16th of October
Zoya,
Thank you! My birthday was pretty awesome, I walked down stairs to find Allie-pooh and Scorpius waiting for me and they both surprised me with gifts. They weren't huge gifts, but they were something. Allie-pooh gave me a well of purple ink (that's why this letter is written in purple rather than black), and Scorpius gave me this really pretty quill. It's made from a peacock's feather. I love it so much. And the purple ink is really awesome. I'll have to cherish both of them. They are just so sweet. They also made sure the whole Slytherin table sang Happy Birthday to me during dinner. It was so embarrassing. The whole Great Hall ended up joining in. I thought my face was going to explode. On top of that they forced me to have more dessert than anyone else. I think they are trying to fatten me up!
Pooh bear is where the idea kind of started, I guess. He was my favorite cartoon character while I was growing up. I just like embarrassing him. I should try and come up with a nickname for Scorpius. I guess I'll try and think about it. I think I took pictures of nearly everything. There is at least one picture of all three of us together. I took pictures of the Great Hall (The ceiling is magic! Enchanted to look like the sky.) I took pictures in all of my classes and in the common rooms. I even got a picture of my dorm room and the moving staircases and just… yes. I hope you like them, I'm sending the full memory card to you! Don't forget to get two copies of all the pictures! Also, nickname suggestions for Scorpius!
Eh, I don't really mind too much, I didn't enjoy walking around in the cold for not enough of the good candy. You're probably right about not wanting too many sweets, but God it's been so long since I've had Hershey's or Reese's or Baby Ruth's. I'm dying of withdrawal.
You'll make a kick ass pirate, I'm sure of it! Pirates are awesome. Minus the whole no-baths thing. I guess with your aversion to personal hygiene you fit that part perfectly! I hope you have fun trick or treating, and may your harvest be bountiful!
Scorpius and Allie-pooh both agreed to dress up with me on Halloween (I think they just did it because it was my birthday, but I'm not complaining.) We got special permission from the headmistress. I guess they are getting their parents to send the fabric we need. I've been looking up sewing spells, too. We are going to make our costumes together. I'm so excited!
Harry did have a really rough start. He has an autobiography out, I'll have to pick it up in Diagon Alley during Christmas break and lend it to you. I agree, though, this world is a lot better off without Voldemort in it.
I think my favorite class is potions. I love mixing everything together and the amount of precision it takes. You'd think I was some kind of prodigy the way Professor Greengrass praises me sometimes.
You could probably look through my books, yeah. Also, yes I will be home for Christmas. Albus and Scorpius are both going home for the holidays, so I am too (like my mom would let me stay here for Christmas anyway, could you imagine her reaction if I even suggested such a thing?) I'm going to have to get them some muggle gifts while I'm there to give them when I get back to Hogwarts.
Astronomy isn't THAT bad. After all, it could be math, or something.
I definitely will! I'm getting better. Madam Hooch says that if I keep progressing I'll be on track to become a seeker next year. I'm not sure I'd be able to handle that kind of pressure, but I guess I am pretty fast. Even on our borrowed brooms (first years aren't allowed to have their own brooms at school) that are all the same I can fly circles around the others in my class. Yes!
Good luck picking a sport! I would suggest maybe soccer or swimming or martial arts?
~Morgan