Letters To No One

by miminator

preHBP. Its Harry's 7th year. Harry still hasn't gotten over Sirius' death. Dumbledore assigns Harry to write letters to Sirius as if he were alive, thinking this will help him reconcile with Sirius' death. Full summary inside.

2. Chapter 2

Chapter 2

December 1

            Dear Sirius,

            It's funny.  If you look outside, everything is white, covered in snow, and blissfully blank.  Then you take a look inside the castle, and everything is covered in red, green, gold, silver… everything is colorful.  There is a Christmas buzz in the air.

            I still don't know what to get Ron or Hermione for Christmas.  Truth be told, I don't feel much like celebrating, but Hermione and Ron have been o bent up on it that I don't want to let them down.  It's strange, yet sad.  I have so much money and I don't know what to do with it.  I think I'll get Ron a bag of sweets from Honeydukes and a bag of Zonko tricks.  And maybe a new quill, too.  The trick is Hermione.  I just don't know what she'd like.

            I just reread what I wrote and I feel a pang of guilt at my last sentence.  Maybe I haven't been spending enough time with my best friends.  On second thought, they haven't been making much of an effort to spend time with me.  It's not all my fault. 

            Hermione and Ron are forcing me to go to Hogsmeade with them, so I'll go now.

-A few hours later, he added…-

            I actually told Ron and Hermione that I'd rather not go to Hogsmeade, then slipped on my cloak and went shopping by myself.  I got Ron exactly what I said I would.  The quill is really nice, too.  It's a peacock feather.  I ended up buying Hermione an owl, since Ron and I both have one and she likes Hedwig so much.  It's an ordinary barn owl, but I think she'll like it.  I hope it won't be a problem to Crookshanks, but that's her problem.  Argh.  Stupid owl is pestering me like no other.  Screw Christmas.

            I'm just not in the spirit.  I don't know why.  Maybe I'll go play Quidditch.

-Fifteen minutes later-

            Brr.  It's too cold out there, and besides, Quidditch isn't cheering me up much anyway.  I don't know why; it usually does.  Maybe I'll go buy some crap off of Fred and George to take my mind off… whatever it's on.

-Five minutes later-

            Doesn't work.

            Maybe I'll just go have a smoke.  That always helps.

-Ten minutes later-

            Great.  It did.  A bit.  Maybe I'll go find a first-year to hex.

            Harry

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A/N: In the next chapter, it'll be Christmas day.  Thanks for all your reviews, everyone—I love you all!

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