Hey! Thanks for the reviews! Even though I only got eight...

Maybe I should try going out of town for a week more often. (Or threaten to not write anymore until I get 10+ reviews...)

Speaking of out of town, I'm now leaving for Disneyland...on Friday.
I'll be back on Monday night, though. 3

curlygntx,LyssasPen-

thanks for your support! and the nice comments! love you guys!

XXRoseDawsonXX-ok, I'll try to make it longer-for your sake!
Babyblue754-I'm glad someone's happy to have me back! it was a lot of fun, yea!
siriusblackshottie-haha, as Dragon Blade5 says, "Oh, the drama"
anwen-God, I love you. (blushes...) flattery always works with me)
yea, i might be able to incorporate some into the story. email me for details...everyone!
Dragon Blade5-oh yes, drama. always good in a story, but i can't say i'm too in to it in real life. Haha, you're probably right! )
O.o i've been in florida!
steelo-yea, it was REALLY warm and humid! but not very sunny...and I was at the beach (a different beach, but whatever) on the same day as the shark attack!
For those of you who don't know--on Sat., June 25th, 2005, a 14 year old girl was attacked about 100yds from shore by a bull shark. She was killed. A surfer saved her body from being completely destroyed.
She was boogie boarding with a friend when it happened.

WELL! I was out even farther than her! Past the drop off! (so nemo)
And I was boogie boarding! That was scary, hearing about that girl.
Wouldn't you all miss me so much if that had been me?

ANYWAY! on to the quiz cave...


The letters were flying between the ignorant Pen Pals, moreso than any other couple, or at least any of their friends.

Harry had discovered his was Cho Chang. They corresponded the bare minimum possible so they would pass.

Ron, incidentally, discovered his was Gregory Goyle. A shudder, a shrug, and "That explains the lack of words..." was all he had to say.

Paige and Sam actually talked quite a bit, but they weren't getting to know each other at all. Mostly just talking about music. Although,
in their worlds, talking about music was getting to know each other,
and in one of the deepest possible senses.

"After all, music is life," Sam explained to Draco.

It turned out that Ginny had been writing to Justing Finch-Fletchley.
Instead of writing, they just got to know each other in person.

In the biblical sense.

(A/N-I'm not making Ginny a prude. It's more fun if she's not.)

Anyway.

So as not to bore you, we'll stick with Hermione and Draco.

Dear SD,

That's mean! You're depriving me of hints. I'll die! Haha, no,
I'm just kidding. I'll live. Lucky you! It's good to know you like a unique girl. I was just about to assume you had no taste. Haha, just kidding. Yes, I noticed about the boy/girl thing. It's pretty obvious, isn't it? But there are still a lot of girls to choose from. And I seriously doubt this guy is madly in love with me. Even more impossible than me being in love with him. Which, unfortunately, I realized that I very possibly may be. Damn thinking time. I hate that period of time before going to sleep, because I use it to think about things. But now I hate it. Because I can't think of anything but him. No, I can't read minds, but I wish I could. I'd like to know what people really thought of me. Doesn't seem like your an open person, now does it?
Makes me wonder if you've been lying to me. Hmmm.
No, I'm not confused. Well, not about that. About a lot of other things, I am, though.
I totally get that, unfortunately. I get that feeling a lot lately.
Usually after allowing my mind to think freely.
So mostly when I wake up in the morning and after I get out of the shower.
Go eat. Maybe this letter will be back before you are. Your letters make me smile too! And now I'm laughing. Damn you, I swear!

Almost all my love, (you know, enemy guy)
VO


Dear VO,

Well, I've been told I can be cruel sometimes. Just something you'll have to get used to. Yay! You'll live! It's my lucky day. And you never really know. I'll keep telling you that. I know, I've begun to hate having free time, too. Keeping myself busy. Don't want to think about her. Mostly because I love thinking about her. My father taught me that giving into your feelings(love/sadness/pity/fear/etc.) is giving into weakness, which is a for sure way to get yourself killed.
Basically, lovedeath. Nice life I've led, huh? I try to ignore my rearing but it's harder than you'd think. And hmm...you think about him in the shower? Wow, babe, you're impressing me. Didn't think you had it in you, honestly. No offense, but from your letters, you kind of seem a little prude.
No offense meant. I find it refreshing. :)

:D-me laughing at myself for being about to tell you that I like your letters.

Write back soon. (Oh no:D again.)

Almost all my Love, (Jane)
SD


Dah-ling SD,
Merlin, your letters sure are a laugh. :D:D:D And I'll get used to it, I'm sure. And I know. So don't bother to keep saying it! That could get annoying, even coming from you.
YOUR FATHER IS WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! What an AWFUL father! No offense.
But seriously. You can't live if you ignore your feelings. Not a real life, anyway. LoveLife because Pain and Happiness and Pity and Fear life. Get used to it, 'babe'. You can change your life! You can take it into your own hands while you still have the chance! You have a chance at a real life. Carpe Diem!

And NO! I do NOT think about him like that!
Well, not a lot...I suppose I have to be honest because I feel like you'll know if I'm lying. And I'm glad my sodding Prudeyness is 'refreshing' to you! Although, again, I must be honest. I don't have all too much experience...Shutup.

:D

write back soon AAML,
VO


VO, dah-ling,
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.
You better get used to it! Because I'll keep writing you even if you stop writing me! (Mostly to get back at you for ignoring me at that point, though.) Wow, don't get so feisty about my life! I'm trying to change. Can't do it all at once! Carpe Diem x 5.
OK, I get it about the feelings. I said that I was trying to change,
but that its not easy!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA VO thinks dirty about her 'sworn enemy'! I love it. You are adorable. Also, you used 'sodding'. You won't even say 'fucking?' :):):) what a prude, huh? wow, ok, the refreshing bit might be wearing off a bit. ok, I'll shutup.

So, have a good night filled with sexual dreams about your beloved.
I'll be doing the same. (About my Jane! You suck minded, adorable litt prude. Not your 'Bob'. Whom I'd rather refer to as your sworn enemy, thanks.)

You never know.

:D write back soon

AAML SD

To Silver Dragon,

OK, now I'm TRULY used to it! You were rather RUDE in your last letter,
if I do say so myself! If you can, picture me growling at you. I had a half a mind to send you a howler! Instead, I'm sending you a short note telling you that I am giving you the silent treatment aside from this letter.

From,
Violet Otter

PS-why in the world would you seize 5 days?


Dear Adorable VO Whom I Love With All Of My Heart And Would Never Do Anything To Offend Because She Makes Me Go :D And I Want Her To Keep Writing To Me,

I was just playing! JUST A JOKE! I LOVE YOU! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!
I LOVE YOU! YOUR MY FAVORITE PERSON EVER! I WAS JUST KIDDING!
What would you say if I said picturing you growling was turning me on?
Just kidding. (Sort of.) PLEASE! I'll let you send me a howler if you will forgive me after!

I WILL SEIZE ALL THE DAYS!
YOU NEVER KNOW!
:'( BECAUSE YOU AREN'T TALKING TO ME!

ALLLLLL OF MY LOVE!
SD


To: The Silver Dragon.

Ways to make me not forgive you:
1) Not use the word sorry anywhere 2) Make my title two lines long 3) Lying to me and telling me I'm your favorite person ever. You have some friends and I know it because you told me.
4) Saying you love me when you don't. I consider that lying, also.
5) Coming on to me so I'll forgive you.
6) Trying to make me pity you by using a sad face.
7) Taking love away from 'Jane'. Does she deserve any less love because you were a prat? No. Not fair at all.

This was not breaking the Silent Treatment, due to the fact that it was informing you which rules you were breaking, as opposed to a personal letter.

From: The Violet Otter.


Dear VO,

I'm very sorry. My head was blocked last time because I was panicking.
I need you because you keep me sane when I go out of my mind thinking about Jane. You're one of the best things that has happened to me. And I wasn't lying about the favorite part all the way. You ARE one of my favorite people. And I do love you. You're one of my best friends. I wasn't coming on to you, I was being honest. Isn't that points in your book? Again, just being honest. Not trying to get you to pity me. And ok, you got me on the last one. Jane does still have a lot of my love.
But so do you.

Please don't keep me on the silent treatment.
You never know.
AAML,
SD


To: Silver Dragon

From: Violet Otter


Dear VO,
I hardly think that's fair, you know. I apologized. I kept my head and had a normal conversation in which I pointed out both my faults and my 'appropriate behavior'. I corrected myself where I was wrong. I've done as much as I can, seeing as how you won't tell me how I can make it up to you. Please forgive me. I'm sorry.

You silence doesn't make me :D.

Write--really write--back soon.
You never know.

AAML,
SD

To: Silver Dragon

From: Violet Otter


VO,

This is no longer fair! I've gone as far as I could! Done everything I could think of to get you to forgive me! You know what, I want you to forgive me more than almost anything else I can think of at the moment.
Almost as much as I want Jane to throw all cautions to the wind and jump me like a wild beast--but maintain a relationship with morals.
Which is YOUR fault by the way! You made me admit that I really liked her as opposed to her body! YOU BETTER FORGIVE ME. YOU AREN'T BEING FAIR. YOU THINK YOU'RE SO GOOD, BUT GUESS WHAT! YOU'RE NOT! YOU'RE JUST AS BAD AS ME FOR NOT FORGIVING ME AFTER I'VE GONE SO FAR TO GET YOUR FORGIVENESS! AT THIS VERY MOMENT I HAVE PEOPLE OUT TO FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE SO I CAN ATTACK YOU AND FORCE YOU TO FORGIVE ME SO I DON'T HAVE YOU ON MY BRAND BLOODY NEW CONSCIENCE! WHICH, BY THE WAY, IS ALSO YOUR FAULT! I NEVER HAD A CONSCIENCE BEFORE YOU STARTED WRITING ME! AND YOU KNOW WHAT! MY CONSCIENCE HAS YOUR BLOODY HANDWRITING! SO THAT'S NOT FAIR AT ALL! FORGIVE ME NOW!

AAML, BUT ALSO ANGER,
SD


Dear SD,

Theres the guy that I know and love. None of that sodding sappy guy crap for me. Or you. OK, I get that you were joking. I forgive you. I can't believe I only got through three letters of silence, though. That is an all time low for me.

AAML,
VO

Their letters continued like this for weeks, them just becoming closer and closer. They sent up to four or five letters a day altogether.
Hermione now considered what her Silver Dragon (because that was what she had taken to calling him) would think when she was dressing. Draco began thinking how his Violet Otter would think of what he was doing.

They became really close and both of their groups of friends noticed,
although no one said anything. After about a month of writing,
they were coming up on 100 collective letters. Also, the first Hogsmeade visit was coming up. Hermione had kind of been expecting it for a while, and, finally, it came, in a normal letter.

Oy there, babe,

What's up with you? You've been a little quiet lately. Decide to make a move on Mr. Enemy yet? You never know. Well, if you haven't already worked your magic on him and made him madly in love with you, (I wouldn't be surprised, really) wanna meet and go to Hogsmeade together?
Let me know soon, seeing as the trip is tomorrow...

I'm such a procrastinator.

No new on the Jane front. Ah, well.

AAML,
SD

Hermione smiled brightly as she read this and quickly scrawled on the parchment she had immediately gotten out upon seeing the letter from SD. She was finally going to find out who he was!

'Three guesses who you want him to be.'

She would have glared at herself if she could.

Dear SD,

Yea! That'd be great! Let's meet in front of the Great Hall a quarter of an hour before the carriages leave. See you then!

AAML,
VO

Hermione sent it back immdeiately and lay back on her bed, knowing she'd never be able to fall asleep...