Little SS

Dear mum,

When I came here I was very scared. I didn't know anyone. I woke up in the dungeons, where Harry goes to potion's class; but Harry and his friends weren't in that class. Harry told me that the students who were there when I woke up were 3rd years. A man in black grabbed my hand roughly and took me to a big room. There was an old man with a long white beard in the room, and he asked me my name. When I said I was Severus Snape they started arguing and then the old man said I had to stay with the man in black.

I was very scared and I started running until I collided with a young boy who was very nice and he made the old man to let me stay with him.

Now that a month has passed I know a lot of things about Harry, the school and people here. For example, I know that the old man is the headmaster of the school, Albus Dublimdore; and the man in black is the potions professor. The potions professor last name is like mine, but Harry says we are not family. I don't know his name, because everybody calls him Snape or Professor Snape. I heard some people calling him the evil bat of the dungeons, or the greasy git; but Harry doesn't like when people call him like that.

When I came here I also thought he was very mean, but Harry told me that he's a good person. He said that he had a difficult past, and that's why he seems evil, but he has a good heart. Hermione told me that they also thought he was mean; but later they realised that he wasn't because he saved Harry's life a lot of times. He saved Hermione's life once, when she was with Harry and a big werewolf wanted to attack them.

Harry always smiles when he sees Professor Snape, and although he doesn't smile back, I see in his eyes that he's happy when Harry smiles.

There are other professors too. My favourite one is Professor McGonagall. She's great. She is a bit strict, but she likes Harry and I think she also likes me because when I'm in her class she always gives me a cookie when Harry isn't looking. She is very smart and she knows to transform all type of things. One day I fell and my knee was bleeding and he transformed a button into a handkerchief!

My favourite thing to do in Harry's free time is to fly with Harry. He always takes me with him, except when he's playing a Quidditch match. Then I stay with Hermione watching the match. She is my best friend (apart from Harry). She's very smart too, and she always teaches me things while Harry is still finishing his homework. But Hermione doesn't like to fly, so when Harry and I go flying in a broom or with Buckbeak; she stays reading a book under a tree or with Hagrid.

Hagrid is nice, but sometimes I don't understand him, and he scares me because he is huge. He has a lot of animals and I love them. My favourite ones are Buckbeak, because we can fly with him; and April, a white kitten that Hagrid found in the forest.

Everything is amazing here mum, but I miss you a lot. I would like this best if you could be here with me, but Harry says that you are in another place and you can't come. He also told me that Dublimdore and Professor McGonagall are researching how to take me back to our house. He said that I'll probably be at home for Christmas, but he said that we'll celebrate here before going!

I love you, mum, I hope you're fine.

Sev.