Chapter 5

1976 - 1997

Disclaimer this is complete fiction as in NOT REAL AT ALL.

This is in memory for Anne Duchêne and her husband of 45 years Louis François Duchêne. And I was just wondering if any of you have the letters that I had in this chapter the last time?

Letters Anne Purves Duchene to Constance Victoria Snape

No.1 august 12th 1977

Dear Aleksandra,

I have found an address in my pocket with your name & number on it. So how are you Childe? Give my best to your father. I'm going to send you one of Louis's books from 1972. Hopefully you will like it. I might call you if any thing happens little one. That is so highly unlikely anything will.

Yours truly, Anne Purves Duchêne

No. 2

Dear Mrs. Duchene august 15th 1977

Well I really didn't know if you had gotten my address at all. Hoping this letter finds you all well. I have began reading Louis's 1972 W.H. Auden. It is quite good a little long in some areas. But I like it a lot. Send me photos of you want to. I will up date everything I can. Since I'm going to Germany visiting a great uncle Willy. He likes mama a lot. He is Prussian. He started WW1 with my EX- great grandfather Nicholas Romanov. God help us all. Please don't tell any one of that part please. And my grandparents would have my head if that was out in the open.

Yours always Aleksandra Wolfe.

Annie January 1978

Were going to travel for at least one year. Into Germany, France, Prussia & Russia. Lots of family have not seen us in a while and I have a lot of family that have not seen the children yet. So tell Katie my hugs and kisses to her for on her birthday and Louis too dear. I have not for gotten you love hugs and lots from me and baby (Aleksandra). I may try to call you later but considering I have a lot of packing to do. So lots of love from me and the rest of the family. PAPA says hello and he wants to talk to you with my grand mutter Alexandra Black.

Love you always Alicky

January 27th 1978

Alicky,

So you are going there for one year with children. Well hope you have fun dear and tell me all about it when you get back. Katie is still going out with her friends and coming home late. Of course if I ever did that to my parents. Well it was a war at that times so no matter. Hugs to you and your father dear.

Lots of hugs and kisses deary child of mine.

Annie

My dearest Annie June 3rd 1979

How's life in old Brighton? Everything is normal. I have given birth to a baby boy. We have named him Nicholas Louis. My husband wasn't so thrilled on Nicky's middle name even though my father's first name is Louis. So Severus was all right with it. So yep all is good now. How Kate is is getting into Trinity University? If nothing pray to a higher being. It's 3 more days till I turn 19 this year this still boggles my mind. Well your last letter sounded really down on well everything. Don't despair dear everything will work out. I have to go now and breast feed. It hurts like hell. Do you have any ideas on my last problem? Love always & affection yours Alicky

Dear Alicky June 7th 1979

You told me once about that nick name and it sounds right to call you that NOW. You told me you had adopted your younger sister, has that gone threw the courts yet? Your father Louis Adolf keeps you up to date on everything that is going on here. I met him and your sister Victoria in London. Toria seemed very nice. I had to hear from your father that the divorce is final. That your parent's marriage is done & the adoption was final too. Visited some friends in London. Happy belated birthday childie. Katie is reading up a storm yet again & that reminds me of her father so much. And my child has just turned 20. I'm felling old now! She has some of the old articles from the Manchester guardian. Brighton is a nice little town close to the beach, Louis's work too. Come over soon & stay the night. We still have Catherine's old room. It's getting late congratulations on naming Nicky. Catherine is so stubborn like me it is scary. Love always Annie.

Calling each other 1980 to 1982 as they had no time to write back and forth.

Dear Annie, January 9th 1982

I hope you are well. I was thinking about the calls over the 2 years. It is so busy here with the house is full of children. For this dam year so far not much has happened. To sev & the kids which is great. Amama alix is 110 this year. It's getting very late. All my love to you & Louis. Oh I almost forgot my little sister called mum a whore over the phone. At last I can get this down. Love always Constance

Dear Constance January 15th 1982

She WHAT! How on earth did she do that? Over the phone or the floo network. I just read the last letter again the phone. If any of my children ever did that I would personally backhand them. Your mothers face had to have been priceless right? Katie is happy to be far away from us. The 4 hour drive I hate it so much. Will ring you later. Lots of love Annie

Dear Annie January 17th 1982

Well my mother was really mad at my younger sister. Who is 10 this year? I think it was all the bad mouthing maman was talking about papa all of last year. A mad sev is not good at all. Sev flooed over to mama's house and well yelled at her had his mother to make sure that he did not kill her. Of course if mum had died well it would have lot of us kids happy all except Bella. Annie hoping you have started on the editing the article now. I'm still reading Elsie dinsmore books to the children. I'm now tired. Lots of hugs Constance

Dear Constance January 21st 1982

Your letter is okay but not much new at all love. So your mother is technically driving you up the wall. Louis wants you to come over soon just to chat. Which worries me to no end don't know why though. Love Anne

Dear Anne January 28th 1982

Yes dear she is driving me up the walls. Anne I would like to visit with you but that means I have to bring the children. I don't think that you and Louis could handle that. And leaving the kids home with Severus and Eileen not the best idea. So would you like to come over to my house? I have my sister & Nicky. How is Catherine at university? I have gotten an offer on one of my potions books. I hope it goes threw. My father may want to see you again. Love Constance

Constance, February 7th 1982

I was just thinking yes, I will come over. When do you want me over? Katie has another play at Cambridge footlights. Next kid I have there staying close to home. Tell Eileen thank you with all my heart. It worked and I am going to be a mother again this year.

Lots of hugs Annie

Annie February 12th 1982

That is great oh how is the proud papa? Have you told Katie yet? I'm going to send a gift for the baby. It is still very busy. Sev is still shite at the boarding school and me the board house wife. I'm going to have another baby this year. Love Constance

Dearest darling Constance February 16th 1982

Well he was so stunned at me having another child. Well I can still have children. This is the last one, I'm about to turn 50 soon. So I'm old as my daughter would say. God help us all. Louis's birthday is tomorrow and of course my daughter is coming home. Which is fine for me? Have fun making sev mad. Best of luck with the new baby. Lots of hugs and kisses from me.

Love always Annie

My lovie Annie February 21st 1982

What did you do Annie? Because you have never called me that ever. So what the HELL have you DONE Anne Margret Purves Duchene! Sev & the children are doing some planting & are going to start some potions. I'm trying not to throw everything I eat up again. We have a child that is very hard to please. Well that has not even made there appearance yet. Love alix

Alicky, February 25th 1982

What was that at the beinging? Congratulations dear. Tell sev to go & sleep because he might not get any sleep at all. So how are Eileen & your father? Katie is still doing this acting thing at Cambridge Footlights Dramatic Club. Katie has begun to write her own stuff as in plays and monologues. I think that Katie should be doing her studies for modern languages in stand of acting. But she has been doing that since the age of 14. And Louis has just revised the courses that his students are taking with him. I have some papers to edit again as they seem to want me to work more.

I have to go and finish them now. Hugs to you and the children. Love lots Annie

Dear Annie march 14th 1982

Well another anarvisry of the death of great apapa's 90 years ago. Eileen is doing quite well for her age. Severus very happy at the part of papa. Well he doesn't have a very bousing baby in him now does he? Nicky & Aleksandra are happy at another sibling that will be in the house. Uncle Willie & great grandmother alix & her children OTMAA. Are coming over to England for the birth of this child. Sev & Elle are bracing themselves as we know that all hell will brake lose. God help us all. Tobias is trying to be sober and it is hard on him. He is staying with my father & Eileen. It's hard to believe at 20 big illegible for me.

Love always Alicky.

March 21 1982

Alicky well as long as nothing goes wrong right? Well more books to go threw over 30 years of them & then some. Other then all that everything seems fine here for a while. Catherine is planning a trip to Spain to teach for a year there. That is all for now childe.

All my love and hugs to the children

Annie