Dear Minerva,
Nearly Christmas now! You must be pleased, a break from our little Jamsie. Enclosed is a small gift to say thank you for the help and boundaries you have set for our son. Thank you for your recent letter I do apologise for the firework incident but I am sure you have taken care of James and made sure he doesn't do it again. I enclose some galleons to pay for the damage. I am sorry that I didn't reply to the letter concerning James' kidnapping that cat ( Mrs Norris wasn't it?) but Charlie got a promotion and so we were out celebrating and I got a bit of a hangover. By the time I had recovered enough to write the firework letter had arrived. I am rather looking forward to having Sirius stay with us but a little worried as well. Any advice?
Dori
P.s is the 20th of December alright for our shopping trip?
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Dear Minerva,
I know I should be disapproving of my son's behaviour but turning Professor Slughorn pink is quite frankly the funniest thing I have heard all day! He always did have a good imagination, when he was three he pretended he had an invisible python. He used to tie a piece of string into a loop at one end and then hold the other. He was dreadfully convincing especially to Wizarding folk who were aware that it was actually possible with a simple charm. He sent old Mrs Brown screaming down the road when he pretended he had lost it. Anyway back to the point do offer Professor Slughorn my sincere apologies please. I am glad you like the ear muffs. I thought they were very attractive but also very useful whenever my son is around! I am glad you can make the 20th is 9:00 o clock alright?
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
I am afraid Dori is ill and so I have to write this letter, I hope you can decipher my horrible handwriting though I believe poor Jamsie has inherited it and so you are probably used to it. Dori has just shouted through to say that I must tell you that she thinks it is only a 24 hour bug and that she should be fine for the 20th and is fine with 10:00. I hope it is only a 24 hour bug as well, she is driving me mad. Every few seconds she wants a drink or a book or another pillow, she is worse than James and I didn't think that was possible! On the subject of James I am sorry that he found the need to punch Snape. I am sure that a few detentions will do him a lot of good. Keep smiling, Christmas soon!
Charlie
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Dear Minerva,
It is me again! I hope Charlie didn't drive you mad with his bad handwriting. I told him to use the computer but he couldn't work out how to switch it on and ended up kicking it which made smoke come out. I would have fixed it for him but he insisted I stayed in bed. I would like to think it was because he was concerned for me and the fact I was ill but it was more likely that he just didn't want to use the computer. Especially as he muttered "stupid muggle contraption" on his way to get me a drink. Which reminds me… James went out drinking in The Hogshead!? I quite agree with a months worth of detentions starting from after Christmas. He wasn't supposed to be in Hogsmede, he was out after curfew and he was drinking! I sympathise with your inability to host anymore detentions before Christmas, I bet they are exhausting! I can't wait for our little outing, I think I will buy James a new broom. Only two more weeks!
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
I am glad Charlie wrote you a decent letter and that you could understand it. I know James hasn't exactly been well-behaved but I still think he deserves a broom. Like you said in an earlier letter he is a nice boy really and he only gets up to mild bits of mischief. He would never actually hurt anyone. Apart from Snape according to your most recent letter but I bet he was provoked!
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
I write to James regularly and I have his most recent reply in my hand and I think it is only fair to warn you that he has a big prank planned. I can't give too much away because I made him a promise but I will say that it will take place in the great hall. I expect I will get your letter concerning it later this week.
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
I did warn you! Making everyone fly sounds quite fun though and I do agree that it takes an excellent wizard to accomplish such a task and I am proud (but don't tell Dumbledore!). I bet it was quite a sight to see everyone floating to each of their lessons and your description of Professor Slughorn flailing his arms around trying to float in the right direction made me laugh until tears came down my cheeks! I do understand that you had to give him a detention though. Only one week until the Christmas break!
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
I haven't heard from you in a few days and I have got quite worried, is James okay? Charlie says I am being ridiculous and all it means is that James is behaving himself for once but it doesn't seem likely to me. I know you would have written if anything had happened to him but I just wanted to check.
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
Thanks for your reassurance, if Jamsie is okay then all it can mean is he is planning something big. So look out! I can't wait for the break! It is only three days away! I wonder if James is planning something for before he goes or something for when he is home?(I hope it isn't for Home!) I am glad he is doing so well in Transfiguration, he must have got that off Charlie because it was always my worst subject.
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
It is awful of me but I am very glad he pulled the prank at Hogwarts rather than home though I do appreciate that it was very hard for you to sort out. Making all the Slytherins disappear must have used very advanced wand work! So they just felt like they were floating around into cyberspace? I am very impressed that you managed to bring them back especially as my son refused to tell you the incantation. I wonder if perhaps he just didn't know it? I wholeheartedly approve of your punishment. Christmas break starts tomorrow and this Saturday shopping!
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
I see you are getting quite booked up for next year what with all the detentions my son seems to be obtaining. Causing havoc in the library is the latest then? I suppose playing Quidditch with books amused him. I do agree with the detentions though as it is written very plainly in the rules that brooms cannot be taken inside.
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
A new year, a new start, a new letter regarding my son and the trouble he seems to get into. He has always liked to start the year with a bang but exploding the potions lab is slightly OTT. I am glad you have managed to fix it and I support the months worth of detentions. I really don't know where he gets these crazy ideas from, or his need to create trouble. He must get it from his father. I was always perfectly well-behaved at school, well mostly. I did have a good time shopping and I hope you had a nice Christmas. Sirius was very well-behaved and grateful and it was lovely to have James home again.
Happy new year!
Dori