Interlude: Letters- Two

Italic - Harry/Dicta-quill

Bold - Severus

Underlined - Poppy

Dear Madam Poppy/ Mister Sev'rus

I was so glad when I heard back from you! I'm glad you got my letter alright. I know it hasn't been very long but I already miss coming to visit you, but I am having fun with my family anyway. Guess what! I made a friend! His name is Maxie Jenifero and he's older then me because he's six. He's a little bossy and he talks a lot but he's real nice. He has two little sisters and they are great. Loretta is my age an I like playing with her too but Maxie doesn't because he says she's a girl and girls aren't fun. I don't think that's true, Lori is lots of fun but she and Maxie argue a lot. His other little sister is Jenny, she's just a baby but she is so cute! She can't play with us cause she's really small but I like her anyway cause she likes to laugh a lot. I also got to meet Maxie's mummy too. She's an old friend of the family Gran says ands she's really nice and very pretty. She reminds me of tante Mari 'cept she doesn't look scary all the time. I think she's a good mommy but Maxie doesn't seem to like her very much. He always acts naughty when she's around but he's very good for Gran and everyone else. Max say's he loves her but I don't think that means he has to like her. Maxie says that she took him away from his daddy and that he'd rather still be living and Germany with him. That's where Maxie was born at, in Germany and he can even speck German too and some times does it by accident or he'll say things in German and in French. It sounds like it's hard to learn but Max says it's not and that he'll tech me if I want but I'm not sure. I'm still trying to learn French mostly and Maribell says she will tech me Russian and Gran says Italian and Lianna and Levi say Latin and I still have to learn to read and write right and I think my head might burst!! It's lots of fun but it's hard too. Remus still specks to me only in English though, I think he just wants to give me a break cause he says I'm working very hard and I think I am too. I like learning a lot and maybe I'll speak German one day but right now I don't think I can. Maxie said that was fine though and that he'll just practice French with me. I feel a bit left out sometimes because I'm the only one who doesn't speak a bunch of languages. Tante Maribell says that's okay though cause I'm still little and that they all had years to learn so many languages and that even Maxie only really speaks two and that's because that's what he's parents speak and not because he's really really smart or anything. Maxie can speak English too though but not that well cause he had no one to practice with before so he messes up a lot but I try to help.

Gran says that I can just concentrate on French for now since everyone here at least speaks that. She says I'll have more friends to practice with soon too because she's inviting people over for a dinner party. My aunt Petunia used to have them but I've never been allowed to go to one but Gran says that they're fun and all her friends and tante Lianna's and Maribell's and oncle Levi's friends are going to come and if they have kids, they'll bring them. I told her that that did sound like fun.

Anyway, I promise that by next time that I'll be writing a letter all on my own but I have to go now. I asked Gran if I could help her make the brownies that I'm going to send with this letter and so I have to go down stairs. I hope you like them. Gran say you will though cause they're made with love.

Love,

Harry


Dear Harry,

It makes me smile to hear that you are doing so well, dear. I've been worried about you but I guess I have no need to as everything seems to be going splendidly. I'm very glad that you made friends, Maxie sounds like a fairly nice boy and I'm sure Loretta is too. In fact, hearing about all that's going on with your new friends and your Gran's up coming dinner party really makes me have to say one thing: take it slowly. You have plenty of time to learn and enjoy the world around you and that includes all those wonderful languages. Practice you're reading a writing and learn French, the other's can wait if they are too difficult and besides, no one says you have to know, what are you up to now? Six languages including English. Just don't worry about it too much, everything will be fine.

Everything here at Hogwarts is going very smoothly. I have children come into my ward day in and day out and some of their situations are very amusing though I don't think it would be very nice to laugh at them. There was however a young lady the other day that just took the cake, she walked in after a bit of a mishap in Charms class, laughing hysterically and with pink and yellow bird shaped bubbles fluttering out of her ears. Apparently it was a rather bad cross between a cheering and a bubble head charm (ask Remus if your curious about those) but it was almost too much for me. What made it truly memorable is that even as a trained medi-witch, I couldn't totally fix it. The laughing I took care of but the bubbles had to ware themselves out. The hospital wing looked exceptionally decorated and cheery that day.

I do believe that is all I have to say at the moment. Thank you and thank your Grandmother for me, those brownies were delicious, I shared some with the Headmaster and he agreed. Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, Headmaster Dumbledore sends greetings and well wishes to you, Remus and the rest of your family, as do I. Take care dear, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Love Poppy

Brat,

Why you persist in annoying me I will never understand. You don't have to inform me of every little detail of your life, I assure you, I'm doing quite well not knowing. As it is, since you did share, I felt obligated to return the… favor.

I half-halfheartedly congratulate you on making friends, maybe now you'll have something more to do with your time then write to me. That is of course not an invitation to start trouble with this Maxie boy, he seems like the type. You said he was bossy, well don't let him try to tell you what to do. I'm sure even you have more self respect then that. But he is a child and from what I understand children are rather self absorbed (you should know).

Tell your Grandmother that while I don't have much of a sweet tooth her brownies were somewhat appreciated. At any rate they were good in taste so tell her thank you for me. I suppose I should thank you too since you say you helped, though I doubt you did much. Nevertheless…

In the matter of your learning, I strongly believe that your head will not under any circumstance, explode. It's physically impossible so stop being melodramatic. A little education never killed anyone and you should be jumping at any opportunity you get. That isn't to say you aren't doing quite a lot, I acknowledge that and perhaps it is vital to your little brain to slow down, but don't very well quit. If learning German isn't something you want to do, then don't, but realize this might be a once in a life time opportunity. I'm sure your new friend will teach you at any time when you are older, but a child's brain, as much as I hate to admit it, absorbs information a lot faster at your age so learning now would actually be a lot easier then learning in the future.

I have nothing more to say to you brat except don't overexert yourself at your little party.

Professor Snape


A/N - Well that was fun. One more people.