Author note: Just to remind you guys that Harry has not recieved these letter because she stopped sending them. I'll give you a hint and tell you that he will end up reading them
Dear Harry,
Wow Wow Wow Wow. That is all I can say….
Nah just kidding I can write more. I laugh at your face of shock even though it is evidently clear I have written more. So the surprise.. dun dun. Giles took us to Hogwarts that school I was supposed to go to and the letter Dawn is supposed to receive really soon. Apparently the school starts in September. It is February now. Which is actually obvious because of m.. well the test thing I had to do. Giles' said Dawn might even get to ride on some train with the rest of the first years, you know to give her that whole experience of being with her peers.
Although there are students in the school now but apparently they are going to keep us hidden until term ends and starts again in September.
Harry! This school is like freaking amazing. The pictures actually move and the forest oh my god don't get me started.
Ok it isn't all that great, I don't smile, I admit it, I am sullen. I think I even just looked at the castle when we got here with this look of bored now. I just kept thinking, what would mom be doing, what would she think of us being here, would she be ok? Then I start to replay the events in my head and I try to find some way to change it all.
Anyway when we first arrived here, a dude that reminds me of that dude of Lord of the rings... Hmmm what is his name again…Oh yeah Gandalf, yeah totally reminds me of him. His name is Dumbledore, weird name right. Well he is the headmaster, kinda nice in a grandfather way. He smiled at me and Dawn and led us to this room like the size of my lounge room, kitchen and hallway joined together. Dawn and I are going to be sharing which is ok I guess considering how big it is. Giles is next door. We got to choose a password for the door which is this picture of a girl in the forest, kind of pretty and of course moving. I think it is one of the few times Dawn and I have agreed on anything, we just looked at each other silently and then turned to the picture and said "mom". We shared a tiny sad smile and then we went in. I feel closer to her, guess because now it is just me and her.
Anyway so Dumbledore arranged tutoring for us and our new schedule is so odd but oddly I am glad we being kept busy. It is only the night time I have trouble. We only have been here twoweeks but within the first night I couldn't handle it. I was out in the forest within minutes of Dawn being asleep. I can't stay in that room with only my thoughts to keep me awake. So I went out in the "forbidden forest" and yes I am serious that is what they named it. I mean talk about tempting people.
Anyway found quite a few interesting things that probably weren't meant to be in there. Among them have been Vampires, a couple of Shape shifter (which was hard cause really hard to work out what the hell they were), more vampires, Spider (icky), Werewolf (not that I slayed them cause hello one of friends is one, um I never told you that did I? Right um Willow's boyfriend, well yeah he is one. Um not that you really needed to know that…), I even found a zombie the other night and more vampires. Yes and all this intwo weeks, freaky right?. But apart from them I have run into centaurs (had to ask what he was), unicorns (totally cool) and a big dog (slobbery thing that was).
Anyway so for the last week I have been busy with my late night activity. I basically go out till about three, crash in my bed, wake up at 7am, eat breakfast with Dawn, go with her to a lesson which we have in this room across the hallway cause the teachers come to us. Think it has something to do with not wanting to interrupt the lesson being it is the middle of term.
Our weeks consisted of Potions first, which gotta say it is funny to have Snape as teacher.Don't think I told you but Snape is Giles' brother. Well actually half brother, they have different mothers, but they look and act totally not alike. When I first met him I kind of thought he was a vampire and he consistently sneers at us and grumbles about having to teach incompetent children. Hello 18 here! Although he seemed polite enough when he was showing us around diagon alley, I guess he didn't know he had to teach us then.
I pretty much ignore him and do the work which seems to infuriate him more. Whereas Dawnie well she just loves to torture him with her questions "But Why do we add it now?" "Does it have to be exact?" "Why do we call you professor and not Mr?""Why do you always wear black, why not tweed like Giles?" "What happens if I add this ingredient now?" My personal favorite was when she asked "Can I call you Snapey?" And when he said no she started calling him Uncle Snapey. If I wasn't ignoring him I would so be laughing.
Although I know he likes Giles. Giles admitted to us it is because they share the whole wanting to be redeemed thing. Apparently Snape did this whole evil stage of his life, like Giles and when they found out about each other they bonded. Don't it just make you gag? Nah, he isn't that bad, I mean sure he pisses me off but I can see the act. The whole Uncle Snapey thing for instance, apart from doing the whole "Don't call me that, you insolent brat!" he pretty much lets her do it. Might be something to do with us being able to do the work and he seems to understand the whole loss thing. Anyway enough theorising about Snape.
After potions we have history of magic, snooze fest. Then Herbology which I actually kind of like, it is something about playing with plants. I am so used to bringing death, the idea that I can cause something to live, it makes me feel good. Astronomy, kind of pretty. Defence against the Dark Arts, this I kind of think is more for Dawn's benefit but hey kind of fun. Ruins, strangely I think this might be my best subject, weird that. I think it is because of all those books I seem to stare at for the research. Dawn really seems to hate this subject though; chance is that is the reason I like it. Dawn is going to be ahead of the rest of the class at this rate though. Beyond me why they are teaching us so early.
We have only had two of each so far but the rest of the time is me reading chapters and Dawn doing normal schoolwork.
I kind of feel sorry for her. Not only does she have to study for magic school but Giles is making her study normal school stuff.
I will tell you one more thing before I sign off for the night. Dawn, she may be putting on the smile and laughs during the day but I've seen her crying at night in her pillow. If I wasn't her sister I would probably go over and comfort her. But I've known Dawn her whole life and whenever she cries like that, she doesn't want it. I've only comforted her a couple of times and I knew when she wanted it. Is that weird? It is like this strange hitch that I hear in her sob and I rush over to her. Sometimes I join her with the sobbing, she wouldn't know that of course because I leave the room to go patrol when she starts to cry. It breaks me a little bit every time I hear her cry. I want to rush back in there and hold her and take all her pain away.
I just can't do it. God that makes me sound so mean. Ok want a fact about girls. Here I will give it to you bluntly; sometimes we need to be alone to just cry about the injustice of the world. Maybe boys are like that too. One day you will have to tell me.
Buffy
Author: This chapter is totally for Allen who gave me the idea for Snape being the half brother and the uncle snapey, I just loved that. I hope you guys like this chapter and the fact that I am trying to update everyday and sometimes twice. I just know what a pain it is to read a story and get to point where you go NOOOOO what happens now? So yeah thanks for the reviews and I will try to keep with this fast updating thing.