SANARA SINISTRA: 8 October, 1944
Dear Minerva,
It was such a pleasure to get such a prompt response from you! It was a nice interlude from the begin of this term’s Potions assignment. Professor Slughorn has asked us to research the development of a single potion, from the first suggestion of its use to the completed method, and then to make the potion itself. I have chosen the Draught of Peace. Tom is working on healing potions. Elizabeth is researching Polyjuice. Olive is laughing at us for having chosen potions.
As well as Charms, Astronomy and Potions I am studying History of Magic, Transfiguration, Herbology and Defence Against the Dark Arts. Those are the subjects are required to be accepted into Healing at St Mungo’s. I will admit that I decided to take Transfiguration at the last minute only for that reason. Father was disappointed that I did not take Arthimancy, given Mother’s skills in that area. But I liked Professor Hydra too much to give up Astronomy in favour of numbers and equations. Olive insists on teaching me everything she learns in the NEWT classes, but little of it sticks. She and I have
I was so sorry to hear of events in Warsaw. The Prophet tried very hard to avoid mentioning Wizards’ deaths. But we get more and more information every day about the extent of the war, through the newspapers, and through rumours circulating that school. You needn’t I know that in the end there was little that the international Ministries could do for the Wizards in Plac Czarodziejsko. The press are now concentrating on the situation in Hungary.
I feel awful here, feeling safe and even happy, while such atrocious things are happening in the world. Olive is enjoying the challenges of the year as well as I am, and we are close than ever. Alphard Elizabeth scored eight goals in the Gryffindor victory against Ravenclaw yesterday.
I hope that you are well and safe. Are you making new friends out of school? Tell me how things are in the real world. Quidditch seems the most important thing here, because no one wants to remember what is happening outside of Hogwarts.
With love,
It was such a pleasure to get such a prompt response from you! It was a nice interlude from the begin of this term’s Potions assignment. Professor Slughorn has asked us to research the development of a single potion, from the first suggestion of its use to the completed method, and then to make the potion itself. I have chosen the Draught of Peace. Tom is working on healing potions. Elizabeth is researching Polyjuice. Olive is laughing at us for having chosen potions.
As well as Charms, Astronomy and Potions I am studying History of Magic, Transfiguration, Herbology and Defence Against the Dark Arts. Those are the subjects are required to be accepted into Healing at St Mungo’s. I will admit that I decided to take Transfiguration at the last minute only for that reason. Father was disappointed that I did not take Arthimancy, given Mother’s skills in that area. But I liked Professor Hydra too much to give up Astronomy in favour of numbers and equations. Olive insists on teaching me everything she learns in the NEWT classes, but little of it sticks. She and I have
I was so sorry to hear of events in Warsaw. The Prophet tried very hard to avoid mentioning Wizards’ deaths. But we get more and more information every day about the extent of the war, through the newspapers, and through rumours circulating that school. You needn’t I know that in the end there was little that the international Ministries could do for the Wizards in Plac Czarodziejsko. The press are now concentrating on the situation in Hungary.
I feel awful here, feeling safe and even happy, while such atrocious things are happening in the world. Olive is enjoying the challenges of the year as well as I am, and we are close than ever. Alphard Elizabeth scored eight goals in the Gryffindor victory against Ravenclaw yesterday.
I hope that you are well and safe. Are you making new friends out of school? Tell me how things are in the real world. Quidditch seems the most important thing here, because no one wants to remember what is happening outside of Hogwarts.
With love,