LETTER TWELVE

Ms. Hermione Granger
Gryffindor Tower
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Wow Herm,

I cannot get over how much your letter cheered me up! I have been sitting here feeling very sorry for myself and trying hard to concentrate on Quidditch but now well, I am feeling a bit more cheerful.

Your photos are FANTASTIC! I love that beach photo too- you have turned into quite an attractive young lady. It's actually stuck up on my wall next to my other photos now. I'm looking at it and I really wish I could be with you right now, just to talk you know? It's a shame we're both pretty busy eh?

Anita and Darren are both as out of my life as they are going to be. It's hard to avoid Darren though as I have to see him everyday at Puddlemere HQ and the thing that gets me is how he acts all happy and friendly towards me as if nothing has happened. I'm still not too sure whether it has actually hit his thick head that he is going out with my ex-girlfriend who I was with for a long time! But I am taking your advice Herm, life is too short and I plan to make the most of every single day from now on. And that includes writing you wonderful letters! I am enjoying this Owl-Palling heaps more than I expected!

Ron sounds like he is enjoying Hogwarts! I vaguely remember a Lavender girl... does she have long dark hair and is kind of tall? Was she the one with the twin sister or was that someone else, a friend or something maybe?

I did get an Owl from Harry which gave me a fair surprise. It seems my dearest friends are all at Hogwarts! He tells me you aren't as happy as you appear to be in these letters. Do you want to talk about? Has there been any progress?

You asked about me having heaps of other friends. To tell you the truth, I don't. It's hard when you are famous because you are never sure whether someone who wants to be your friend only wants to be your friend because you are a famous Quidditch player or because they actually like YOU. It's the same when it comes to girlfriends. That's why I have always found it difficult to meet girls. That's why Anita was so wonderful. NO! I must stop talking about Anita. Out of my life. It's sort of habit to talk about her so it might take me awhile to get used to this.

I'm in the locker rooms at Puddlemere at the moment and the atmosphere is really tense. I don't know what's going on. I mean no one else seems to be very fussed or stressed and nothing out of the ordinary is coming up, no big games or anything but there is just something in the air. I must sound like I am jumping to conclusions but it's true. Maybe I'm a nutcase and nothing is going on but I really feel something. And it's not good. I'll just have to keep my ears and eyes open.

Till next time my sweet Herm,

Oliver