The Marauders: Year Four

Letters

Letters

To: Messer Padfoot
From: Messer Prongs
Mate. I've had a thought. Writing in a bit of code right now - seeing as Slughorn's skulking about the room as I write this right now. My thought's this. What if you got out and took the bus back to the village and snuck in the Usual Way? We could pace about in the seventh floor and think on a place for you to stay. We could hide you out. Nobody would need know. Wormtail could get you all you need for food. All you've got to do is find a way Out.
Do tell me what you think.
Got to go, he's noticed this isn't my notes.
J.P.

Prongs -
Dunno how I'd get out. Seems my parents are always here. I did get a bit of a thought myself, realized I was sort of wasting a fairly good opportunity here. If I'm stuck in this house, I might as well use it to my advantage and see if I can't overhear anything to tip the Resistance off with. I've used that little knife to unlock my door and tried sneaking downstairs a few times... and I'm not sure what exactly but it does seem there is definitely something going on. And they are talking about The Boy again. There's something that's happened that has Father worked up quite a lot - a failed mission or something, it seems. He keeps talking about his neck is on the line. I'm guessing he's pissed Voldemort off somehow. But it's odd because I don't reckon I've ever seen Mother and Father acting so nervous before in my life. Another thing I've learned from sneaking about is that Regulus works for the Dark Lord as well. Only twelve years old and he's already a miniature Death Eater! He's another Malfoy. Keep your eyes on him - there's no telling if he's connected to whatever plans they've got.
Not to sound like Moody but -- constant vigilance, Potter!
Padfoot
P.S., TELL ME ABOUT THIS GIRL????

Dear Padfoot,
Today's Valentine's Day. I missed you more than ever. I had a thought how if you were here, we could've gone to the tea, seeing as everyone in the school knows about us already now... I know it's stupid and sort of... dunno, girly... but... it would've been sort of fun to go. I know you would've made it fun. You make everything fun. I should've liked to at least get to spend some time with you - even if we didn't do anything special. Sometimes the lying about is the best part... James and Peter have both gone to the tea. James with this Maryrose and Peter with Annalee, so we would've had the dormitory for ourselves.
James told us about your brother working for YOU KNOW WHO. That's just insane! But I suppose I can see it. He is rather horrible. He's the one that started that whole mess back in Fall about me and Peter that made you think I had a ruddy boyfriend - remember? He's made fun of me just as horribly as Evan Rosier. Well maybe not that horrible. Rosier's awful. He's even worse now that he knows he was right... Yesterday, he magicked a load of buttons to have a picture of a blowfish on it that puffs up real big and then deflates and blows up again. It doesn't say anything on it at all, so there's nothing any of the staff would do about it... but loads of people are wearing them, and not just Slytherins. He went about in the Great Hall at lunch handing them out, whispering things in people's ears.
Speaking of whispered things - Sirius, please be careful listening in on your parents like that!!! If they ever caught you... I can't even think of what would happen, it makes me absolutely ill with worry. PLEASE be careful.
And please, please consider James's idea about the magic room. Even the Shack might be an option.
Stay safe, my love.
Remus

JAMES STUPID-MIDDLE-NAME-SO-I'VE-CHANGED-IT-TO-PRONGS POTTER!!!!!! WHERE IS MY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GIRL???? TELL ME EVERYTHING OR I SWEAR THE NEXT LETTER I SEND WILL BE AN ACTUAL HOWLER. SINCERELY YOUR BLOODY BEST MATE THAT HASN'T HEARD A WORD ABOUT THIS GIRL YOU'RE SEEING!!!!!