Letters To and From a Stranger
By: g0ldensnidget, a.k.a. Snitch
Author's note: ok guys. My head hurts. Half because my hair was up in a bun for the majority of the day, half because I've been staring at the TV and at the computer all day long, half because I didn't drink enough water... ok, that's too many halves. Anyway, please excuse the crummy-ness of this chapter... I'm not really in now, and my sanity has checked out completely... Reviewers' responses downstairs.
(Letter V)
Hey.
Ok, about that ID you gave about me... all I have to say is WHOA. You know me back to front, it seems. Now I'll be uncomfortable. You know everything about me! I'll try and forget that.
Vered – I've never heard a name like that before. I'm not saying that it's funny – just... strange. I don't mean anything by it – remember, I'm from England and I'm just used to English names. But Rose? That's nice, I'll call you that. And Reut, and Gan... those two are interesting. Friendship and garden. Do all Israeli names have meanings?
You say you're diabetic? I've heard of it, but I've never met anyone with Diabetes before. What's it like? I've had my shots – the Dursleys wouldn't have minded. I could have gotten rabies, for all they care, but they probably didn't want me getting them sick – and I hate them. I don't think I'd have managed to live with 3 shots a day. How did you get through the day?? Yes, everything with the silicon and the tubes sounded very creepy, I most certainly did get goose-bumps. But at least you're better off – I'm sure I'd rather have 1 shot every 3 days than the other way around.
What's it like in Israel? I hear it's hot. Lucky you, it's nearly always cold here in England, and when it's hot, it's humid. I've never been to the beach in my life. Not that that's impossible here in England, but the Dursleys usually dumped me with Mrs. Figg. She's more annoying now that I know she's a Squib than she was before, when I thought she's just an old hag.
Yes, I do consider myself lucky that I don't have to study math. And your sports-teacher sounds like a real bitch. Does she work you really hard? I don't think she's worse than Snape, but I've never met her so I can't very well judge.
About the owl... yeah, I'll send you a different one next letter. I'll owl Lupin... tell him I'm going crazy with nothing to do... ask him to take me to Diagon Alley. I'll buy an owl there and I'll send my next letter with him and tell him to stay. If there's a forest near your house then he should be all right with food, just keep a bowl of water in your room for him and he'll manage.
Say, do you want to talk to Ron and Hermione? I mean, I haven't told them – or anybody – about these letters yet, I didn't know what you preferred. But I wouldn't want anybody to find these letters and think you're some spy for Voldemort or something – wait, are you? No, I'm just kidding. Really, don't mind that last line that sounded like Hermione. Would you like to write to them, too? I wouldn't mind. It'd be like having another friend, only I wouldn't have to hide her from my other friends...
Ok, I've thoroughly confused myself. If you have any idea what I said, write back and explain to me. No, kidding. But tell me if you want to write to Ron and Hermione. I'm sure Ron'd completely freak out about this whole were-a-book-series-thing. And Hermione would ask you all the questions about Israel. What is the weather like there? How old are you before you're considered of age? What are the muggle and magical schools like there? What's going on with the whole Middle-East-Crisis? So ... just be prepared for her.
Write back soon, Rose!
-Harry.
p.s.
How can you sneeze seven times??? Don't you feel like you're always cold? I don't think I've ever sneezed more than 2 times in a row...
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Ok folks. Again, I apologize for the shitty-ness of this chapter. My head isn't really here.
Reviewers' response:
Irisheyes3 – I'll look for your stories...
Amiana – yes, you already said 3 and seven were magical numbers. I know. They're considered typological numbers in folk-stories. Always repeated. They drive me crazy. Even though 7 is one of my favorite numbers... 7 and 5.
M.J. Kobayashi – yup, 7. And it's the moment I get out of bed. I'll check out your friends's story – you said it would be in your sig?
Rising-Angle – yeah. I know Hebrew – I ought to; it's my native tongue... – and English, which is like my second native language. I learned 1 year of Japanese, but it's been 5 years since then, so I don't remember a thing, except for the most easiest things. And here in Israel the second language we learn is Arabic... you have no idea how annoying the language is. And it's not like we'll ever have a civilized conversation in Arabic with anyone...
Sirius' Diamond – oh, a newbie. Hey, it's always nice to see a new face. Or at least a new signature. You know what I mean.
Vampire Story Hunter – yeah, those were all facts about myself. The only things that aren't real are the names. I'd love to write down my real name and my friends' real names, but I don't think I should...
Dacia3 – another newbie. Hello! Glad you like my story. Keep reading, it gets more interesting by the chapter.
Liberty Belleview – I'm really sorry I forgot you... I didn't, really... it's just that it takes me a lot of time to read through, sort, answer, and post a reply for each and every single review... I said I'd only be answering questions ... and newbies, now that I think of it. I'm sorry.
Buh-bye, folks!
-Rose. @--'--,-`--