Fourth Year – May-July

Ly,

QUIDDITCH SEASON HAS FINISHED! You have no idea how much of a relief it is to have Hugo back. Mainly just to copy Transfiguration homework from, but still.

I'm glad we won the Quidditch Cup; even though I hate the bloody sport, the ecstatic look on James's face almost made the past few months bearable. Almost being the operative word in that sentence; I still haven't forgotten that afternoon we were sitting in the stands at the Hufflepuff-Gryffindor match and that stupid Umquat guy mishit a Bludger and it destroyed our bench. Still, it was worth it in the end, I expect.

I haven't seen you much because you're revising for your NEWTs (I swear to Voldemort I've never seen Fred and Roxanne pick up a book before now in my whole life, but I guess there's a first time for everything) so I hope your revision's going well. Are you free next Saturday? I think there's a Hogsmeade trip and it should be good for you to get some fresh air, since Al says you've been holed up in the library more than he and Rose have, and they're going mental over their OWLs, so it's saying something. I'm only kidding.

I also talked to Scorpius, by the way! I think being almost forced into being friends with him helped me get over our break-up. He and Lucy make quite a team; they're like siblings or something.

I hope she doesn't fall for him. I like Scorpius, I do, but Luce can do anything she wants to do and she doesn't need to be tied down by some boy.

Not that I'm saying it's bad to be tied down! Just, I don't know, you have to find the person you're suited for first, I think.

I've been talking to Louis a lot, too. He's getting quite sick of Lorcan's love for his sister, so he's turned to me for some reason. It's nice talking to him. I never had him down as smart, but the things he says about people are really quite accurate. He understands people, I guess.

May I ask you something? You told me months ago that it had always been me, but you went out with Nikki for almost two years … so if it was always me, why didn't you say anything? I'm just wondering, is all.

Anyway, I have to go now because that David/"Jarvis" guy wants me to help him with his Potions homework. He's not too bad, really, when he's on his own.

I suppose I'll see you later, Ly; save me a seat in the common room!

Love,

Lily

Lily,

I think James is getting a bit depressed now there is not any Quidditch to distract himself from revision; however, I think the sight of the twins dredging the common room and their dormitories for years' worth of lost notes might have inspired him to start working. He is supposed to be coming to the library, but I have not seen him yet.

I am free next Saturday; I was going to ask you to the Hogsmeade trip! What a coincidence; shall I meet you in the usual place, the oak tree in the grounds?

I doubt that Lucy will fall for Scorpius; then again, I am not exactly very good with things like that. James says it is because I am too clever, but I think it is just because I have got conditioned to blocking out James and Lorcan's talk of girls, so it doesn't really interest me. You say that you have to find the person you're suited for first, but have you found them?

Lily, it has always been you. It's just, well. I did not much want to say anything before you were with Scorpius, because you were too young, and when you were with him you were clearly unavailable, and I talked to Dominique a lot and she was there. I thought, why not? I doubted that I'd ever be with you; you liked Scorpius too much and the statistical chance of it ever happening was next to none. Being with Dominique was brilliant, but she wasn't you, and I think she knew how I felt.

See you later, Lily,

Lysander

Ly,

I get that the amount of time we're spending together impacts on your revision, but is it any of James's business anyway? You said yourself you knew all the material months ago, and only need to glance over it, so I don't see why James is getting his wand in a knot interfering in our relationship.

I told Abigail we'd made it official, by the way, and you should have heard her scream. In fact, you probably did, it was that loud. I haven't told Hugo yet; I think he already knows, though.

Saying that, I just told him, and he said 'Cool'. His enthusiasm overwhelms me.

I owe it to Lucy to tell her, too; after all, she stopped those Ravenclaw girls interrogating you last week about us so she has a right to be one of the first to know. I do love her, you know.

Would you like to hear a funny joke? Louis says that Lorcan said he's taking things with Nikki slowly. As IF!

Honestly, everyone's relationships are so … confusing. I think we got it right, though, and I expect Abigail and Hugo did, too, since they're still together.

Love,

Lily

P.S. Tell that Georgia girl to stop encouraging my brother to pull faces at me. It's seriously distracting; funny, though.

Lily,

I have to be quick because my last exam, the Care of Magical Creatures practical, is in ten minutes and Fred wants to go over how to treat a sick phoenix again.

After that, we are all going to the Three Broomsticks to celebrate the end of exams; would you like to come? I'll pick you up from Defence Against the Dark Arts when it finishes, if you want. We'll be a bit late to the celebrations, but I like our walks together so I am not too fussed.

I have good news, though: the Ministry accepted my application for an internship over the summer! I'll still be able to see you, of course, and having this internship makes it a lot easier to get your birthday present.

No, I am not telling you what it is, before you interrogate me.

Georgia and Rhianne are quite looking forward to seeing you; they seem to really like you. I don't actually know them too well; they have both been decent towards me but we are hardly close; they know Roxanne and James more, to be quite honest. Still, they are nice girls, and you all seem to get along, of which I'm glad.

I have to go now, Fred keeps rushing me! I shall see you later.

Love from,

Lysander

Ly,

We break up for summer next week, though of course you know that already. I really don't know why you lot are still in school; your exams finished weeks ago so it's not like you have any work to do. I'm not complaining, though! I'm glad you're still here.

When's your graduation ceremony? I have something for you, and I don't want to go to the ceremony and leave it in my trunk, because that would just be pointless. I saw the Slytherins getting their graduation photograph taken when I walked past the Great Hall with Caroline and David before. Well, okay, we were trying to watch, and we did actually for a bit before Professor Vince shooed us away.

I think yours was scheduled before the Hufflepuffs, but I'm not sure; David was nearest to the list when we walked past the Hall and, what do you know, he can't remember what order you're all in.

It was nice staying up late in the common room with you last night, when everyone else went to bed. It's going to be quite strange without you here, but I'll still see you, I guess. You have to come to Hogsmeade every time we go next year, okay?! I'll miss you.

Will we still write to each other? I hope we do.

It's quite sad seeing you all go, actually. I wonder, when my year all leaves, would we still keep in touch with each other? Imagine if I lose contact with Abigail … or worse, Hugo!

I doubt I'll be that lucky, though.

See you later.

Love,

Lily.