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Gryffindor Tower

Girls' Dormitory, Year Six

1 September, Monday

Ciao Elizabeth!

It's so wonderful to be back at Hogwarts! This summer was awfully quiet with my brother gone and everything. I was terribly thrilled, as I've told you over and over, that we were able to see each other so much this summer. California was fun, as usual. We only got back last night at about 10:00 PM so I had to go to bed, even though I was full of energy. In California it was only two o'clock in the afternoon. As a surprise, my mum bought me a surfboard of my own. You have to love some of the things these muggles think of. It is yellow with a blue hibiscus on one end. My cousin and I are obsessed with it. We might go back to California over Christmas holiday. My brother would meet us there. And we already know where we are going for next summer holiday. We're going to Italy again. Amo l'Italia!

Did I tell you that my grandparents bought a house there? Well now we have a house to stay at whenever we go. Maybe you could come with. The wizarding school there is amazing. I won't say anything more because you know I could go on forever about Italy. How was your summer? I didn't get to hear about it on the train. I looked everywhere for you, but I couldn't find you. At first I sat with Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, and Harry Potter. I only sat there because I couldn't find anyone else. But I know Luna pretty well, because she is in Ravenclaw with me. She's really interesting once you get past the initial shock of talking to her. This was the first time I got to talk to Harry in a small group. He seems pretty cool. I know you think he is, wink! And poor Neville! He forgot one of his textbooks at home! He seemed scared to send for it. From what I've heard about him, his Gran has most likely already sent it. When the prefect meeting was over, Hermione and Ron showed up with Padma.

Padma and I left and we found Lisa Turpin sitting with Mathew Locke. They're back together, yet again! They need to realize that they are meant to be. Whenever they have a row, they leave and then get back together. Padma and I try to reason with her, but she insists that they will be done for good eventually and that she might as well get used to the fact that one day they won't be together. You could write a book on their relationship!

Speaking of getting back together, Zach and I are back together! He admitted on the train that he had been a sod the last few weeks we were together and begged me to take him back. The whole while, I didn't know whether to believe him, even though I wanted to. You know I can't resist those blue eyes. And that dark hair. To be sure he was telling the truth, at dinner I slipped some Veritaserum in his drink when he wasn't looking. I knew it would be useful to bring it. It was funny asking him all these questions. But now I know that he wants me back! I'm thankful too. He was all I could think about this summer, as you know. Well I better go. Padma says that I need to extinguish the candles or go to the common room to finish the letter. I can't go to the Owlery so I'll give you the letter in the morning. But of course, you'll already know that by then. Write back!

Arrivederci!

Isobel