Author's Note - Right, so I know I promised some of you that this would be up much sooner and I really don't have any way to explain myself. For a while I was sick, like dreadfully sick and I didn't go to school and it was horrible. Then I had spring break ( a really really short spring break might I add. Thank you the school district of Philadelphia, I hope your proud of yourselves) and then I was sick again and by the time I was back to paying attention to my lovely story here, I was feeling really guilty.
See, I already had this particular chapter done but hadn't started on the next and I decided that I could just leave you guys with an interlude after so long so I had to at least write the next chapter before I could even post this. You see my dilemma? And then there was writer block and it just became… a downward spiral of destruction. So instead of studying for my AP test which is steadily approaching, I decided to bless you with my presence again! So… yeah. Here you go I guess…
Interlude: Letters Three
Italic - Harry
Bold - Severus
Underlined - Poppy
Dear Madam Poppy/ Mister Severus
Do you notice something different? I'm writing this letter all by myself! I still use the dicta quill but I wanted this letter to be special. Aunt Maribell is here though helping me with my spelling and some grammar. I'm sorry you have not heard from me in a long time, but I was very sick a few weeks ago, the day of Gran's party actually. She had to call a Healer. His name was healer Osric and he was really nice. He says the reason I got sick was because of my "sudden introduction to magic" and my "weak immune system" . But I'm better now and Aunt Lianna says maybe she should start teaching me magical theory. Maribell and Levi like the idea but Papa Remus didn't seem to happy about it. He says I'm too young but Lianna said it's not like we're going to blow anything up. I'm not to sure about that though.
I made some friends at Gran's party before I got sick though. There was one who was my age and her name is Keyoshia Kupa. She's Russian and her Daddy works for tante Maribell, they came to visit. Her and Maxie got into an argument, they don't like each other much. I met another girl too, her name is Fleur Delacour and she's Maxies age. She's really sweet and very pretty. Maribell told me she's part veela but I don't know what that is really other than being some type of magical creature.
Oh and about magical creatures, guess what! I have a secret o tell you! Papa Remus says that I can tell you. Well really when I asked he just laughed at me and said okay. But he did say that I could so hear it is- He's a werewolf! Isn't that so great? He looks really pretty as a wolf, his fur is the same color as his hair. I saw him after I found him in the basement, he says that's where he goes to transform but I don't know why, he's really nice even as a wolf and his belly was soft to sleep on. I'm so happy that I saw him! He'd told me before but I thought he was fibbing but now I believe him! But Gran says that even if I tell you, I can't go around telling everyone, so it's still a secret, okay?
I have to go now, I just wanted to tell you I was okay and to say I hi. Me and Gran made more brownies, I hope you like them.
Love Harry
… a few days later, much to the surprise of Harry and the dejection of Remus, a red envelope arrived for the man. It was accompanied by a very short note also addressed to him. Harry stared as a laughing Leverett gently pulled him from the room. He'd recognized Madam Poppy's curled letters on the red envelop and Mister Sev'rus' slightly cramped writing on the note and had to wonder what the two had sent to Remus. He frowned curiously as Madam Poppy's letter started to smoke…
Dear Harry,
How are you doing now dear? I'll admit, you did have me a little worried when you didn't write back for so long but I'm glad to know it was nothing too serious.
I have to admit, that was quite the secret you told me about Remus. I was a bit confused so I sent him a little letter a few days ago to ask him some questions, you may have noticed. I haven't gotten a reply back yet, but I'll wait. I'm confident you are not experiencing any sudden changes, if your letter's any indication but I can help but be curious. Tell your father to write me. I implore him.
Anyway, dear, your friends sound wonderful…
Brat,
I don't know what it is about you that attracts the type of trouble you seemingly do. I wrote a brief message to your wolf but as he's yet to reply, the coward, I'm left to assume that you are in good health and will not be developing a secret of your own next month. Let that mutt of yours know however, that if you do, any potions he wants to buy from me in the future, I refuse to sell. I'll give them to you maybe, but he certainly wouldn't deserve them.
Be that as it may, these new friends of yours sound fine enough…
A/N - heehee. Did you note the heavy sarcasm in Poppy's letter? Not that Harry would understand it of course…
EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T READ THE AUTHORS NOTE AT THE TOP, I RECOMMEND READING THIS.
Her and Sev's letters do go on, but I feel there's nothing more to be discussed at this point as nothing else has happened. Every thing I wanted to take place in the first part of this story has, so I think it's time to move on. Harry will be growing up from this point forward and the chapters may or may not be longer than average for me, but at any rate, you'll be getting an OC over load after the next chapter. Not all at once of course, and don't worry, you won't have to remember a bunch of new names, I just want you to see the people I dreamed up Harry meeting over the course of his childhood until he get's to Hogwarts. Which brings me to my next point…
Harry will be going to Hogwarts. At the time being, it's planned for when he's thirteen, but we'll see.
As a last thought, I want to say… THANK YOU GUYS!! I love you all for liking this story and god, do a lot of you like it. I was terribly surprised when I started getting so many wonderfully nice reviews right after my first chapter and the novelty of the situation still hasn't worn off. /grins/ so thank you!
hitori