Dear Parvati,

These letters are getting easier to write every time I write them. When I first started them, they were about how much I missed you. Now there are about what's new in my life.

First off, I got a new job. It's much more active than the bookshop, and also a lot bigger. I work in the back room at a charmer. It really neat, trying to charm objects to behavior correctly. The first time I tried to charm a snitch, it went wrong and starting hiding from every one instead. It took us a whole week to find it hiding in the boss's desk.

The people there are really nice. When I lost the snitch, they just laughed it off, reassuring me that things like this always happen, and not to worry too much. I rather thought that some of them thought I had made the snitch hide on purpose.

Second, I got my own place. It's in London, but it's off the beaten track. It's not big, but just about right size for one person. It's just an old apartment building, but I'm near the top. The neighbors aren't too bad, but they sometimes can be a little noisy. The view's alright during the day, but during night it's stunning. It's not quite the view from the Ravenclaw common room, but in a way, it's just as good.

I wish that I could say about the actual room was as nice, but I'll get what I can take. It's dingy, but a few spells made it look much nicer, and after a few days, the smell even disappeared.

It's weird to be living without parents, but I try to eat dinner with them at least once week. I know that it was hard for them when I moved out, but they understand. It's funny, but I almost talk to them more that I'm not living in the house.

I didn't realize until I moved in how little stuff I actually had. When you go to a school and can only take one trunk, I guess you get used to not needing a lot of things. When I moved in I only took my trunk, a few books, and a few pictures.

It's amazing how having a few pictures around makes a place yours. One moment, it looks like the room could belong to anyone, and as soon as the pictures go up, it belongs to me. I only have five right now, but I'll get more. I think you can guess which pictures I took

The first one is a picture of our parents. It's a happy one, taken when they first got married.

The second one is the picture taken with the D.A., when we were in the fifth year. There we all are, looking extremely young, waving happily. You can still see us laughing at Colin as he races to try and get in the picture in time.

The third picture is of the Ravenclaws in my year. It's taken in our sixth year. Were all smiling happily, the picture being taken during one of the few times when we had time to relax. We had played card games in the common room in the evening, and it was one of the few times that I felt close to them.

The fourth is a much more serious picture. It's the one taken of the D.A. in our seventh year. We are all standing there again, but we are all looking much older, and much more battered then last time. It was taken halfway through the year, right before Luna left. You can see the tiredness in every face, but there is also a pleased, if grim, look in every eye.

The fith photo is the smallest, but also the most special. It's taken the summer before we started our seventh year. The picture is of just you and me, two girls looking exactly the same, smiling happily.

I have one last picture, but I don't hang it up. It stays safe in a carefully concealed container. Ok, it's under my bed, but still, carefully concealed. It's a picture of just you. It's one that I took when you didn't notice. It shows you opening summoning a patronus for the first time behind our house. You're laughing, and your face is just so happy.

I miss you Parvati, more than I can say. When I think of you, it doesn't hurt like it used to, but it's still bittersweet. I'm sorry that you're not here with me, enjoying yourself. I don't blame myself, since I know you wouldn't want that, but sometimes I wish that I could.

Wishing that you were here,

Your sister