Early Spring. The garden of Lestrange family, Prague, 1995.
Hermione was sitting in the garden full of lilies-of-the-valley and finally holding in her hands a letter from Draco. Through the amazing fragrance of the flowers she smelled the flavour of the letter, it was mint. "Perfect flavour for a Slytherin Prince!", she thought and smiled. Hermione loved his flavoured letters and how mint harmonized with him and his personality as much as Draco loved her vanilla flavoured letters.
Usually Hermione used to open Draco's letters quickly, but that day she felt like something inside her stopped her do this. She involuntary wanted just to hold it in her hands for a long time. Then Hermione finally opened the letter and started to read:
"Dear Hermione,
I was terrified of your last letter! I can't imagine someone to bahave with you like that, you're so a nice girl! Are you sure that Bellatrix is your mother?! Because I think a mother would never want to kill her child, but would rather sacrifice her life for her child! (My mother always says she is ready to die for me.)
You said not to tell my parents about this and I won't, because I don't want to lose your trust, that would mean I lose You! But however I want to help you somehow; please tell me how can I help you! You said you want to see me and I try to convince my parents to take a little vacation for some time this summer and visit Prague, but they haven't agreed yet. I'll try harder, because I want to see you too!
About your study, I think that's the advantage of studying at home, you should not study every day if you don't want (actually I feel strange to tell 'if you don't want' to you). You don't dissapoint me, I'm rather happy to know that you are interested in something else than in learning; also books but other kind of books.
You told me not to think too much about you, well, knowing you're so unhappy I just can't, but I don't think it creates me problems with learning.
Writing this letter I feel like I should tell you everything I just can, like it's the last time my words arrive to you. I don't know what's with this feeling…
Take care of yourself! Waiting for your vanilla answer!
Yours, Draco!"
**A week after.
"Dear Bella,
I was so happy to receive your letter and to know you're OK! Waiting for a meet with you, I miss you too much!
I don't know why you asked about Draco such a thing, but I do trust it's something important. Draco told me once that at the Sorting he met a girl who became his friend, and she doesn't study at Hogwarts but at home. Draco didn't say where she lives. She is named Hermione and Draco said she isn't happy with her parents. This is all I know, hope I helped you!
Be careful!
Yours, Cissy!"
Bellatrix looked up from the letter and sketched an angry smile.