a/n you know it, it's Jo's.

Here is the beginning of Second Year! This chapter is written in letters so as to progress through the summer months faster. Hope it's not confusing or anything!

Part 2 - Summer 1992

Dear Harry,

I know it's only been two days but I am already so dreadfully bored. I miss Hogwarts. I miss the people, I think I might even miss Snape (on second thought, no I do not miss Snape, there is no way I could ever miss that greasy git), I miss the portraits, and the suits of armor and I might even miss those damn trick steps. Oh and you of course! Maybe. Are you laughing? No? Well I tried.

Anyway distract me dear Harry; tell me how dreadfully boring living with the muggles again is. Entertain me with stories of terrorizing your cousin. Please, anything that might make my summer any less boring. I asked Meda what to do and she went so far as to suggest I start my summer homework. I know, an outrageous idea! As if I want to be doing school work right now! Believe me I was horrified. No, I'd much rather read the information books Ted brings home from work (I did tell you he works at the Wizarding library in Diagon Alley right?).

Anyway I guess I'd best sign off, Meda might start to think I've taken to her idea and shut myself in my room to do work. I shudder at the thought. Must inform her that I am still bored and still haven't started my homework.

Love,

Ascella

Dearest Potter,

Oh, how I have missed you my dearest and closest Potter. (Do you see how I said Potter? It's to imply someone else might be my best friend which must be the case for you since you've yet to REPLY to me. But I'm not annoyed or anything. Nope not at all.) Anyway I do sincerely hope the muggles aren't treating you too terribly bad. In case you haven't heard my holidays have been boring. Ted did bring home a book the other day from the Wizarding Public Library, where he works, that actually bites so I guess that was intriguing. Meda's been trying to get me to help with the gardening; green thumb I do not have. Unfortunately Dora doesn't get to stop in much because of Auror training but I do get to visit her in London for a week at the end of July. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up a killer present for your birthday! (Though if you don't reply to any of my letters I might not be feeling so generous...)

Anyway I must run Meda wants me to do my chores. How mundane is that? Please write soon! (And by please I mean you better!)

Your best mate (I think?),

Ascella

Dear Ascella,

You have to save me! Parvati has invited her friend Lavender Brown to stay for the last two weeks of holidays and I can't stand her! She might be worse than Turpin. (well no one is really worse than Turpin but at least Turpin can't infiltrate my home in the summers). You simply must invite me to stay. I'm counting on you! I'd ask Terry but his mum is weird about him having female friends come to stay, besides I might, sort of, miss you. But I will deny it if you bring it up.

Other than the holidays fiasco, my summer is shaping up nicely. I may not be able to stay with the Boots but I at least get to floo over and visit. But I soon won't have that as they are going on a family vacation to the French Riviera. How lucky can the boy get?! He's going to come back all tan and the rest of us will still look like summer never happened. How sad? Mum and dad were thinking of a trip to India to visit our relatives but turns out it'll have to wait til next year.

Anyway I hope your summer has been fun! Write soon!

Love,

Padma

P.S. Terry says hi!

Dear dear Harry,

If I find out that you've been writing to Ron and Hermione but not me I am going to be very, very, upset. (Read: I will be closely examining whether our friendship is worth continuing). Reply! It's really not hard. You see you take a quill (I know you have some in your bag because Hermione got you some for Christmas last year) you dip it into some ink (now I don't want to lose you here so that means you need to take out an ink bottle, uncork the top and then dip the pointy end of the quill into the ink) and then you write on a piece of parchment (you know using those symbols that make words?) starting with the words "My dearest Ascella, I am so very terribly sorry to have not written you. You see I was" followed by a very good reason for why you haven't written.

That is all.

Your annoyed friend,

Ascella

Alright Harry,

You better be dead. Cause that's the only reason I can think for you to not reply.

Ascella

Padma!

Of course I will save you! Meda says you can stay for the full two weeks Brown is at your house! Queue up the outpouring of love and thankfulness for me. Yes, I know I am the best friend you could ever have hoped to make. No, no, you are too kind to think so.

Tell Boot I hate him (no really, I might send him hate mail). He's going to be so tan! And everybody knows boys don't even care about that stuff, so it'll all be wasted on him. Life is incredibly unfair sometimes. I'm sorry about India; that would have been exciting.

My summer has been uneventful. Ted has been getting me books from the Wizarding library so at least I've had something to do. I've been helping Meda with some of her potions but mostly been bored. Went into the village yesterday to visit Kevin. This summer has been like moving to a new place for him now that he's realized that the village he grew up in was actually over half wizards. We pranked old man Archy. Twas' very funny. Other than that bored, bored, bored, so you better be able to come at end of holidays!

Love,

Ascella

P.S. Tell Terry I might forgive him if he sends me a postcard!

Ascella,

Nope. Don't forgive him. The traitor invited Anthony Goldstein and Micheal Corner with him. I feel so betrayed.

Yes! I am so in your debt! Unfortunately mum is only going to let me come for the last week. Her excuse being something about being supportive of my sister and her friends. I rolled my eyes so hard that she's sent me to bed without desert. I feel like I'm five.

Your downtrodden friend,

Padma

Harry!

You know I didn't mean it right? I don't actually want you to be dead. I just want you to reply! Tell me you are alive.

Ascella

P.S. But I'm not kidding, if I find out you've been writing Ron and Hermione then you are dead to me. Dead.

Dear Hermione,

Your letter was lovely. I'm glad you are having fun with your parents in London. I am visiting Dora there come the end of July. I can't wait! My summer thus far has been uneventful. The most exciting thing to happen was when a niffler got let out in the village and destroyed the muggle village bank. The muggles couldn't figure out how a mole got into the high security vault where all the gold was kept, as you know niffler's are notorious for finding treasure in any way they can. Was rather entertaining. Old man Archy thought it was a right hoot and a half, but I swear he's only half sane.

In other news have you heard from Harry? He hasn't replied to any of my letters and I'm quite put out if you must know.

Hugs and kisses,

Ascella

P.S. You must talk to your parents about coming to visit! Padma is staying the last week but you must come a minimum of a week before that!

Weasley!

I'm not going to blame you per say but if you tell me that Harry's written you I might never speak to you again.

Ascella

P.S. How are your holidays? Mine have been relaxing if boring.

Harry!

If you don't reply to this letter, next time I will be giving Esmerelda permission to peck you until you do reply. You know I'm not even demanding you use a quill and parchment, feel free to use one of those muggle penn things or com-mutter or whatever, JUST REPLY!

Love

Ascella

Ascella,

I'm glad your holidays are going well. You will simply love London! I wish I could have seen more of the magical parts but it was still fun to do the muggle tourist things. If you get a chance you should check out The London Eye. It's a giant muggle carnival ride and the views are amazing; you can even spot Diagon Alley! Well we can, my parents couldn't see it but then, it is protected from muggle view from above.

As for Harry, no I haven't heard from him. I've been writing but he hasn't sent anything back. Have you checked with Ron? I know he was planning on inviting Harry to stay with him this summer.

Best,

Hermione

P.S. Yes! That sounds lovely. Mum said I should be able to come for the last two weeks of holidays. Can't wait! I miss the magical world.

Dear Harry,

So upon talking with dearest Hermione, I am inclined to believe my last letter may have been a bit of an over exaggeration but I reserve the right to stand judgment on that until I hear back from Ronald. Needless to say there will be no pecking this time.

Ascella

Ascella,

No need for that! Harry hasn't replied to me either. Hermione said she hasn't heard anything either. I'm getting concerned. You don't think the muggles are refusing him to write back to us? I hope he's alright. I've written to tell him that he's invited to my house for the end of summer but we haven't heard back. Let me know if you hear anything from him.

Ron

P.S. They've been good! Been playing a lot of Quidditch behind my house. You should floo over and play for a day. Mum would love to have you (she'd only told me about a hundred times now...). Percy's been really secretive this summer too which is nice because it means he's been spending most of his time locked up in his room instead of annoying the rest of us!

Harry,

Upon further investigation I have deduced that you have not been writing to any of us and as I know that you aren't that much of a prat I can only conclude that something is wrong. Please accept this as an apology for any offensive letter previously sent. I was going to attach your birthday present to this letter but seeing as I don't know whether you are alive or dead I am going to wait until I hear from you (it is rather a good present). So instead I am just wishing you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Lots of Love from a concerned friend,

Ascella

Ascella,

I am alive. Just got to Ron's last night. He and the twins rescued me from the Burrow with their Dad's flying car. (Yes they have a flying car and yes it was a rescue I had bars on my window! It was all rather epic.)

Sorry I didn't write, my aunt and uncle locked up all my school supplies and locked up Hegwig so I couldn't use her to write to anyone. And get this there was this house elf (did you know about these creatures?! This one seemed quite down for the count, I'd have more sympathy if he hadn't tried to get me expelled though! More on that in a minute.) who visited me! Get this he was the one who was intercepting all my letters from you lot! Apparently he doesn't want me to go back to Hogwarts and thought if my friends didn't like me that I wouldn't go back. What rubbish? As if anything could keep me from going back. (Also please tell me the one written in red ink to look like blood wasn't from you... it looked... ominous to say the least).

Anyway, after he told me that, he performed magic in the house and the ministry thought it was me! This put my uncle over the edge and he put bars on my window! Literally bars! It was lucky Ron came and got me; they weren't planning on letting me go back to Hogwarts. Can you imagine? Being stuck on Private Drive for the rest of my life?! Mental.

I'm at Ron's now and he's told me he's invited you over for some Quidditch. All I can say is DO IT! I've missed you.

Hoping to see you soon,

Harry

Harry,

I will be over promptly at 2pm on the 6th of August. Get ready to get your arse kicked.

Ascella

P.S. I'll bring your pressie!

P.P.S. Red ink you say? No, I have no idea who could have sent that... none at all.

a/n Hope that was alright. Also I want everyone to know that the Archy I mention is the same Archy who in book four is in a woman's night dress at the Quidditch World Cup. I always found him hilarious so I though it would be great if Ascella grew up in the same village as him!