Author's note: It has been too long! I'm sorry for not updating for so long. Life decided to keep my nose to the grind stone and between my other fics, school and beta-reading this fic got left my the way-side a little. I am back though and updates will be frequent from now on. This fic will have 10 chapters and this is chapter number 6. It is quite scary when I think there is only 4 chapters after this one. I will miss this fic when it is done. Anyway onto the chapter! Please review at the end! Oh! I almost forgot! If there is any prank you would like included then I would love to hear about it. Anything you want them to get a detention for can be included just let me know in a review or a pm. I would love to hear your ideas!
Hope you enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 6.
Dear Minerva,
My poor little Jamsie! He could have been hurt! Why on earth would he do something so dangerous! I hope you kept him in the hospital wing overnight just in case. But really, how could he do something like that? The roof is not a climbing frame! One little slip and… oh I shudder to think about it. What would I do without my little Jamsie driving me up the wall? What a good climbing though, I bet anyone else would have slipped. I will send him a letter of course telling him what a stupid dangerous stunt it was but I'm sure your detentions did the trick. Your letter was dated last week but I didn't receive it until this morning, I wonder what held it up? I expect my Jamsie has finished his detentions by now, poor little thing seems to get so many of them that he probably hardly sees Lily. I do think the teachers pick on him slightly, they are so harsh on my little boy. He's only young you know.
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
Oh I remember Fawkes! Such a big, beautiful bird. I was fond of him. James released him in the Great Hall? I bet that caused quite a stir, I wonder how he managed that. He is kept in Dumbledore's office, isn't he? My clever little boy being able to pull off something like that. Of course I will tell him how thoroughly naughty it was but I can't help feeling slightly proud. I hardly think it was my Jamie's fault that Sirius, Remus and Peter helped. He is not a bad influence, if anything it is the other way around! I do agree with your detention, after all it does break school rules. It is only harmless fun though, my James would never hurt a fly.
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
Oh Peeves, he was always such a nightmare! James and Sirius supplied him with glue to throw at people? I expect my little Jamsie didn't know he was going to use it for that. He is so innocent and naïve. If Peeves asked him for something I expect my little boy helped him without question and had no idea Peeves was going to use the glue in such an infantile way. (how old is he now anyway?). Oh and for your reference, I do NOT treat James like a small child and I do NOT spoil him. Hogwarts is just so strict.
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
Playing Quidditch inside? I expect my little James didn't know it was forbidden. I really think it should be allowed inside anyway, I would hate for my baby to catch a cold just to chase a ball around. I take your point that someone could have been hurt but they weren't were they? My James is such a careful child, he always has been. Apart from the time he knocked off my antique Genie Vase of which only three were made. It shattered into millions of pieces you know, even reparo couldn't fix it. Foolish child!
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
Stealing is such a strong word dear. I think borrowed is a much better term for this instance don't you? I mean Sirius and James were going to put the boat back. They just wanted to cross the lake first. How strong my Jamsie is to row that boat with just Sirius for help. I completely agree with your detentions. What is my baby had fallen in? They have such dangerous things in that lake. I really think you ought to get rid of it, drain all the water out and fill it in. Yes, that is exactly what should happen. I will write to Dumbledore at once and propose it, I will not have my Jamsie catching a cold. Oh! I think you must be the only person I haven't told, Charlie got a promotion! Isn't that exciting?
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
Teasing the giant squid? Do you really get a detention for the these days? Back when I was at school we used to do it all the time and I don't remember us ever getting into trouble. We used to toss things in for him to catch or we used to tempt him out of the water and there was that girl, what was her name? Eileen Prince? We used to throw her into the lake just to watch the squid toss her back out. What fun we had! She was always a frightfully bad sport though, she yelled and screamed and snitched on us. It was not as if she was ever at any risk, the squid always pushed her straight back out and never hurt her. I expect it was the same for James. This Crabbe boy was obviously just trying to ruin their fun.
Dori
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Dear Minerva,
If my James has been eating in class then he is obviously not getting enough at meal times. He is a growing boy you know and needs a lot of nutrition. I suggest you raise the amount they have at all three meal times. I will not have my baby going hungry. I will have to send him an extra big hamper from home so that he has more as well. That is one of the main reasons I don't like him being so far away, all of that time without my cooking. I cant even check on his weight with him all the way in Hogwarts. I swear he loses a stone every time he goes away.
Dori
P.S That boy our James doesn't get on with (Severus Snape was it?) is Eileen Prince's son!?
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Dear Minerva,
I really think that turning Snape's hair blue is not a very big crime. Poor little James was just experimenting. I do think the comment that "at least its not greasy anymore" was not appropriate. I suppose it does border on the bullying line slightly. Peter is such a bad influence on my Jamsie and Sirius and Remus. I will send him a howler at once. Though it is only Eileen Prince's son so maybe I won't…
Dori
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Author's note: So who thought it would have been Charlie James got his bullying streak from? It was Dori! Quite a twist huh? Please read and review and let me know what you think and don't forget any prank suggestions are very welcome! So far they have all been from my own (rather warped head). If I choose your prank I will credit it to you in the authors note. Thanks!
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