Persephone Black

Chapter Four: Friday

Persephone never thought there would be something she would want to conceal from her uncle, but she found herself writing two separate letters during breakfast on Friday. One to her aunt, and one to her uncle. They both, however, began in the same way with Lucius' reading:

Dear Uncle Lucius,

I miss you terribly, and I do hope you are well. My first week has been spectacular, all my classes are thoroughly interesting, and I have already learned so much. The sorting ceremony was stressful. Can you believe that the old hat almost put me in Ravenclaw? I told it that I would blow up the common room if it put me there, and then it immediately spit out Slytherin. I do hope you tell mother that I miss writing to her, and that my seventeenth birthday is getting closer every year, which is just another year closer to when I get to visit her.

Draco has been super helpful, he led me to my first class, and has been keeping these two annoying Slytherin boys away from me. Travis Wells and Henry Burke are their names, and I cannot tell if they want to be friends with me, or if they hate me. Travis was questioning me about a conversation I had with a professor, and I nearly jinxed him, I was so annoyed.

Anyways, I have already learned the levitation charm, which I am very pleased with. I think Professor Flitwick was impressed, oh, and Professor Sprout was delighted that I knew all about Devil's Snare (which is our first unit in herbology). Transfiguration is going to be difficult, but I spoke with Professor McGonagall after last lesson about the transfiguration alphabet, and she promised me that I was well on my way toward understanding.

I almost forgot to tell you about potions! Professor Snape was more than pleased with my cure for boils. I was the only one in class to have made it perfectly on the first round. He pulled me aside after class and told me so himself which is making me even more excited for my private lesson with him later today.

I do hope I haven't bored you with my letter, Uncle Lucius. I wish I was home so I could accompany you to work and do my reading in your extra armchair. I truly miss those days you would allow me to hear about all the school governors and their issues, I find your stories to be quite entertaining (as you know). I really must go. I only have a short breakfast today, and I want to send this with Aquila before noon. I love you, Uncle Lucius.

From your favorite niece,

Persephone

With Narcissa's letter, after the paragraph about potions, Persephone had continued to write feverishly. Sparing her aunt no detail about her emotions regarding Snape's attitude or that of Ginny Weasley's.

It feels strange sending you a separate letter, auntie. It is not that I don't intend on telling Uncle Lucius about my feelings, it's more that I do not fully understand them myself. Professor Snape said that Ginny Weasley reminded him of someone, and for some reason, the way he looked at her made me jealous. Then, by the end of the lesson, it seemed like he hated her and could not stand to be in the same room as her. Do you have any idea what this could be about?

I understand if you do not, but I see nothing special about Ginny Weasley, and I hope he realizes that unlike her, I truly care about his subject and the work I produce. Although, I think he understands to some degree, because he asked me to stay behind in class on Wednesday. Not only am I having my private lesson with him tonight, but he required me to come to his classroom directly after my herbology class today in order to create three other potions for him. I do not know what his intentions are, and I am simply hoping I can impress him with this new task he has set for me. Perhaps I am gaining false hope, but I believe Professor Snape wants to put me in class with Draco, or at least teach me the content his second years are learning. That would be brilliant! I really do like Professor Snape, I feel like other students are quick to judge him. Even other Slytherins.