Who else wrote Harry a letter?

by Geordie James

In the summer after Harry's 1st year, were Ron, Hermione and Hagrid really the only people to send owls to Privet Drive? He'd lived cheek by jowl with the rest of Gryffindor for the best part of a year. I find it difficult to believe that nobody else wrote. This is a selection of other letters that Dobby might have intercepted. 1: Dean; 2: Oliver; 3: Katie; 4: Remus. T for safety.

1. Dean Thomas

Hi Harry,

I hope you're having a good summer. I've had my youngest sister following me around like a shadow since I got home. She's only four, so I can't get too mad, but it's getting a bit frustrating. Between her, looking after the other two while my Mum and Stepdad are at work, helping to decorate the house and everything else, I haven't even looked at the homework yet. It has been nice to see some of my old friends from school and football, but it's tricky, because I can't really tell them anything about Hogwarts, you know? I've told them all that I got a scholarship to some prestigious school specialising in art, but I'm having to do a lot of quick thinking to keep my story right. I've even tried to write some of it down! Hermione would be proud of me, eh?

I hope you're having fun. I know you were a bit sceptical about how your relatives would react to you going home, but they are your family. You haven't seen them for ten months. Even if you didn't always get on, they must have missed you. My oldest sister and I have always fought like cat and dog, I'm sure I'll have mentioned her. Ruby? She's nine now. Anyway, she's always been a right pain, but the night I got back, she gave me a massive hug, and said she'd missed me like mad. I've had to promise to write more letters next year. Maybe in a month's time, she'll be sick of me again. If not, I'm going to be using the school owls an awful lot. And I'll need a chisel to pry the little one away in September.

Anyway, I've promised to take my family to Diagon Alley for the day and show them around. Mum said I could invite a friend. Out of the five of us, we're the only two who live anywhere near London, so I thought it might be fairly easy for you to get the train in. If not, Alan (my Stepdad) and I might be able to pick you up somewhere while the girls get the train in.

There's another thing later in the summer too: Alan's got some tickets for the first West Ham home game of the season. It's not for ages yet - it's the 29th of August - but it would be fun if you could come. I'm hoping we have a good season this year. We got relegated last year, but I'm hoping we can bounce straight back this year. The first game at Upton Park is against Charlton, so there are London bragging rights at stake!

Anyway, have a think, and if you can make the day in Diagon Alley, I can tell you more about the football then.

Hope to hear from you!

Dean

A/N: Sadly, Dean would watch his beloved football team lose to Charlton, 0-1. The better news for Dean and his family is that West Ham's season improved, and they were promoted to the Premiership, finishing second to my own Newcastle United.