1 October, 1972
Killian-
I would write more if you actually wrote back, so I'm not sorry about taking so long to write again. Lily thinks I'm just being silly now. She says that if you were being as mean to her as you are to me, she would've stopped writing a long time ago.
I kinda think she's right about that, but you're my friend. You've been my friend forever. You're my captain. I can't just let you disappear.
Are you still alive?
Again, that's seawater, not tear drops. Don't be an ass.
Graham and Remus are turning out to be really good friends, and I'm really happy about that. It's nice to be able to go around with some people and not necessarily get into a lot of trouble. Remus disappears every now and then, but that's alright. James and Sirius have started to disappear, too, though, and I'm worried that they'll get him in trouble. If he's with them, that is.
Whenever the three of them go missing, Graham comes to the common room and tries to make Lily and I play cards. Not magic cards, just Muggle cards—he's a Muggleborn, too. It's good for remind us of home, but it's not always super fun.
Oh, right! Graham's a Hufflepuff. He lives down by the kitchens, so whenever I go and visit him I'm able to get a snack from the house elves. They're all super nice and love to work, which is strange, but if they love it, I guess I can't complain.
And yeah, I've been to the Hufflepuff common room. Lily has, too! It's underground and warm with a bunch of couches and cushions and stuff. Lily says it looks nothing like the Slytherin common room—I'm not sure how she knows, because I tried to get in there once and someone literally threw me out on my ass.
I've got to go—I've got class soon. If you're alive, please write. I don't want to stop writing to you, but if you're not going to write back..
Miss you.
Em