October
9th – Yom Kippur Hogwarts
Charms Classroom
Dear
James,
Did I ever tell you that I'm in my third year? I
heard Prongs talking with his friends in the common room last Tuesday. They
were talking in code, I think. I heard enough to know who had what nickname.
Prongs is his nickname. Padfoot is a guy named Sirius (long black hair).
Remus Lupin is Moony. Peter Pettigrew is Wormtail. Peter is kind of strange. He
gives me the creeps. Oh well. It's kind of like the chills around Snape, Malfoy,
Crabbe, and Goyle.
Speaking of goons, I saw the funniest thing happen
to them the other day. Crabbe and Goyle are like bodyguards for Malfoy, and
Snape hangs around them, even though they're four years ahead of them. He's so
skilled in Dark Arts, and I guess that makes up for it. Well, Moony, Wormtail,
Padfoot, and Prongs were walking to the Great Hall for dinner when the
Slytherin Creeps bumped (sort of) into MWP&P. I was laughing with 'em and
they called me a … you know. Prongs got really upset and started cussing them
out. Malfoy (who's a Quidditch member of the Slytherin team. Prongs is one of
ours. He's a chaser.) finally couldn't take it anymore (besides, he was running
out of names) and pulled out his wand. MWP&P were faster though and hit all
four of the S's square in the face with some awful hexes. It was practically
fifteen minutes until a teacher came and performed the counter curses.
MWP&P got detentions, despite my pleas with Professor McGonagall. I tried
to apologize, but they wouldn't hear of it. "It's our pleasure," Prongs told
me. It makes me wonder if he would do anything for me …
Lily
Evans
P.S.
–
The reason I'm writing here is because Flitwick made
us try the Hiding Charm on something personal. You went down Prongs's shirt! He
didn't even feel you! I had to explain to him why I was sticking my hand down
his back. He seemed thrilled that I was writing in you.
