8th January
Dear Padfoot,
Happy New Year! Did you have a nice Christmas? We had a quiet but pleasant time - Bathilda, Albus and Aberforth came to lunch then we played games all afternoon. I never knew Albus was so good at exploding snap and Bathilda won every game of chess that she played. None of us could beat her - not even James. They played for hours - I think that the chess set felt thoroughly bruised by the end of it. Thank you for the presents by the way; James loved the socks (where did you find winged socks?) although unfortunately they are still zooming around the ceiling. Neither of us could catch them, though Harry did get the closest. Maybe he will be a seeker when he's older! He certainly enjoyed watching the model broomsticks wizzing about the room. They seem to fascinate him as much as snow does! Thank you for Magical Plant Species, it looks fascinating and I can't wait to start reading!
We had a small amount of snow over the new year but it has mostly melted. Harry adored watching it fall and sat for hours just looking at it - I haven't seen him sit so still for so long before (except for when he was watching the broomsticks), usually he's causing mischief somewhere with James -those two are so alike!
I can't believe it - we have been in the new house over a month! I can't believe time has flown by so quickly. We have nearly finished unpacking and the cat has finally started to settle down. For the first two weeks she was very edgy and didn't seem to like Godric's Hollow at all; I think she missed her friends from the old place. We have also started to decorate. James managed to get hold of some paint and we had a lovely time splashing paint around the spare-room in the muggle way! All three of us got completely covered but the spare-room looks lovely.
How is everybody at the Order? Wormy visited last Friday and he said that you, Ted and Andromeda were busily planning a surprise party for Nymphadora's 10th birthday. Would you pass on the birthday card and say Happy Birthday for us? I can't believe that she is 10 years old!
Have you heard anything from Remus? Wormy hadn't and neither has James, although if he is on secret business for the Order that wouldn't be surprising. I do hope he's alright.
Oh dear; Harry's crying. I sent him and James outside to play for a bit and it sounds like he got too close to the Fanged Geraniums - why anybody would put them in a flower border escapes me!
lots of love,
Lily
P.S. Despite the fact that you agree with James and say Remus should be called Moony I'm afraid I'll have to keep on calling him Remus - Moony just doesn't suit him!
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Harry looked down at his left hand, at the tiny little bite mark that was on his middle finger, then started the next letter.
