak with them as often as you wish."

She turned her gaze out the window, doing some mental calculations. "In truth... the timing won't work for you to go to the college just yet, until the school year starts, so if you're interested, truly interested, you could go and spend time in America and get yourself used to it as well as being away from your parents for spaces at a time."