Letters To and From a Stranger
By: g0ldensnidget, a.k.a. Snitch
Author's notes, (or more like rambles): I had a major hypo last night – it's short of hypoglycemia; it's when my blood sugar-level drops under 70. I start feeling shaky all over, tired and hungry. And that's what woke me up last night at 4 a.m. So forgive me if this chapter is crappy; I've been working on it for a few days and it's been coming together very slowly... Also, my computer decided to be a bitch and wouldn't let me online all yesterday...
Anyway, I had a pretty crappy day, so forgive my ... grouchiness for now. I've been having HIGH blood sugar-levels all day (242, 269, 222, 429, 335...) and I'm pissed. I did have a nice time with my dad (yes, I am 14 years old, but I do happen to have a great relationship with my parents. And it's the only day off from work [other than Fridays and Saturdays, but that's when he spends time with my mom] in a long while, so we wanted to have some fun ^_~). I bought some books and we saw Pirates of the Caribbean, and I'm sorry for rambling, but I just want to say that it's such a great movie! If you haven't seen it yet, then WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING STILL STARING AT THE COMPUTER?!?!? Go to the nearest movie-theater NOW!!! And be prepared for the time of your life with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, both of whom are SO DAMN CUTE.
Sorry, I just had to let that all out. ^_~
(Letter VI)
Hey, Harry.
Yeah, you can call me Rose, no problem.
Yes, it's very hot here in Israel. I was in Eilat for a week; it's a city way down south, and it's even hotter than here in the middle.
You know, sometimes (hell, all the time!) I wish I could be a witch in England, and go to Hogwarts. I'd get to meet you and everybody else, for one thing, and, well, I wouldn't have to study things like math or biology! I really envy you. And Quidditch! Half the children of the world wish they could have a broom that flies, or a wand. Some overly-addicted kids call their least-favorite teachers 'Snape' behind their backs, or their school enemies 'Draco Malfoy'. Almost everybody's sorting everybody they know into the Houses – I know quite a few people from my school that belong in Slytherin. I think I'd be either in Gryffindor or in Ravenclaw. But you never know, huh? You were afraid you'd be in Hufflepuff – which isn't so bad, you know. There are some nice people there.
Heh, summer vacation's getting pretty boring here. It's always the same. I mean, it's really fun for the first month or so, but you've already met with you friends and done all your chores, and it's gotten pretty dull, I can tell you that. I wake up, and then all I do is stare at the TV or the computer the whole day. Of course, there's the chores to do ... empty the dishwasher, fold the laundry, feed the cat, do a mango-round... We have a mango tree in our garden. I tell you, it's our pride and joy. It gives fruit every other year, and when it does... Mangoes twice the size of your fist, nearly. And they're so sweet! No chemicals or artificial stuff ... purely organic and home-grown. And we get a good 40 or 50 each time! We've all been eating 1 mango per day and my parents take some to their offices and give their friends, and my sister –
I haven't told you anything about my family, have I? Ok. My mother's name is Anat, and my father's is David. I have 2 older sisters: Neta, who's 25 and getting married in a month; Ronit, who's 20 and I'm sure she'll marry her current boyfriend in 4 years. Neta lives in Tel-Aviv with her boyfriend – now fiancé, and works at a café. Ronit's still here at home; she's in the army for now... not fighting, though. More like ... office work, really.
There was recently a bombing here. It's been that way for almost 2 years now; we're all used to opening the TV at 8 in the evening to see the latest bus-explosion, or the latest bomb-car... last week I was woken up by my grandmother demanding to know if I was ok. I asked her what's the deal, and she said there'd been a bomb in the small mall in our neighborhood. It's amazing – we've all been living with the bombing here for a long time, but it takes an explosion at your doorstep to make you realize the seriousness of the situation your country is in... It's depressing. At once, the phone-rounds began. Every single child in the neighborhood old enough to know what was going on called their parents or their older siblings at work, called their friends... relatives from other cities called ... aunts, cousins, grandparents... Only one person died, but that's already too many. And plenty were wounded.
Tell Ron and Hermione about our letters, by all means. I'd love to write to them, but only once in a while – I want you to be my Pen-Pal, and not Ron and Hermione. Don't get me wrong; I have absolutely nothing against them, but it's just that I want my own kind of friendship with you. That's what we are, isn't it? – friends.
Send me a reply soon – and an owl!! – what can I give you in return?
Rose.
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Reviewers' response:
Elendria – newbie. Hello. Glad you like the story.
Rising-Angle - you just keep on stalkin'. Give Orlando a kiss from me. He's much cuter as Will Turner from Pirates of the Caribbean, though. And even though Johnny Depp completely steals the whole show of the whole movie.
Dark Lady of Slytherin – I'm flattered. But I do know what you mean. As English is my second language, I pride myself on good grammar and spelling. It's always been very important to me too, when I'm picking fanfics, and it's even more so for me when it's my own fic I'm posting.
Faga – you're kidding me. I'm from Rosh Ha'ayin – it's like half an hour's drive from you! How is it that you've been in Israel since you were 11? Where were you before that, where are you originally from?
Sirius' Diamond - good idea. I hadn't though of that possibility. It's very interesting. I'll think about it.
M.J. Kobayashi – yeah, tell me when the story's up.
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Laurel Elven – newbie. Howdy.
Ginnymanytounges – ok, first of all: where did you think of that name??? And second: newbie. Aloha.
Jay-Jay – newbie. I'm running out of languages. Ahlan Wasahlan (that's in Arabic, in case you didn't know.)
Liberty Belleview – let's be friends? 0_0
Amiana – happy birthday!!