Disclaimer: Same as before. Spellgebra might belong to Arabella (HQoW series). It might have been in the books, I can't remember. It's not mine anyway.
A/N: Hey, if you're feeling really bored, look up all the Spanish surnames/words etc in a dictionary. I found them all in there, so they all have some meaning, even if it's not particularly relevant… I just liked them. So if you're really, really, UNBELIEVABLY bored…
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HERMIONE!!!!
It's lunchtime and I still haven't seen her! I've even tried checking all over the dorm for a note or something. If you find a note PLEASE tell me, as soon as you find it! You don't suppose she's run off with Seamus, do you? I know she really likes him, and she turns 16 in less than a month, so she COULD get married. Although his birthday's not 'til February… but still! I don't know what else to think!
Parvati
Dear Ms Granger,
Parvati is clearly very worried. Do everything you possibly can to make her feel better – tell her that you're sure that Lavender is fine. Comfort her, and let her talk to you if she needs to. HUG her if it comes to that. She will appreciate it.
Yours sincerely,
Handy Hints on How to Make Friends
(A Division of the Best Friends Club)
Parvati,
DON'T WORRY. Lavender will be fine. Maybe her and Seamus decided to skive. I don't know. But I really don't think she would elope. You've been reading too many muggle romance novels. Just because Lydia ran off with Mr Wickham DOESN'T mean that Lavender will elope with Seamus. For starters, Seamus is much nicer than Mr Wickham, and also, Lydia is much more flighty than Lavender. Besides, she would leave a note, and I've found none. I even checked in Crookshank's basket. She'll be back this evening, don't you worry.
Hermione
Hermione,
Although, it is quite romantic if they have eloped… Ron would never do something like that. Perhaps you should start to look for another guy? One like Seamus? One who would run away into the sunset with you?
Good luck finding one,
The Young Romance Association
Dear Hermione,
OK. You are best friends with… HARRY POTTER???? As in, The Boy Who Lived???? I think I need to sit down. I mean, I guess I knew he was about our age, and he'd have to go to school somewhere… most likely Hogwarts… but still!! What's he like? Is he nice? Does he really have the scar? Is he cute?
Sorry if I seem nosey. It's just really interesting. There's no one famous at IZZ. Your other friend Ron sounds nice. In fact he sounds a lot like me. But I'm less infuriating. Really. I gotta say I agree with him about the homework. A waste of time, if you ask me. Sure, some of the stuff we learn is interesting, but most of it is a HUGE waste of time. Like, I am never, ever going to need to be able to turn my chair into a small giraffe. I spent TWO HOURS trying to do that yesterday. I could have been doing something useful, like… well, something else. What use is a small giraffe? I mean, really, the chair I had to start with was much more useful. I tried to tell Professor Terco this, but no… teachers never listen to sense. I also tried to tell Plasta what you said about not putting names in the letter, and he looked at me as though I was crazy. Bah.
We've got lots of subjects here: Arithmancy, Transfiguration, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Herbology, Foreign Studies (with Plasta – that's why we're writing these letters), Care of Magical Creatures, Potions, History of Magic, Muggle Studies…that's all I can think of. Those are the ones I'm taking, but there are others too, like Divination and Spellgebra. My absolute favourite subject is Charms, because there are just so many different ones, and all of them interesting. I also really like Care of Magical Creatures, Potions and History of Magic. They're all alright, I suppose.
You want one of my siblings? I'll send you one if you can find an owl willing to carry them all the way from Spain. Our house is always in chaos, there are too many of us. I wouldn't want to be an only child though. I just would like to have a little space that's mine, and mine only. I have to share my room with Katie because our house only has three bedrooms. And of course, at school I have to share my room with three other girls (Lorena, Primavera and Lucia), so I don't really have any place that's just mine, you know?
My parents are both wizards, although my dad's practically a squib. Seriously, I'm don't know how he ever graduated from Hogwarts. He always does the wrong spell – once, when I was three years old, he turned my hair blue, which I though was kinda cool, but my mum got SO mad with him, especially when he tried to turn it back, and only succeeded in making it go more purpley. It took her, like three hours to get it back to normal. My mum on the other hand, is pretty smart, and so never makes mistakes like that. What's it like having muggle dentists for parents? Is it odd, like, living in two worlds or whatever?
I bought you a little something for your birthday. It's not much, just a little model of a unicorn. I hope you like unicorns – if you don't, just send the model back, and I'd be more than happy to keep it myself! My birthday's not for ages – August 19th – so I've only really just turned 15. I've got so long to wait 'til my 16th. I hope you have a lovely Birthday.
We do play Quidditch here, we have an Inter-house Competition every year, and we can also take it as a class (needless to say, Alfonso and Jaime both signed up like a shot). I like Quidditch and all, but I'm not really that good at it. I'm scared of heights too, so swooping all over a pitch, 50ft in the air, clinging onto nothing but a thin piece of wood and twigs… not really my idea of a good time. Fun to watch though.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Elena
P.S. Is Carlos' surname Enojoso? Carlos Enojoso? If it is, tell your friend not to worry about him, he's an absolute PRAT. Find some way to hex him, please, you'd be doing everyone a favour.
Dearest Hermione,
How are you settling in again? Did you remember to pack everything? Is there anything you need me to send on to you? Work isn't too hard, is it? Are Harry and Ron fine? Do look after Harry this year, Molly and Arthur have told me a little and I'm worried about him.
Everything is as usual at home, we've got lots of business at the surgery and the weather is nice. Poor Mrs Wilfer next door hasn't been too well though – I think age is finally getting to her. She sends her love. Your father has decided that it's high time he does some DIY, and so we are completely redecorating the spare room. He wanted to do it in brown and yellow (brown and yellow? Are all men colour-blind??) but I managed to argue him to Appleblossom and Lemon Tropics. He's been wrestling with the new shelves all morning, and so far, I think they're winning. I should probably go and help him now – honestly, he'll never get it done if I don't.
Write back as soon as you can,
Love and kisses
Mum and Dad
Dear Elena,
Everything is really, really panicked here. Well, not everything… just my dorm really. One of the girls in my dorm (Lavender) didn't show up for any of her lessons today, and her bed wasn't slept in last night. Last time we saw her, she was about to go out with Seamus, her boyfriend – he hasn't been seen either, but the boys aren't too worried. Parvati (Lavender's best friend, also in my dorm) is frantic. She's convinced that they've eloped – despite the fact they're both only 15 – and that they're going to come back married with 2.4 children. She's impossible to calm down, I've spent the whole afternoon trying to convince her that they've probably just spent the whole day in Hogsmeade (local wizarding town – only one in the UK) having butter beers and watching the autumn leaves falling or something.
To answer your questions, yes, THE Harry Potter is one of my best friends. Yes, he is very nice – I wouldn't be friends with him if he wasn't. He's also quite quiet lately, he loves Quidditch and has quite a sense of humour when he wants. He really does have the scar, slap-bang in the middle of his forehead. As for him being cute, well, I've never REALLY noticed. He's kinda like a brother to me. I suppose he's not hideous or anything, but I've never really thought about it. Sorry to disappoint you.
Thank you so much for the little unicorn! I absolutely love it! It keeps walking around my dressing table and flexing its legs. I think I should probably give it a name – what do you think? Got any ideas? Ron keeps glaring at it (her/him?). I think this is something to do with a South American penpal his brother Bill had when he was younger – he sent Bill a cursed hat that made his ears shrivel up. He probably thinks that your unicorn is cursed too. He glares even more when I try and point out that it's completely safe, which, of course makes me start giggling, because he's such a fool sometimes. I told him that you share his view on homework, which made him a little less suspicious, but I think you'd have to say something amazing like: 'Oh, by the way, my best friend is seeker for Chudley Cannons – wanna come meet him? Oh, and we've got tickets to the match too!' before he'd fully trust your unicorn.
You shouldn't encourage his bad homework habits. He's such a smart boy – he's brilliant at chess, and you need to be something akin to a genius to be that good at it – and he would do so well if he would just apply himself. I don't know how he expects to pass his O.W.L.s this year.
We've got most of the same subjects as you, but we don't have Foreign Studies – what do you learn in that? You like Potions and History of Magic? Those subjects always seem so interesting, but, unfortunately we don't have the greatest of teachers for them. Professor Snape teaches Potions, and while he certainly knows what he's talking about, but he's not very… nice. Especially to people in Gryffindor (my house) because he's head of Slytherin (our rival house). And he really, REALLY doesn't like Harry, because he didn't get on with his dad when they went to school together, and so Ron and I are also on his black list, by association. And History of Magic is taught by THE most boring ghost in existence. Which is a real pity, because the subject matter is really interesting – all Goblin Rebellions and Wizards Councils and stuff.
I'd love one of your siblings – preferably not the evil one, but he'll do at a pinch. If you used about twelve owls, you could probably airlift a small child all the way up here. I'm not sure how far it is – maybe 600 miles? It depends whereabouts in Spain you are really. But I'm sure that we could figure something out. I really, really want a sibling. Ron's got six, so I might be able to get one of him – less distance to cover. I often stay with his family in the holidays (well, I have twice…) and his house is great. He's got five older brothers (Bill, who's about 30ish, and works as a curse breaker in Egypt; Charlie, about 25, works with dragons in Romania; Percy, 20, works at the Ministry; and Fred and George, who are both 17 and in their last year at Hogwarts) and a little sister Ginny, who's the year below us. His house is chaotic too, and I love it! I love living with my parents and all, but I really wish they'd had more children. A bit late now though, I suppose, cuz my mum's just turned 40.
It's a bit strange going home at the end of the year to a completely different world. I keep in touch with Harry and Ron, and I get the Daily Prophet delivered, but it's not the same. And of course my parents can't really understand what's going on at the moment. They have been told, but they don't really know that much about it, cuz they weren't there last time, and haven't really been affected.
I didn't know you had different houses at IZZ – how many are there? What are they called? Which one are you in? I looked in the library, and there's not really much on your school. It just said that it was set up in 1786, and was situated somewhere near Zaragoza.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Hermione
P.S. Yes, his name is Carlos Enojoso. I told Ron what you said, and he muttered darkly to himself. He's got 1001 Nasty Hexes and Curses for Beginners out of the library, so I'm a bit worried. Whatever you do, make sure you're not around when Carlos opens this letter – it could be messy.
Dear Mum and Dad,
Fifth year is fine so far, we haven't got too much work so far, so everyone is surviving. I have everything I need, I think. If you do find anything you think I need, please send it on. Harry and Ron are both fine – Harry's a little bit quiet, but Ron is his usual self. DON'T WORRY.
Tell Mrs Wilfer she should go and visit Dr Yiu. It's better to be safe than sorry.
Are you sure it was wise to set dad loose on the spare bedroom? You do remember what happened when he tried to decorate the kitchen, don't you? Everything tasted of paint for weeks after, too. And I am so glad you had a say in the colour. Never let a man who wears navy socks with brown sandals pick colours for rooms! Appleblossom and Lemon Tropics sounds lovely though.
Give my love to all,
Hermione
!!HERMIONE!! OVER HERE!!! VERY, VERY IMPORTANT!!!!
Lavender is fine! Her and Seamus spent the whole day sitting in the grounds by the Lake talking and mucking about and stuff. I'm going to kill her for making me worry so much. And, Hermione, I haven't been reading muggle romance novels, but by the sounds of it you've been hitting the Austen again. What have I said about that?
See you at dinner,
Parvati
HERMIONE!!!
Parvati says that I have to write you an apology note for making you worry. I am VERY sorry, I should have left a note to tell you both where I was, but it was spur of the moment.
Very sorry,
Lavender
Lavender and Parvati,
I'm glad to hear that you're safe, Lavender. You really should have told us where you were going though, I've never seen Parvati so frantic in my life. And we had to make excuses for you and Seamus in all your lessons – I don't think Professor McGonagall believed us when we said you were feeling a bit faint.
Parvati, I'll have you know that I haven't read Pride and Prejudice since the summer holidays, I've been far too busy. But even if I had, it's a brilliant book and there is absolutely nothing wrong with constantly referring to it.
See you at dinner,
Hermione
Dear Hermione,
You want spur-of-the-moment romantic gestures, don't you? Perhaps you should go and talk to Ron. You know… flirt a little. Nothing too obvious, but it couldn't hurt, could it?
Love,
The Young Romance Association
Dear Ms Granger,
Would you like to hear that again?
'I'll go get Hermione, she's probably in the library, doing homework. It's not like she ever does anything else, ever.'
Hurtful, isn't it? That that's how Ron thinks of you? Would you like to hear it again? It won't change what he meant, you know.
'I'll go get Hermione, she's probably in the library, doing homework. It's not like she ever does anything else, ever.'
How about at high speed?
'I'llgogetHermione,she'sprobablyinthelibrary,doinghomework.It'snotlikesheeverdoesanythingelse,ever.'
In slow motion:
'I'll
go
get
Hermione,
she's
probably
in
the
library,
doing
homework.
It's
not
like
she
ever
does
anything
else,
ever.'
In black-and-white, 3D, in Dolby bloody Surround. We can reply it for you over and over again, but it won't change what he said.
Understand?
Sure you do.
Yours sincerely,
The Instant Replay Society
Dear Ms Granger,
Ron sees you as nothing but a walking copy of Hogwarts: a History. You are nothing more to him. He will never ever like you in that way.
I'm glad we were able to clear that up.
Yours etc,
Cold Hard Truth Association
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Well, what did you think? Tell me by CLICKING ON THE PURPLE REVIEW BUTTON. Please? It would be much appreciated.
Thanks for my two reviews =)
And very high praise, Kaylin. Thanks! It is a brilliant book, isn't it? I'm still deeply disappointed by Saxon though – he seemed so nice!