Dear Parvati,
It's only been 3 months since my last letter, but it feels much longer. I've been busy of course, but even so, it doesn't feel like a lot has happened. It just feels like more of the same old things happening. My life has happily boring again, no more excitement compared the last couple of years. At least, not as much excitement, though there still is some; after all, a girl still needs some excitement.
I've been dating Liam ever since we went on our first date a little after my last letter. It's been three months, far longer than I've dated anyone before. So far it's working out well, and I hope that we can keep it that way. I think that things can really work out between the two of us; I have a good feeling about this guy.
The first books about the war are starting to come out. The Prophet ran some articles a little bit after the war of course, but I wasn't in the mood to read them then. I'm not in the mood to read them now for that matter. But it's a mark of how long it's been since the war. Only four years, and already books have come out about it.
I read the first one that came out. I wasn't ready too, but you know that I can't resist picking up any book. It was odd to see how much it praised the D.A. the author called us greatest heroes of this generation, brave witches and wizards who fought and died for the greater good.
Personally, I don't feel like a hero when I read the book. I just felt like a sad little girl again, lost, without hope, missing her sister. It brought up a lot of memories that I didn't need to relieve again. I managed to finish it though.
The book's an instant bestseller of course, even if it's not completely accurate. You would think that we only appeared about halfway through our seventh year. On the bright side, they're not even sure who was all in the D.A., so at least People don't know I was in it. I don't think that I could stand people asking me questions about the war.
I'll keep you updated as soon as there is something to write about.
Love,
Padma