To my Dear parents
What a week it has been! I imagine you have been busy too, as you seem to not have had time to write back to me. I've had a very long week. I was sorted into Gryffindor, along with all my cousins. Bert got into Hufflepuff like he wanted and Alison Longbottom is in Ravenclaw, Like her mother. She was a little bit nervous about what Uncle Nev would say, but I stayed with her after Herbology when she talked to him about it, moral support and all that.
He was proud of her. Said some of the smartest he knew came out of Ravenclaw. The only exceptions were three witches and a wizard. Aunt Hermione, Uncle Harry and Aunt Ginny. He mentioned a Cho Chang as not so bright but as I have no affiliation with her, I would not know.
My other classes are History, (taught by a ghost, there are many here) Astronomy, Charms, (taught by a strange little man who I am almost sure is not completely human) Transfiguration and of course Defense against the dark arts.
People stared again at Uncle Harry. I asked the hufflepuff I was sitting with about it, a girl named Lila Finnagan. According to her Uncle Harry is a national hero and Celebrity. Has been ever since he was a baby.
Did you know that father? You lived for years with the most famous wizard alive! Something about a nameless man who no longer exists.
I told her of course one cannot exist to begin with unless one has a name. She laughed at me, but not unkindly. I will one day get the full story though Father, really I will.
In the meantime, I have the most unconventional friend. Her name is Myrtle. I am to have tea with her today. She does get terribly lonely though. You see she died over 50 years ago. Victim of the terrible monster from the Chamber of Secrets. I offered her to Christmas at our house, but she felt she didn't want to intrude.
She took to wailing loudly after that. Therefore, I offered to have tea with her. I do hope she will come out to the great hall for it though as I don't fancy drinking it in the lavoratory. You see she haunts a toilet. Well the stall really. It's where she died.
Why Slytherin hid his great and mighty chamber in a girls loo is beyond me though. In retrospect perhaps it's a good thing the other founders never discovered it or he really would have been a laughing stock. Unfortunately, there was the whole fiasco with dear Myrtle and Aunt Ginny.
Myrtle is helping me piece the whole episode together but her knowledge is a little bit spotty. I wonder if Lily would go down to the chamber itself with me? Jimmy and the twins would die of Envy!
Wish me luck Father.
Quiditch tryouts are starting soon so I best be off to watch Jimmy make a fool of himself.
Mischief Managed
Del.