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6/17/19
Dear Virgil,
I know it’s only been a few days since school ended, but I couldn’t help myself! I had to write you a letter! I know phones are a thing, but this is more fun, don’t you think? We don’t own a phone anyway because it fritzes out due to our magic. At least that’s what my mom says. Have you ever tried one?
76 days and counting until school starts!
Your best friend,
Patton!
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Dear Patton,
Letters are definitely more fun than phone calls. Though I don’t think Nana would ever have the idea to trace a phone call. I doubt she knows how a phone works, she’s that old school. I’ve never used a phone either, but I could figure it out. Probably.
But with letters we can draw each other pictures too! I drew a picture of the giant squid. What did you call it again? Squiddly? It’s a great name for him. Is Squiddly a he? Or a she? Or a they? I don’t know, maybe we should ask Kenny when we get back to school.
Your best friend,
Virgil Night
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6/24/19
Dear Virgil,
I have letters from Logan and Roman in here too! Isn’t it great that we’re all writing to each other? Best friends!!
My sisters are trying to figure out what classes they want to take in the future. Missy is the most worried about it since she’ll be a fifth year. Jamahl is going to help her figure out what she’s going to do for a career. I think she should be a healer at St. Mungo’s, she’s really good at healing magic.
69 days left until school!
Your best friend,
Patton!
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Virgil,
I am unsure how frequently you would like to receive letters from us, so you will have to let me know. As there is less than three months before school starts up again, every two weeks seems as though it would suffice. If you would like them more frequently, please inform me.
It has only been nine days since school ended, so I do not have much to tell you. Remy has been insufferable, arguing with our parents about his choice in electives. He has chosen Care of Magical Creatures and Muggle Studies. We were raised as muggles, and he already knows most of what he’d need to for the class, so why he would bother taking it is beyond me.
Strangely enough, I have also seen him get letters at odd hours of the night when we should be sleeping. They appear to have a symbol of a raven on them, does that make sense to you at all? I know some “pureblood” families have crests.
Logan Page
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Hey Virgil,
It’s been so great being back home, but I miss being at school, you know? It sucks that we can’t do magic outside of Hogwarts until we’re old enough. I want to be able to clean up my clothes when I spill food on them.
or fix some of our
I hope you’re doing okay at home. Nana seems the type to swing by without warning, so burn our letters if you have to. We get it. She seems like a real...well, you know.
Can’t wait to be back at school!
Roman
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Pat,
I haven’t thought about what I want to be when we’re done with school. Is that something we should be thinking about this early? Could you ask your sisters about that for me?
Life at home is pretty much the same. I have Nana’s portrait hung up in the hallway. Thankfully Preston helped me convince my parents and Nana that it was so we could have privacy. Otherwise I’d have to read my letters in the library or something.
Can’t wait to see you again!
Your best friend,
Virgil
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Logan,
Every two weeks sounds great. Patton has been sending letters a lot, but I wouldn’t expect anything less.
Remy sounds like he picked that class so that he can float through it. From what I hear about Professor Brittany, I don’t think she’ll let him off that easy. The symbol of a raven is my family crest though? I guess he could be getting letters from Preston, they seemed to be getting along pretty well at the end of the year. Preston is kind of like you, being a smarty pants, so maybe he’s helping Remy pick better classes or something.
Virgil
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Roman,
Nana invited Devon to live with her over the summer, so she’s mostly been busy with him. I don’t know if I should be glad that she’s not hovering or worried that she’s turning Devon into a mini me. I can’t go through a whole year with him watching me at school.
I wish we could use magic outside of school too. It would be so nice to use any of the spells we’ve learned. Were you writing something after you talked about spilling food? I can’t tell, it looks like a smudge.
Virgil
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7/10/19
Virgil,
Roman mentioned that your brother was staying with your Nana this summer. If you end up needing a place to breathe freely at school, the Ravenclaw common room is open to you. Many of the older students do not mind if other houses hang out there, and they will often help others enter if the riddle is too complicated.
Please remember the breathing exercises we talked about if things get to be too much. In for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Logan Page
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7/26/19
Pat,
Thanks for the Fudge Flies. Chocolate really does make everything seem better. I’m sure Logan has some kind of science-y explanation for that.
I can’t believe you got to go to Honeydukes! You’re so lucky. The most we’ve done this summer is visit Nana. She really just wanted to show off the “proper” education she’d been giving Devon, so Preston and I ended up mostly off the hook.
Your BFF,
Virgil
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8/2/19
Dear Virgil, Logan, and Roman
Mom is helping me copy these letters so that they’re all the same so we can get them out faster! We’re going to Diagon Alley for school supplies on August 7th and I would love it if you guys could come too! We can all go together or meet there, whatever is easiest!
Hope to see you soon! 30 days until school!
Your best friend,
Patton