Still don't own Harry Potter.
Dear Mum and Dad,
Do you remember Crookshanks, the cat Hermione got when we were all in Diagon Alley? Well, he's been chasing Scabbers around the common room, and Hermione and Ron stopped talking to each other for a while, until we got to Hogsmeade. If those animals can't come to an understanding, I'm afraid it'll mean the end of their friendship.
But Hogsmeade smoothed things over. We went to Zonko's Joke Shop, the post office, Honeydukes, we even thought we saw an ogre in the Three Broomsticks. I stopped to talk to Remus on the way back to the common room. I didn't mention it in my letter, but he faced the bogart himself instead of letting me do it back in that lesson, and I was wondering why. He thought my greatest fear would be Voldemort and didn't think it would be a good idea to have him appear in class.
I did think of Voldemort at first, but I remembered the dementors. I told Lupin I thought they would be my worst fear, and he said I was wise. That that suggests what I fear most of all is fear.
All in all, it's been a pretty good day, and there's still the Halloween feast tonight. Love,
Harry
James,
Sirius broke into the castle tonight and escaped without being seen by anyone except the Fat Lady. Do you think we should tell Dumbledore he's an Animagus?
Remus
Remus,
No, I don't think that will be necessary. Black isn't stupid. He knows either of us could tell Dumbledore about that at any time. Why would he stake everything on something so easily be found out? He must be using dark arts he learned from Voldemort. Keep an eye on Harry, please.
James
Dear Mum and Dad,
Sirius Black broke into the castle last night. When we got back to the portrait hole after the feast we found that the Fat Lady was gone, and her painting was slashed so viciously that pieces of the canvas were on the floor. Peeves told Dumbledore that he saw her running through portraits, crying, and she said that Sirius Black had done it to her when she wouldn't let him in.
Dumbledore sent all the students from all the houses to the Great Hall to sleep while the teachers searched the school. They didn't find him though. I overheard Dumbledore and Snape talking. Apparently, Snape thinks someone helped Black get into the castle and knows who he suspects, but Dumbledore said that he did not believe anyone in the castle would help him.
Hermione pointed out how lucky it was that Black chose the one night we weren't in the tower. Ron thinks he's lost track of time being on the run.
I'm fine and not looking for Black, Dad, although I still don't know why I would be looking for someone who wants to kill me.
Love,
Harry
Dear Harry,
I have no idea how Black managed to get into the castle, though I imagine it was probably through some kind of advanced, dark magic. We can only be thankful that you and the rest of the Gryffindor's were at the Great Hall. I agree with Ron. It's probably hard to keep track of dates when you're on the run.
Well, you have gone looking for Sorcerer's Stones and secret chambers and run into Voldemort twice. And Black is said to be almost as bad as him. This may or may not be a good mystery, but it's not one I want you to solve.
Stay safe. Be careful.
Love,
Dad
Dear Mum and Dad,
Weather's still horrible. Malfoy's certainly milking the fact that Slytherin's not playing for all it's worth.
Worse though. Snape was teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts today. Remus was ill, although Snape said it wasn't life-threatening. He was worse than normal. He spent the whole lesson criticizing Lupin's teaching methods and going over the work we had been doing. He insulted Hermione and gave Ron a detention and gave us a lesson about werewolves, even though we explained (several times) that we hadn't covered them yet.
What is he playing at? Is he trying to get Remus found out?! Snape may want the DADA job, but he's never been like this with any of the other teachers. Why has he got it in for Remus?
Harry
Dear Harry,
Professor Snape probably hates Remus because he was friends with your father, and you already know, Professor Snape loathes him. No one can hold a grudge like Severus Snape, and there was plenty of blame to go around for that rivalry. Maybe he taught about werewolves because he knew you hadn't covered them, but wanted to pretend you should have, as a way to criticize Remus. Don't worry, though. Remus will be better soon, and I doubt any students will put the pieces together. You only see it because you have insider information.
Good luck on your match and be careful.
Love,
Mum
(James was too furious at Snape's blatant attempt to get people to discover Lupin's a werewolf to participate in this letter.)
Dear Mum and Dad,
The match verses Hufflepuff was yesterday. It was a nightmare. The weather was horrible; it was only because Hermione put a charm on my glasses to repel water that I was able to see at all.
It wasn't a very long game. Hufflepuff's seeker saw the snitch first, and I was chasing after him, when the dementors arrived. There were hundreds of them. I passed out, fell off my broom. They said it had to have been at least fifty feet, but I'm fine. Dumbledore was there and slowed me down as I fell and sent the dementors away.
We lost the quidditch match. Hufflepuff tried to get a rematch, but even Wood admits that they won fair and square. We still have a chance for the cup, but that's not what concerns me. My broom was blown by the wind into the Whomping Willow. It's nothing but twigs and splinters now. No chance of fixing it.
Harry
Dear Harry,
What in the world were the dementors doing inside school grounds?! I bet Dumbledore was furious!
I'm so sorry about your broomstick. I know what it feels like to lose one suddenly like that. When you're ready, send us what kind of a broom you want, and we'll order it for you. You could get a Nimbus Two Thousand and One, but I suspect you won't care for one of those.
Good luck with the rest of the season. I'm sure you'll get the cup.
Love,
Dad and Mum