Dear Godric, Love Rosie
August 30
Dear Godric,
Mum just gave me this diary, saying that at some point, all girls should record their thoughts. Of course, she thought I'd call you "Diary" or "Journal" like an average Muggle. Well, I'm a witch, attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in Gryffindor, so I thought that you, as the founder of the House I'm in would enjoy hearing 9more like reading) my thoughts. Tomorrow I'm beginning my 7th year! I should introduce myself. My name is Rosalind Anastasia Sinistra, but everyone calls me Rosie. I love acting, and I love school, though I'm not the head of class. (Lily is, but I'm next after her and James.) My best friends are Cynthia Brown and Lily Harte. I'm better friends with Cynthia, but the three of us make a great trio! Cynthia is Oriental, and very pretty. Lily has red hair and green eyes. I can confide in both of them. (I, by the way, am a brunette with brown eyes.) Now, what I am going to tell you, you must not tell anyone. I love Remus Lupin. He knows it, too. Just before we got off the Hogwarts Express this summer, I kissed him on the cheek and said, "I love you!" I hope he loves, or at least likes me too. Cynthia has a crush on Sirius Black. Lily's in love with James Potter, and I think he likes her too. Mum's calling me to turn out the light, so I close and send my love.Love,
Rosie Sinistra
August 31
Dear Godric,
I'm writing to you from my four-poster at Hogwarts, and am very happy. Remus just whispered to me in the Common Room a few moments ago, "I love you too!" I was so happy that I made candy rain from the ceiling! (I must admit, I'm quite good at that spell!) The first-day feast was splendid, as usual, and Lily was named Head Girl! Cynthia and I clapped and cheered, but I must admit that I felt a bit jealous. I could see from her eyes that Cynthia did too. James was named Head Boy, and I could see Lily blush! I didn't see much of Sirius, but I didn't see as much of Cynthia as usual either... Well, I'll ask her about it sooner or later. The Sorting was fun. It's nice to see the future students. I remember my Sorting, and how nervous I was. At first, the Sorting Hat didn't know where to place me, but I'd seen Cynthia and Lily sorted into Gryffindor, and wanted to be in their House. So I became a Gryffindor. On that note, I close and send my love.
Love,
Rosie Sinistra
September 20
Dear Godric,
I'm sorry I haven't written for a while, but teachers give so much homework at the start of the year! Anyway, I've been doing really well, especially in Astronomy. It's my favorite subject, and there, I'm the head of class. It's also nice because it's beautiful. The sky can tell you things, but most people don't see its beauty. I wonder, though, if the sky could tell me about Remus. You see, he left yesterday, saying his family needed him. I don't believe him, since it seems his family is in trouble once a month, so if what he says is true, then he has one troubled family! I'm going to ask him about it when he comes back. Oh well, Godric, I'm sorry if this bores you, but I can't think of much else to write, so I send my love.
Love,
Rosie
September 24
Dear Godric,
I found out Remus' secret! I was shocked, and a bit scared, but more for him than for me. Godric, he's a werewolf! If it's possible, I think I love him more for it. I mean, what he has to go through each month! I told him so, and that I wished I could be with him during his transformations. He said he knew how I could, and told me to ask Prof. McGonagall, our Transfiguration teacher, how to become an Animagi. I said I'd try, then kissed him. We were on the South Tower, under the stars. It was so romantic! I just had a thought. Wouldn't it be awful to be a slave of the moon? Well, I close and send my love.
Love,
Rosie Sinistra
October 4
Dear Godric,
I've started a Gryffindor Talent Show! It's not a contest, but if you've got a talent, you can show it. By the way, it's going to be right before Christmas Break. I know that I, for one, will perform. My idea is to do a dance to a song called "Sugar," then make candy slowly rain on me, then the audience. Remus just read this, and said he'd dance with me, but only if he could do another act by himself. I said fine, but to please not interrupt me until I'd finished. Anyway, Lily and James are doing something on flute (Lily) and trombone (James). Cynthia and Sirius are doing a skit. I'll bet Sirius really had to beg Cynthia to act with him, since she's somewhat shy (unlike me!). This cute first-year named Olivia just asked if she could sing. I said of course, and to tell her friends to sign up. Well, Remus is tapping my shoulder, so I close and send my love.
Love,
Rosie Sinistra
October 8
Dear Godric,
You'll never believe what I saw in Divination today! Well, Cynthia saw most of it, but it's horrible! At first, I saw a red-haired (it was almost, no exactly Lily) looking scared in my crystal ball. I whispered for Cynthia to have a look, since I suck at Divination, but she's really good. She told me what she saw: A lady, identical to Lily grown up, holding a baby. Lily was shielding the baby from a horrid-looking man in a black cloak. We were both stunned, and have told Lily. She looked shocked, then said she'd be prepared. Oh Godric, Cynthia said that the baby looked just like James! We didn't tell Lily that. Anyway, Remus just kissed me on the cheek, so I close and send my love.
Love,
Rosie Sinistra
October 15
Dear Godric,
I asked Prof. McGonagall about becoming an Animagi today. She's the youngest teacher here, and very nice. Her hair's really dark brown (almost black) with two streaks of ginger in front, and her eyes are a beautiful violet. She seemed a bit shocked, but gave me the spell. Also a registration form, since all Animagi must be registered by the Ministry of Magic. I want to be a cat like Prof. McGonagall, except black. Oh well, I've got to work on the spell, so I close and send my love.
Love,
Rosie Sinistra
October 17
Dear Godric,
It's been only two days since I last wrote, but lots has happened. First, the spell-work is tricky, but Prof. McGonagall is helping me, and she says I'm doing very well. I've gotten to know her better now, and she seems more like a friend than a teacher. Remus and I have been practicing our dance, and been having fun, since for one, we keep kissing each other, (ha!) and we keep making candy rain down on ourselves, then have a sweet treat. (Remus calls it brain candy!) Cynthia's been at it with her crystal ball, and keeps seeing thing. One is of Lily and James, both lying dead on a destroyed scene. She saw a wolf (werewolf?) and black cat playing some sort of tag with each other; me, on the West tower, as an adult teaching students Astronomy. Another vision is of Remus teaching a boy who looks just like James, except for a lightning-bolt scar and Lily's green eyes, how to create a Patronus Charm. She saw Sirius, in a jail picture (she cried when she told me this), and herself hugging a little girl. Cynthia thinks that this girl is her niece, since she saw her brother and another lady standing on the side. (She's seen that before, and knows that the girl's name is Lavender, since it says that on her dress.) She told me that she saw Remus and I getting married, and she and Sirius getting married, but not on the same day. (She says it looks like we're each other's Maids of Honor.) Also, she's seen Lily and James' wedding, a big, happy time. Godric, I confess, I'm a bit scared. Lily and James dead! Sirius in Azkaban! (It's the only wizard prison.) Cynthia said Remus, Sirius, she and I didn't look too young when we were married. Oh Godric, sometimes I feel like atlas, as though I have the weight of the world on my shoulders. Well, I close and send my sugar-sweet love!
Love,
Rosie Sinistra
October 24
Dear Godric,
You've probably wondered what my friends and professors are like (in detail). Well today you're going to find out! Our Potions teacher, Professor D.M.X., isn't a very good teacher, since he spends too much time flirting with girls. The girls fall for it too, since he's so handsome. He tried to flirt with me today, but I looked hard at Remus, and ignored my Professor's flirts. Cynthia and Lily haven't fallen for him either. You've already heard about Prof. McGonagall, so I won't describe her at present. Prof. Winder, our Astronomy teacher, is my mentor. She's really knowledgeable and encouraging, funny, and has a way of making students like Peter Pettigrew, who don't trust their answers, share their thoughts. Her hair's reddish, she's tall, and her smile lights up her face. Our Defense the Dark Arts teacher, Prof. Ipsen, is good also. He knows how to fight off practically anything containing Dark Arts. Remus really likes him, since he hasn't talked about werewolves when he's there. (He did once, when Remus was gone.) Prof. Ipsen has taught us such useful spells! Our Charms teacher, Prof. Flitwick, is what I call a cute little old man. He's really short, and his voice is squeaky. Prof. Flitwick's the one who taught me how to make candy rain from the ceiling or sky. Prof. Scott, our Divination teacher, is knowledgeable in predicting things, but is very strict. I've been in trouble so much with her that I don't see how I've passed (and well) since my third year! She is a good teacher, though, and very kind at times. Now, even though I haven't written about all of my Professors, I'll close and send my love.
Love,
Rosie Sinistra