1. Letters to Walburga Black
Midway to Hogwarts, in a compartment on the train there was a handsome boy with black hair and pale skin, sitting near the window with a quill and parchment in hand writing silently and taking short breaks to observe his pals' behaviour. They were four boys a little older than him.
Sitting in front of him was a skinny kid wearing new clothes, although with repaired holes, who avidly read the textbook of Defence Against the Dark Arts, seemingly oblivious to the fuss of the other three. Close to the door there were other two guys, casually seated: a boy with glasses and wild hair and beside him another one, with black hair slightly long, wide smile and perfect features. Both of them were enjoying a little dispute, which consisted in transforming parts of a rat trying to make it most bizarre as possible. At the door there where smiling girls pop up their faces all the time – boosting them to achieve better results. Sitting in front of them was the rat's owner, a small and ugly boy, much like his own pet. He did not dare take out his wand to take part of the game, but enjoyed seeing what the two pals did, while he laughed so much that his whole body shook and at the same time he was forcing himself not blink, as if he could not miss a single detail of the dispute.
After a brief pause, the youngest guy was writing again:
"Hi, mum!
This journey seems endless, so I decided to write you.
I've met some people here who seem to be cool, but Sirius has forced me to stay here in his compartment with his friends. He threatened me with his wand, mum! He said since he is the older brother it is his obligation to take me in the right direction... But I believe this right way is something that includes a lot of excited girls, as well as him and his stupid friends trying to charm every girl which goes through here ... And they come in our cabin all the time, with lame excuses about things such as the clothes of their friend, Remus - who incidentally seems to be the coolest guy here.
Actually Remus is the only one that gives me some attention, others guys just want to show themselves to the girls (and they don't see me, I seem to be invisible!). Mum, about what you asked me; now that I know Sirius's friends, I don't see how they can be a threat to us: Peter is so stupid that he would lick Sirius's feet trying to discover where he went as if it's the most important thing in the whole world; James speaks all the time about girls and Quidditch; and Remus just wants to study. Even here on the train I saw him reading about three different books. I think when we arrive at school he will know everything that the teachers will teach.
Well, as I was saying, there're Slytherin guys that seem pretty cool, but they avoid approaching here...
I'm starving! The food here is really bad. I would have liked it if you had let Kreacher come to serve me here."
At this moment Sirius stood up and pulled the letter from his brother's hand, under the protests of Regulus and Remus - who told him that his younger brother was entitled to some privacy. Sirius pretended not to hear them. He approached James and together they began reading the letter,occasionally laughing a lot. Sirius said:
'Ohhhhh... You're writing to our dear little mother... It's so touching... But your letter needs some tweaking. Can I borrow your quill, Remus?'
Annoyed, Remus extended his arm and held out his quill. Sirius and James laughed while striking off some sentences, and Peter tried in vain to see what the two guys were doing. But they were taller and were standing protecting the parchment with their body:
'Its ready, Reg. You can clean it up.'
Sirius said; holding out the letter to his brother and returning the quill to his friend. Perplexed; Regulus read the result of Sirius's joking.
"Hi, mum!
This journey seems endless, so I decided to write you.
I've met some people here who seem to be cool, and Sirius has
invited me to stay here in his compartment with his friends.
He said since he is the older brother it is his obligation to take me in the right direction... But I believe that this right way is something that includes some nice girls,
which comes here all the time in our compartment.
Mum, about what you asked me; now that I know Sirius's friends I don't see how they can be a threat to us.They are very cool.
I'm starving! The food here is really bad. I would have liked it if you had let Kreacher come to serve me here and change my diapers.
I can not wait to get to Hogwarts. I'm sure I'll be sorted into Gryffindor like my brother. Kisses,
Regulus"
Regulus showed intention to rip the letter and Sirius standing in front warned him:
'You will not even dare to rip it. You better copy exactly as it is, I'm warning you.'
Regulus copied the letter with almost all the changes of Sirius as his eyes brimmed with anger - he just decided not to write about diapers and Gryffindor as he needed to maintain a certain amount of dignity.