18 September
Zoya,
He is an eagle owl. His name is Perseus. He is pretty stuck up and will probably punish you for calling him a different name. Just a word of warning. Also, have you seen my owl? He's massive. Besides, just this morning I saw a snowy owl deliver a broomstick, and snowy owls are about half the size of Perseus.
Yeah, I think you'd be Hufflepuff. Their common room is right by the kitchen. I heard they can get in and the elves that work in their will give them snacks! There is quite a bit of inter- house mingling, usually in the Great Hall, Library, or out in the courtyards. I heard that before the Battle of Hogwarts the houses were all nearly completely segregated. Slytherin was abhorred by the rest of the school due to the fact that most of the Death Eaters (they were the bad guys during the Battle of Hogwarts) were Slytherin. All students sorted into Slytherin were thought to be evil. I can't imagine being hated like that. There is still a bit of a stigma, but it isn't anywhere near as bad.
I can tell you gym is something that I will never miss. How I hated it so. Maybe ask the teacher if you can play on the guys' team? I had my first flying lesson today! I guess it's like our equivalent of gym. We all have to learn how to fly on broomsticks. My broom was pretty stubborn, but I saw others having more trouble than me, so I don't feel that bad about it. I was able to get about five feet off the ground and hover for a solid two minutes before I started to panic and lose my balance. It was fun. Maybe I should practice and join the Quidditch team…
Ok, I'll tell you about the boy *over exaggerated sigh* His name is Albus Potter. I guess he is the son of the hero of the Battle of Hogwarts. He's taller than me with messy black hair and green eyes. He's really sweet and funny. He was named after the former Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore. The current Headmistress is Minerva McGonagall. She's pretty strict, unless you're on her good side.
Anyway, Albus is in Slytherin with me, he was horrified at first, I guess everyone else in his family has always been Gryffindor. I sit with him during meals, he was one of the boys I sat with on the train. He was really tense the first day, until he got a letter back from his parents reassuring him about where he was sorted. He was terrified that they would be disappointed.
We are also friends with this other boy, we all ended up in the same compartment on the train so we became fast friends. His name is Scorpius Malfoy. I guess his dad was also in the battle, but on the opposing side. His dad realized his wrongdoing even before the battle, but it had been too late to switch sides at that point. He has since gotten better, though so I guess their dads are kind of friends now.
Anyway, I have to run!
~Morgan
P.S. - Perseus likes cookies!