A/N: I am officially done with finals! Time to sleep, eat and write more fanfics! ^_^ Here's the next chapter, let me know what you guys think. As always thank you for reading and please enjoy!~
June 5
Dear Hermione,
I have to admit I don't write very many letters. It's just not something I'm accustomed to. But here it goes I guess. The trip went smoothly, we are enjoying ourselves at one of the many Manors our family has out in the countryside. It is only after writing it out that I realize how obnoxious that sounds. But it's true. The trips are enjoyable for the most part, I get to see relatives I haven't all year, and I can catch up with some of my cousins. Unfortunately for me, none are really my age. The closest would be Aleksander, who is now twenty-three, but he was recently engaged, so he spends most of his time with his fiancée. The second closest are Anabelle and Claudius. They're twins and they're eighteen or seventeen years old now. Not a big leap, I know, but there's something that's just so terribly annoying about them, and it makes them seem closer to thirteen. I don't quite know what to say, my days aren't terribly eventful, but it's a start. I hope you're doing well.
-Draco
June 11
Dear Draco,
It was so nice to hear from you. On the contrary, it doesn't sound obnoxious at all. In fact, as much as I'd hate to admit it, I'm a bit jealous. Having that many options to choose from sounds absolutely splendid. Things have been pretty regular for me here. The other day I went shopping with one of my best friends, Emma. She's a muggle but we practically grew up together. It was nice to get out of the house, most days I'm stuck up in my room reading. Not that I exactly mind, but sometimes I forget that there's a real world out there that I can jump into. In case it wasn't apparent before, my life is equally as monotonic as you describe yours. So I apologize if I'm boring you. It's been unseasonably warm, so it's been nice to just go out and sit in the sun. That is, until it gets to be too much and I cave in to the shade. But it's good I think. Maybe my parents and I will go out for a picnic one of these days. I should probably mention it to them. I'm sure you're doing well, but I hope you're having some fun too.
-Hermione
June 16
Dear Hermione,
It's funny you mentioned picnics, because we went on one just the other day. And the greatest thing happened. Aside from the countryside, we also have a variety of beach houses. (Our family isn't quite prone to sharing which is why we have so many.) Anyways, we were all going for a swim because what else is a beach for? So there we are, enjoying ourselves, when Aleksander's fiancée gets caught in a mangle of weeds of some sort. Maybe it shouldn't be funny, but it really was, because she couldn't have been more than three feet deep in water, and she was making this giant show about how she was going to drown and die. But first let me back track a bit. Aleksander and I had decided to eat first, because we were pretty hungry and wanted some time to talk and catch up, so we were the only ones who weren't in the water. But then we hear these screams, and let me tell you, it sounded like a bloody banshee. Aleskander gave this deep groan and told me that apparently this happens all the time, and she's got one hell of a thirst for attention. I asked him if he was going to save her and he said he'd maybe just wait it out. But by then the whole family had gathered around and were calling for Aleksander. So he had to go over there to her rescue, even though she wasn't in any trouble at all. And so I figured I might as well head over there too. That's when the best thing happened. This giant wave started to come up, and it knocked everyone over and threw Aleskander (he was carrying her by now) back into the water. And not only that, but the wave was so big that it got to our blankets and ruined all of the food. I know it's bad but I couldn't stop laughing, because I had already eaten and everyone else was a complete sucker for not eating. So yeah. It was pretty enjoyable. For me anyway. Tell me how your picnic went.
-Draco
June 19
Dear Draco,
That sounds like the whole trip was quite an experience. I wish I could have been there. It's almost as though I'm living vicariously through you. As fate would have it, we couldn't go on our picnic. It's been raining all week here. Harry even came over to pay me a visit, we were all supposed to go together. My parents are quite fond of him. So obviously, because of the rain we stayed indoors. But we didn't let that get the best of us. We decided to have an indoor picnic instead. It's really rather fun, maybe we could try it sometime if you would like. We put a few blankets on the ground, and got a few pillows to sit on. My mom makes the best lemonade you've ever tasted so we started with that first. It was still a bit cold, and despite my (failed) attempts to convince everyone we should build a couch cushion fort, my parents said no. But Harry agreed with me. Anyways as I was saying, it was still a bit chilly so my father and Harry tried to get the fireplace going. And it would've been fine, except for the fact that my father forgot to open the vent, so all the smoke started to get into the house and nearly ruined our food. My mom was having a fit but my father couldn't stop laughing. Harry and I were laughing too. So all in all it was a good day. I just hope it stops raining soon. I do love it, but it gets so wearisome when it's prolonged like this. I'm planning on getting a camera. A muggle one. The pictures don't move. Well, they can, but that's something else entirely. It's somewhat hard to explain. But a regular muggle camera where the pictures don't move. So I can capture some of the things we're growing in our garden. I think it'll be fun.
Yours,
Hermione
It wasn't until after she had sent the letter that she realized she had added the 'yours' at the end. It was simply out of habit, how she usually signed her letters to her friends. But she wasn't sure how Draco would take it. Maybe she had scared him off. To her surprise though, there was no show of it in his next letter, except for one small detail.
June 21
Dear Hermione,
I think the last time I built a couch cushion fort, I was five years old. So I guess you really like to bring out your inner kid. I've been to your house but you haven't been to mine. Maybe you could come for a visit. We don't bite, I promise. If you're up to it maybe a beach trip. If you like the beach that is. I know some people don't on account of the sand. It can get rather annoying. Yesterday I hung out with the twins. We went around hiding everyone's shoes and switching them about. All in good fun, but you should have seen Sasha's face (the fiancée). She was absolutely furious and Aleksander had to take her side of course. Happy wife happy life as they say. If you ask me her should leave her and run far far away. Faster than…something fast. I'll think of a metaphor later. But in all seriousness, would you like to come to the Manor? There's a maze of gardens, maybe you could get a few pictures with your camera. Unless of course it's raining. But I don't think it will be. I get back on the 28th so any time after that is fine for me.
Yours,
Draco
June 23
Dear Draco,
How about July 1st? It's completely up to you of course, but I should have my camera by then. I'm looking forward to it. Believe it or not I've never been to the beach because my mother absolutely can't stand it. So I'd be up for a new adventure. It also seems that you're long overdue to build a fort, so we should definitely add that to our growing list of activities. I have an insane amount of pillows, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. If you ever get the chance, you should visit Paris. My family and I took a trip two days ago. It was quite lovely. The architecture is just stunning and the whole atmosphere is so relaxed you can't help but feel relaxed yourself. I'm looking forward to you coming back.
Yours,
Hermione