A/N: This is letter two for the owlery challenge.

Drabble Club: awful

Quidditch pitch: copper

Final word count: 603

Mother,

Don't feel too bad about being unable to visit. Even witches and wizards can't...or if they can they never do. The only time they're present is if someone gets in big trouble.

Regulus and I have grown a little over the last few weeks. He is very charming. I don't think he'll be able to come visit on breaks though. His parents are very...prejudice about blood status. They would never let him into the home of muggles. And they also go on family vacation every summer break until school starts again. I wouldn't blame Regulus if he never told them about me. His brother is friends with a "blood traitor" and from what I can gather, their relationship is very strained.

I do not mean to judge Severus by his cover, mother. I'm sorry. Yes, it is Severus Snape. And no, he's not a fine young man. In the last week with him he's cold, judgemental, and pushes everyone away. Everyone except for a girl named Lily Evans. He is a bit older than I though, and I'm not entirely sure what is there, but he does seem to be good of her as more than just friends. Unfortunately he is also the victim of terrible bullying from a group of Gryffindors. They pick on several other Slytherin students as well, but especially him. I feel sorry for him.

As it stands, I've escaped them relatively unnoticed. The most they do is call me a death eater. I take great offense at this, however the teachers do not seem to be bothered much by the name calling. At first, I had no clue what a death eater was, but now that I do, I cringe.

There is a wizard, a dark wizard. His name is...I know I shouldn't write it, but...His name is Voldemort. But no one calls him that. His name is, he-who-shall-not-be-name or simply you-know-who. He is a terrible man. He tortures muggles and muggleborns alike. He is on a mission to destroy all of us. It is terrifying. But many of his followers are from the pureblood Slytherin families. Many of the older students have been initiated, and they try to recruit us. I of course turn them down. I also stay away from those students, which isolates me.

Severus has fallen in with them. Though they mock him for being a halfblood. I think it's because, from what I can gather, his parents fight dreadfully. I've heard them all how he can be such a powerful wizard when his mother is so weak that a muggle man controls her. They say that if she were smart, she would have hexed him by now. So they torture Severus for it. It's...awful and sad.

I am in love with Transfiguration. Each lesson is better than the next. Did you know, our teacher can turn into a cat! I would love to do something like that! I've heard there are books on that art in the restricted section. I only wish I could begin studying, but it's difficult. I'm still better in class than Regulus. But I've been helping him where he has struggled.

I've already read all of the material for history of magic. The class and the content are equally boring. I've read and taken notes outside of class and spend the class working on homework. I know, it's wrong, but otherwise I would surely go insane.

Anyway, I've got to go, it's about time for dinner. I love and miss you both!

Your son,

Noah.

P.S. You have to see a chocolate frog! They actually jump! They're fantastic! They're only five knuts, which are the copper coins.