Year Four
~*SEVERAL WEEKS LATER*~
Luna,
It's the night before the Quidditch World Cup. We went to the Weasley's house for a bit to see our friends. Harry, Hermione, Bill and Charlie all beat us there. So it was to crowded for us to stay there, so after the picnic we conviced Mrs. Weasley to let the girls stay at our house to avoid having TWO rooms with 4 people each. Fred and George are staying in Ginny's room instead of up with Ron and Harry in the attic. Ginny would agree to share Brandi's room only if the guys swore they wouldn't blow her room up. Hermione was bunking with me.across the hall in my room. When we went back through the floo she promised to stick her head through in the morning and give us a yell when the others are ready to hike to the Port Key. I hope your father was able to get tickets so I'll see you again before school.
Bethani
Mom,
We are at the Quidditch World Cup. We found Nascha here because Luna arrived here last week. The boys are all busy either betting on the match or buying souviers. Bethi and I got omniculars, they are binoculars that have been bewitched to work sort of like a VCR. The Bulgarian seaker, young or not, is a moron! He single handedly lost the match for his team just as Fred and George predicted, he caught the snitch when his team was down by 160 points! The Veela cheerleaders where also making the boys weird. Well its time for bed, the boys have a seperate tent. Have fun with Mrs. Weasley at Diagon Alley!
Brandi
PS- Veela are beautiful girls with pale, glowing skin and hair that has its own wind. They make guys spacey when they dance I swear I thought Harry was going to jump down to them and are seats where about a mile up! They got angry and started hurling fire balls at the Leprecauns, mean while their faces turned into something like an eagle while bat like wings grew from their shoulders. NOW I understand why Olivander doesn't use their hair in his wands and why it worked for Bethi.
Mom,
We are fine but Mrs. Weasley didn't want us using the Floo til we go to school because of the security issues at the Game, so we are sending you Pigwidgeon. Death Eatters woke the Quidditch fans after very little sleep by setting fires also by hovering flipping and spinning a muggle family. Bill, Charlie, Percy and Mr. Weasley tried helping the ministry of magic play Auror. Fred and George where told to 'look after the kids, take them into the forest to hide'! I like Mr. Weasley but we DON'T need baby sitters! Anyhow, that Malfoy creep stopped Harry, Ron and Hermione. I stayed with them while Bethi and Ginny stuck with the older boys. The veela cheerleaders where there so DUMB guys surrounded them and tried to impress them. I would of confronted a young one who claimed to be a rich Dragon Killer, but just as Hermione tried pulling me back his friend outted him as a dishwasher! A house elf named Winky, who was sitting up with us, (dispite a phobia of heights) was accused of stealing Harry's wand and making the Dark Mark. These idiots nearly gave us heart attacks trying to stun us! Bill and Percy where bloodied in the battle, Charlie was a bit banged up but really just concerned for us. Everyone else, my self included, was just badly shaken but unharmed.
Brandi
PS- Charlie SNORES, everyone in the house had to do the muffilato spell on each other so we wouldn't have to hear him and could make up some sleep.
Brandi,
Charlie's right to be concerned, thank god, you are all ok! I am sending pigwidgen back with the letter and Nascha with your allowance for the next month. I would of sent her ith both but that crazy little owl of Ron's wouldn't go home to him with out a job and he was too small to carry the galleons.
Mom
PS- I attached the permission forms for you and Bethani to go to Hogsmeade, just be careful.
Mom,
Thanks, they arrived on the train! Poor Pig had to ride Nascha's tail wind to catch up with us. Charlie came with us to the station. He said he may see us sooner than we think. I hope so but I don't know how, considering two years ago he told me he was too old to come to Hogwarts to fill in for Harry in a qudditch match! I couldn't imagine he would give up working with dragons too be a teacher even if it would make him closer to his family and friends. Litterally I mean cause they are as close as ever other wise.
Brandi
Charlie,
I arrived at Hogwarts last night, we where sort of expecting to see you sitting up at the staff table. What happened, is everything ok?
Brandi
Brandi,
Oh, I'm sorry if I led you to believe I was going to be WORKING for the school. I'm still working with the dragons, and yes I'm perfectly alright, I love my job. As you know a bit ago dad met with Mr. Alastor Moody, Mad-Eye as more people know him. I was told HE is taking over the vacant job Defence Against The Dark Arts professor. You are all quite lucky Dumbledore didn't give into Snape's prodding to get the job. Just for the record, IF I ever did come to work at Hogwarts I would have to be Care Of Magical Creatures Proffessor or MAYBE Quidditch Ref. But may little siblings all tell me, Hagrid though a bit over zealous, is doing fine in keeping up both his jobs and Madam Hooch isn't needing help either, and please don't take this to mean I don't believe Defence Against The Dark Arts isn't important, believe me it is! It just isn't a specialty or passion of mine.
Charlie
Charlie,
I know, we heard what the Unforgivable Curses could do and the 4th years got to SEE them done on Spiders! Thanks, I guess I'll see you on a Hogsmeade weekend! Mom signed the forms so I will be going with Bethi & Ginny. Ron was complaining of not being old enough for the triwizard tourniment, I for one wouldn't want to be in it! I mean it's a way to get out of tests and maybe get 1000 galleons, but people have died. Fred and george made an aging potion, Bethi was HORRIFIED and Hermione tried talking them out of taking it but they suddenly became old enough to be grandparents not twiwizard champions. Also since the school guests arrived Ron has been drooling over some french Veela-girl and of course he is star struck because KRUM is here with the other school!
Brandi
Brandi,
So Dumbledore made an age line then? Yeah I knew about the new rule, but I didn't know if he'd do that. I'll admit that I was no angel, once, when I was at school I wanted to be older so I could join Bill on a trip to the village. He was a prefect already and NEVER would of let me do it but I made an aging potion in haunted girls bathroom. Well I let it simmer a bit to long and I was suddenly 25 instead of 13, not only didn't I have a forged permission form but I reall scared a girl I was trying to go out with back then. Oh and don't mind Ron.
Charlie
PS- Wow I was out of school about three years before I heard what every unforgivable curse did, but that was because my father works and the ministry. I knew about the kill curse right after the Potters where killed because that pretty much took everyones innocence.
Mom,
Hermione hasn't had much to tell me about what o expect next year. This one is going ok for me, but I heard the uys complain they had to squeeze bad smelling pus, that makes anti-acne potions when diluted, in herbology. When I asked Hermione aout her Care Of Magical Creatures class, she said be glad Hagrid hasn't introduced you to his skrewts yet. We are reading about hippogriffs, next week he says we can see live ones but because of last years we aren't allowed to touch them even if they bow to us.
Brandi
Charlie,
Wow I guess you should of watered it down, or would wtaer make it not work? Hermoine is on a rampage around school asking everyone to buy a button that says SPEW for two sickles. Ron and Harry tell me to ignore her, its about freeing elves AGAINST their will? What santa's work force only works during December anyways hehehe. They also told me bad things about Divination and I'm glad I took Hermione's advice and dropped it I don't know WHY they didn't. Did I tell you Harry is a champion and Ron is upset with him? They told me sepereately, heck Ron didn't even go to the party in the common room that the team threw!
Brandi
PS- Did you ever take Muggle Studies?
Brandi,
Thanks for comiing to Hogsmeade with me, I know you probably would of rather explored on your first trip, my sister told me when it was and asked where I'd suggest going cause she wouldn't trust the advice of our OTHER brothers. Have you read Men who Love Dragons Too Much? As for Ron still jus ignore him he'll get over it soon enough. You know Dad is facinated with muggles so Bill and I took that class to see what all dad does at work, Percy stopped the cycle when we started talking about Muggles to often for him. Fred and George take just what is required. Ron and Ginny know all the need from Hermione, Harry, Bethi and You.
Charlie
Charlie,
The first task was dragon's, every champion had to get by one to get the gold egg. Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff, most popular cause he's cute, used distraction on by transfiguration on a Short Snout and got burnt. Veela-Girl, Fluer Delacour of Beaubatons tried knocking out a Green with a charm and a snore set her skirt on fire. Viktor Krum of Durmstrang tried a curse of the Lion Dragon and it stomped its own eggs! Harry used a summoning spell to get his room and flew around unti; the HORNTAIL came for him and shot down like a bullet and got the egg! The only damage he had was a gash on the shoulder. There was another party in GRYFFINDOR Tower tonight and after the egg started shrieking Fred sent everyone away for Harry and Ron to talk, they made up, he called us back and handed out the second round of Butterbeers.
Brandi
PS- Neville and a few others where canaries for a while!
Brandi,
I already knew about the dragons, I brought them, thats WHY I was there. Yup I also stayed to watch Harry and he was outstanding! Much better than I could of done even when I started working with them. Mom was worried about him so I told her how he did as soon as I got home, then I'm sorry to say I had to apparte straight away back to Romania. My friends took the dragons. Fred will take any excuse to throw a party. Harry could of not even showed and he would of still threw the party.
Charlie
Mom,
There is a dance over Christmas his year so we'd like to stay. Forth years and can go with or without a date. As third years we would need an older guy to take us. George Weasley asked me, his twin Fred is going with a team mate, the tall black girl, I believe her name is Angelina something. Harry and Ron are going with the Patil twins, Padma and Parvati. Brandi is still searching for a guy with out a date, I wonder if Charlie could come back for a bit and take her she's really stressing and would be depressed if she was the only person we KNOW who isn't going and she really does like him.
Bethani
Charlie,
Alright, thats cool, and yes I just got it from the library. I'm reading it to take my mind off the Yule Ball because I know I am a year too young to go with out a date and every guy I know who is old enough already has a date.
Brandi
Brandi,
Hmm, well THAT is a problem, but don't worry I'm sure everything will be ok. Bill and I are going to be coming back to The Burrow for the holidays, if you have an upcoming Hogsmeade weekende please feel free to send me an owl and I'll be gald to keep you company. I'll aparate, buy you a butterbeer and show you around the popular spots of the village when I was in school.
Charlie
Mom,
Thanks for the moleskin purse. I was on my way to the Great Hall for breakfast to tell me friends what I got and CHARLIE was waiting for me just outside the portrait hole! He was talking to the fat lady and I was so shocked I almost fell on him. He asked me to the dance! He said it was ok, Bethi told George to write him after she got Dumbledore's permission. The dance was more fun than I expected but the tower was CRAZY that night! I gave even involved a thank you hug and went to bed before Ron and Hermione could drag me into their fight. She was irrate with him for saying her date, Viktor who was 18, was way too old and probably didn't have good intentions. Oh and Ginny who went with Neville Longbottom, still managed to be surprised to see me with her brother.
Brandi
PS- I inclosed pictures of everyone you know with their dates to the dance, you can keep them I gave them all copies.
Brandi,
Your welcome, and yes Charlie is ALOT older than you BUT we have known his family for several years and he is a good guy. Hermione doesn't know much about that Viktor guy so yes I agree with Ron. What I am really upset and concerned about though is Hagrid and the fact he is suddenly in trouble for his blood!? Is he okay? I might of been worried if I didn't know about him and I've read Rita before, that hag was very rough on poor Harry several times already and I know the sort of person he is too!
Mom
Mom,
He has been hiding in his cabin for about a week now and we had a substitute Ms. Grubbly-Plank to look at her I was afraid we'd be back on flobber worms or possibly mooncalves if we where lucky, but I was pleasently surprised to see she caught an adult unicorn! Sadly we wheren't allowed to ride it. We just took notes on the magical properties of its horn, hair and blood. Then the girls got to go up and pet it, the boys couldn't because the unicorns don't trust them. I tried talking to him but he wouldn't answer the door. Bethi sent Dumbledore and he was back the next day with two unicorn foals, gold with no horn, and they did trust the boys, if they wheren't tethered they'd of been playing all over the grounds and be hard to get back. As of today I still haven't seen an adolescent, they are supposed to be half way between the size of the ones a saw and silver, they grow the horn half way threw this stage I suppose thats puberty? The silver stage is also when tail hair in Charlie's wand was plucked.
Brandi
Charlie,
The second task was treasure hunting in the icy Black Lake for a hour! The champions where to think a prized possesion was stolen. When they were out of ear shot it was announced people close to them where in a bewitched sleep on the lake bed. NO ONE completed the task in the time limit! Fluer used a bubblehead charm (I knew she was an airhead) and surfaced first because she couldn't get by the grindylows to get her sister, maybe a half hour in. Next to come up was Cedric, also using the bubblehead charm, he how ever HAD his hostage Cho Chang who if you recall was his date to the dance. He was five minutes outside the time limit. Moments later was Viktor with Hermione, he used a bad half transfiguration that gave him a sharkhead! Maybe five minutes later, though it felt like more, RON surfaced with Gabrielle! They where followed shortly by a drenched, shivering and gasping Harry. He was using gillyweed but it gave out before he could get up because he was trying to save everyone was ok and when Fluer didn't get her eight year old sister HE DID!
Brandi
PS- He got extra points for moral fiber and Fluer kissed him and Ron for helping.
Brandi,
I'm glad you told me. Ron told me about when he and the girls where summoned into Magonagall's office the night before and assured they wouldn't be harmed and put out. But obviously he didn't know what was going on when they where under the lake.
Charlie
Charlie,
So thats why I didn't see them at breakfast! I thought they just slept in like Harry did and where taken just before the challenge. I never thought to ask but they don't seem upset with me for it. Ron told me they had nifflers in Care Of Magical Creatures this week and he won a big block of HoneyDukes Dark Chocolate for picking the greediest Niffler. They where to dig up leprechaun gold. Poor Hermione was in the hospital wing, because of hate mail from people believing Rita, about her 'cheating on Harry' with Krum. They won't let me study with them at the moment, but I'll tell you what, I HOPE Skeeter tries talking to me! I won't be interviewed I will either do the 'eat slugs' curse Ron tried on Malfoy in his second year or punch her like Hermione did to Malfoy in her third year!
Brandi
Brandi,
I told mom and she thinks you are well intentioned but misinformed. Honestly, I think my mother needs to STOP reading the articles that woman comes up with because Ron is with them all the time! Plus Fred, George, Ginny and you are in the tower too. Even Beth should know more than that, well, I am too much of a gentleman to use the word I think fits her when writing a lady.
Charlie
Charlie,
Hehehe, my mom calls Rita a hag! Your mom arrived with Bill this morning to the last task which is a hedge maze with Hagrid's animals and some other enchantments to get passed and first to touch the cup will win it. Oh, Harry set your mom straight when she was cold to Hermione at breakfast. I have class to get to but I'll write tomarrow to tell you that Harry won.
Brandi
Charlie,
Oh its horrible Krum was under the imperious curse by a Death Eater posing as Moody, by use of polyjuice potion. That guy was said to be the son of a judge who vanished early on. He took Fluer out of it and slowed Cedric up but they took the cup together and where taken to a place for Death Eaters. They killed Cedric and used Harry's blood as part of a Black Cerimony for getting Voldemort abody again! We didn't get further details and part of me is glad of that.
Brandi
Brandi,
Good God its as I always feared. I'm not sure if you are old enough to know what decent wizards such as myself have been planning just in case it happened, if so I'm sure you'll find out this summer especially if you plan on spending any time with my family.
Be Safe,
Charlie
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