Thank you to my beta, MrsBates93

Dear…well, me

So here you are future-self, reading a letter written by your eighteen year old self. Well, I hope you're reading this, otherwise what was the point in writing this?

Anyway, its January here at Hogwarts and the start of a new term. The Professors are already talking about the N.E.W.T.'s, and I'm not afraid to say, all the talk about them is scaring me a little bit. I know that these exams are important, but the Professors are making them sound like a life or death situation, especially Professor Snape. He really needs to take that stick out of his arse. By the way, don't show this letter to mum. Even as an adult she wouldn't hesitate to hex you for using inappropriate language, no matter how long ago it is. After all, she's got to set an example to the others now, hasn't she?

So, by now you're probably wondering why on earth you would write a letter to yourself. Well, all I can say is you were thinking about what you were going to do after graduation, thanks to Charlie panicking about his upcoming O.W.L's last week, and you thought it would be a good idea to write all of your plans down so that in thirty or so years' time you could look back and see if you had accomplished any of them. All depending of course on whether you find this letter.

So, future-self, here's what you wanted to do thirty years ago:

Pass your N.E.W.T.'s with your sanity still intact.

If you're not reading this from the confines of St Mungo's, then congratulations. Maybe you could pass on any helpful tips to your kids. This brings us to…

Start a family of your own.

I've asked a few others about this one, and whilst most of them hadn't even thought about children or even marriage, you weren't scared by the idea. Maybe it's because you grew up in a big family, I don't know. (Maybe you know now, but thirty years ago, you didn't).

Do something rebellious

Just imagine the look on mum's face!

Meet Harry Potter

This one is pretty much self-explanatory. I mean, seriously, the dude is hard-core! He has to be.

Well, I guess that's it for your bucket list. It doesn't seem like a lot, I know, but it feels so good to see it all written down. It feels like a weight has been lifted somehow.

Hopefully some of those things come true, especially the one about passing your N.E.W.T.'s. I'd hate to imagine the conversation with mum and dad otherwise. I'm shuddering just thinking about it.

Anyway, class is starting in ten minutes and I still need to eat lunch. So I guess this is goodbye.

Yours Sincerely,

A very hungry eighteen year old Bill Weasley

P.S. Do not, under any circumstances, tell Fred and George about Zonko's Joke Shop. At the rate they're going at the moment, you'll live to regret it.