Hogwarts Letters

Lily,

Trophy cleaning. You poor thing, all the Marauders? Terrible. Trophy cleaning isn't so bad. I don't mind polishing trophies, but if I had to listen to one of their stupid senseless conversations at the same time I would get so annoyed. I would end up throwing a really heavy trophy at them. They are so stupid, too. If they weren't so dumb they wouldn't get into trouble all the time. Notice how James got really defensive when you snickered at his secret passage conversation? That's all those guys know. Well, ok, they are pretty smart in all their subjects but that's just studying. And even though I think they do know a little more about the secret passages in the school, I don't think that takes brains really. They are boys and they think that knowing that stuff is going to make them look smarter. And they probably heard it from someone else. I bet the grounds keeper told them, if anyone knows where secret passages are, it's him. They talk to him all the time. At least we were smart enough to figure out the secret passage on our own without second hand knowledge! Darnit! I just talk on and on about the Marauder's stupidity. What a waste of space and ink. We already knew they were stupid before I wrote this letter.

He doesn't like me! Why would he like me? Besides, I don't like him, and I don't like Snape. I don't like either of them, I wish they'd stop it already. I am not going to go to the Halloween Ball. And even if I decide to go in the end, I'm not going with anyone at all. I wouldn't mind to go with certain people actually...like Malcolm, but he isn't going to ask me so there's no point in dreaming. Evelyn just asked me in a letter if anyone asked me yet. Jeez, why does it matter?

James passed me a note too. What does he want?!

I'm going to go now. I really have to take time to do that dreadful stuff they call schoolwork.

Desdemone

p.s. How was practice

p.p.s Thought of any names?

Hello James,

I'm kind of busy right now. I have a lot of work to do so I don't think writing notes is all the sensible. I only write to Lily when I have to write a letter of any kind anyway. Like that Lily letter I was reading at breakfast. I don't know where everyone is. Maybe they are sneaking around in school tunnels to go to Hogsmeade or something. Oh yeah, how am I? Oh, I'm fine. How are you? Is there any one particular reason you are writing to me? Well anyway, maybe I'll talk to you sometime.

Desdemone

Eveline,

Yes, actually, I was going to ask if I could borrow those notes. Thanks.

We could go shopping Saturday as a group. I don't know if I'll dress up this year, or get festive at all, but I am looking forward to pigging out. I could do with some really good Halloween junk food. As for the ball, nobody asked me! I hope nobody does. I don't want to have to buy a dress, too much money that could be spent on pumpkin juice, chocolate frogs & butterbeer.

Talk to you later,

Desdemone

Dezzie!

Were you listening AT ALL during brekky?!?! You didn't seem the least bit excited!

A TOURNAMENT!!!!!! AT OUR SCHOOL!!! I am too excited for words about how excited I am!!!

You will enter, won't you, Dezzie? I plan to! I mean, girls can do just as good a job as boys can! Especially if you and I are those girls! Teams of five sounds intriguing! It gives everyone such a better chance at being chosen.

Did you see the Marauders faces light up when Dumbledore announced it? They looked like jack-o-lanterns- big grins and shining eyes. I nearly laughed aloud! They are such cocky fools, thinking immediately that they will not only be chosen, but win as well! I'm disappointed that it isn't a Tri-Wizard competition, but as Dumbledore said, those were banned. I suppose this will be gobs tamer, which is a shame. I liked the idea of fighting dragons and demons!

Potter came up to me and asked if I planned to enter. I don't know why he cares, but I told him that yes, in fact, I did plan to enter. He said he'd figured I would, and not to be too disappointed if I didn't get chosen! I told him he should take his own advice. Then he said:

"Lily, must we bicker so? How about a truce?"

I told him that I wasn't aware we were waging war, and he began to list "all" the pranks him and his chummies had played on us. I retaliated by telling him all of the things we had done to get back at them. By this time, we had reached Charms, and just sat in the back and argued. So stop sending me strange looks, Dezzie, it's just some fighting- it's not as if I am sitting beside Potter by choice!

I got asked to the dance today; before I went into the Great Hall. Too bad the kid was in 5th year- I am just not the cradle robbing type. So it's not exactly cradle robing. But a 15 year old stranger? Nuh uh.

I am quite tempted to skip- hang on....aha! I have a Heads/Prefects meeting during Potions! So do you! Whee! S'prolly about the tournament. Only bad thing about it is no Quidditch. That is the ONLY bad aspect of it, however.

I love charms. So easy! And Prof. Flitwick doesn't seem to notice the amount of note passing that goes on.

Speaking of which, why did Potter write you? I'll bet he wants to know more about our secret passage findings.

I should go practice this charm.

Sorry this is so scattered, I'm just too excited to be coherent!

Later,

Lily

Eveline,

Apparently they were having an argument. Doesn't look like an argument. She does hate him, she talks bad about him all the time. I guess they're just having a head boy/girl talk. Or maybe one of those arguments where you giggle, flirt, and laugh at the same time. I dunno.

~ Desdemone

James,

So I'm a friend am I?

This is very curious and suspicious indeed. All right then, we're friends now. Of course, most friends talk to each other and stuff. But this can be a different friendship. If we want to talk, we write and otherwise we can talk to each other through Lily or something.

Now about the other half of the letter. Let's seeeee....Secret passages? Sure, we know lots of those things. Do you mean any of the ones we found within the last week? Or do you mean all of them put together? Why don't you just ask her?

~ Desdemone

Lily -

Yeah, sure I heard about the tournament. Sounds sort of interesting. Have fun, I hope you get chosen. You'd do great.

Awwwww, poor little guy! He worked up the guts to ask you? Oh well, if he's that bold he shouldn't have any trouble asking someone closer to his age then.

I don't really want to go to the meeting. I'll be surrounded by a bunch of hyperactive prefects all excited over some stupid competition. Remember when they had one in 3rd year and they took all the 7th years to Durmstrang? All the guys were gone and our Quidditch teams were lacking all the good players. That was a terrible year. I don't like the idea of a Wizarding Competition all that much. Except for meeting other people. And the cute guys with the accents! OK, I'm all set to meet some Americans and French boys. But the rest of it looks like a hassle.

James just wrote back to me. I don't know why. I never talk to him normally. He wanted to know if you really knew about all those tunnels you were bragging about. I gave him and indefinite answer, but I made it look like we did know all about all the secret passages in the school. Twits.

Eveline also just wrote to me, she wants to know why you're sitting together.

~ Desdemone

Lily

I don't think that putting my name into the competition is such a great idea. That's all there is to it. I think it's great if you put your name in. You'd do so well and I'd be cheering you on all the way. You weren't made head girl for nothing you know! You are so brave and everything. You are an expert when it comes to charms, better than anyone in the school, and you aren't afraid to do anything. You are so good on a broomstick that you scare me sometimes. You take dares and everything. I really want you to be chosen for our school.

But I am not cut out for it. I know I'm smart. I'm not going to brag about it but I know I get good marks. But that's not what they want. They want someone who isn't a thinker, or sensitive, or careful and cautious in every thing they do. I'm like that and they don't want people like that.

What they do want is 'marauder' type people. You do realize that, Lily, don't you? It's just what they're looking for- intelligent, daring troublemakers with Charisma. Everyone loves the 'Marauders' except the Slytherins, and even some of them don't mind them too much. The Gryffindor/Slytherin rivalry has gone back far, though, and it can't be helped. But all of the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws are in awe of Gryffindor anyway. I hate to face it, but if anyone is going to be on the team, the "Marauders" will. That's 4 already, and they are all Gryffindors. I can't think of who else though. Then there's always the other prefect boys/girls in the other houses too. Malcolm Brannet would be awesome. I'm not just saying that because I like him (a lot) either. He isn't just 7th year prefect for Hufflepuff, he is also everything they need ( like really smart, brave, daring captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch Team). I really can see him being chosen. And look at all the other 7th years! Just the prefects alone! Well, I wouldn't consider the Slytherin Prefects- Snape doesn't have the charisma and he isn't very nice and doesn't work well in groups. Jeborah is scary, though, I don't want him to represent our school and I doubt the school wants him to represent them, but the other Prefects are perfectly good people-Matthew, Anelia, and Phoebe. I want all of them to get picked. And then look at all of the other people who aren't prefects. They all deserve it and there has got to be someone out there we aren't thinking about. It just makes me feel small and unimportant. This whole competition thing is stressful and I don't want to think about it.

What do you mean I'm not school spirit & participation oriented? I resent that comment Lily. I try to get involved as much as I can. I'm not on the Quidditch team because I'm not good, not because I'm not interested. I get involved in the games at least. And I'm a prefect. I didn't have to be one, but I have to be involved to pull off that title.

As for accents...I forgot to mention what I really like. You know I like Irish. And it's stupid that although I like French (It's so smooth and silky sounding), I like American boys better. Well, besides Swampwash brining in a whole variety ( I can't believe Swapmwash is coming! That's so far and new for our usual English matches). I just like the way American boys talk, especially the New York ones. I guess they just sound fun. And don't forget that we are British schoolgirls, American guys like British schoolgirls.

Last year was so much more fun than this year. This year everyone expects from you, and its harder to have fun. Now all this pressure from the ball is getting to me. See, Lily, I don't really want to go this year, but at the same time, I really do. You must know what I mean. It's my last year at Hogwarts and I want to go to the ball with someone. But nobody will go with me and it makes me not want to go at all. Stupid, isn't it?

~ Desdemone

Eveline,

No you can't have one! You mooching troll! It's my last chocolate frog and I'm not giving it to you!

Don't even think of telling her I said that. Or I'll tell her that you said they should go to the ball together! Jeez, I was only joking around!

~ Desdemone

James,

How about I tell you nothing.

I don't mind being friends still, but if you want to know, ASK LILY!

~ Desdemone