Andromeda's letters are very light-hearted. She would elope a year after this was written, pregnant with her first child, and be excommunicated from the family.
16th November 1971

Cissy!

I thought I'd write and tell you all my news. Well actually, I'm bored out of my mind here, there's never any customers, and I found a spare piece of parchment in the drawer, how could I refuse my little sister a letter?

Well, you probably know by now (or you should, at any rate) that I'm working in Twilfit and Tatting's. Everyone that shops here is so rich, I have a feeling Mum and Dad sent me here so I could make a good "social contact", one that a marriage might come out of. Well, it's tedious, but at least it means one thing, they don't know about Ted! Talk about lucky! Luckier I suppose, that Bella never found out, could you imagine the consequences?

So I'm sitting here, in the most awful pale green robes (though peppermint was always a good colour on you, some of us can't all be fair and golden you know!) and BORED OUT OF MY MIND. Nothing will come of it either. A few days ago I was so desperate that I tried on these awful fur lined robes, the sort of thing Aunt Walburga likes (shivers). On that note, aren't we all looking forward to the Christmas party? I know I certainly am. A break in tradition don't you think?

I forgot to ask in my last letter, how's little Sirius doing? I heard he was put into Gryffindor! I'm glad I wasn't there to see Auntie's reaction, she must have exploded! But I have to say, good for him. I'm glad he's going his own way in life. Sometimes, we can't put our family first, sometimes your gut is going its own way and you have no choice but to follow!

I'm going out with Ted tonight, can't wait! Oh, you have no idea how good it feels to tell you that! Just to confide in someone, tell SOMEBODY. I love you, did I ever tell you that?

Write me back, save me from this black hole!

Andy x

PS- Ted calls me 'Dromeda! It's such a bizarre name, I can't help but like it!