Next item on the to-do list: In Axefrenzy’s office, Harry wrote up the two-sentence betrothal contract that Sirius had suggested; Harry wrote "31st July 1998" as the proposed marriage date. Harry then signed the contract. (Hermione signed too, as "Hermione Jean Dagworth-Granger.") With Axefrenzy’s permission—and more importantly, with Hermione’s permission—Harry called Dobby, and asked Dobby to deliver the betrothal contract to a Granger parent when one of the Grangers was alone.