the war outside our door keeps raging on [aaron]

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dear aaron,

I hope this letter finds you well. Actually, I hope it finds you at all; I couldn't recall whether or not you mentioned where you lived when we talked at the train station, so I sent my owl on a mission and crossed my fingers. So if you're getting this at all, I'll be pleased, though I'd prefer if you were well.

You may have heard that there was an attack on Hogwarts recently. I just wanted to write and let you know that I'm safe, and I'm pretty sure Adrian is, too. All of the students they took were seventh years, and he's not one. I also met Odette, but that's a subject for a different time. Sorry this letter is so short; I just hoped thought you'd like to hear from me/us.

sincerely,
jamie

@aaron

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Dear Jamie,

I should have given you my address! I'm sorry. Maybe you should come by sometime soon? I'll put the address on the envolope. Anyway, I'm sorry I didn't tell it to you! It found me, though, at practice. I'm there more than home anyway, so it's fine!

Yeah, I heard about the attack. I'm sorry I didn't check on you. In all honesty I was a but disconnected from it all what with the team being busy and me not really being used to having people I care about there. But I should have written first. Thank you for contacting me. I'm glad you guys are okay.

Odette? Oh, I... okay. I'm still working on that whole 'family reunion' thing... Are you okay? I mean. You know what I mean?

Big Brother of The Year award here. (Sarcasm)

Sincerely, Aaron

@jamie

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dear aaron,

Thanks for your address; when school lets out for the summer, I might have to send you letters the old-fashioned way. Muggles tend to notice an owl in my neighborhood, since it's rather urban. I'm glad that you received the letter, though. My owl's smart, but I was kind of doubting his ability to find a stranger. Maybe it's the shared blood that made it easier or something? It would be cool if owls were able to find your relatives just because they were your relatives. Anyways, I hope you had a good time at Quidditch practice! Sometime we should play together.

It's alright. I spent like three days debating whether or not I should send the letter mostly for the same reason. I'm not used to having people I care about, either, and I tend not to tell my mother things about magic because, well, the last time she had a run-in with a wizard, he was our father, and we all know how that turned out. So yeah, it's breaking new ground for both of us. We can learn together.

As for Odette, she kind of hates me. I guess I should be disappointed, but she didn't seem that nice, so maybe it's for the better that we're not keeping in touch or anything. Tell me when you figure stuff out about the reunion, though. It would be so weird but so, so, so cool to have all my siblings in the same place.

You do deserve the Big Brother of the Year award, no sarcasm at all. You're pretty good, as siblings go. You're actually my favorite, not that Odette and Adrian are much competition.

your sister,
jamie

@aaron

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Dear Jamie,


The ‘Old Fashioned Way’ is just fine with me. Heck, you should come visit this summer, most definitely. My mums a witch so I don’t really have much experience with the muggle side of things. Maybe you could teach me the ins and outs of it all. And then I can meet your mum! If she’d like that, I mean. I don’t want to intrude or anything, of course. I’ll try not to be too magicky around her. But yeah, Owls are pretty smart. They can find just about anyone if they try to.


Quidditch practice was great! I'd love to catch up and play with you sometime. Maybe we could get the others to play too, hah! We’ll see how that goes. Speaking of, I’ve been writing that Lily girl and I think we’re going to try to drag everyone to the Three Broomsticks on your next Hogsmeade weekend. Do you think you could convince Max? Lily’s handling Adrian and I’ll talk to Odette… thoughts?


I don’t think Odette could hate you, Jamie. She probably just…. is uncomfortable about all of this. She’s a bit of a hard head, to be honest. From what I’ve seen. I don’t know, I’ll talk to her though. Everything will be… well, tolerable if not ‘okay’. XD


Hey, thanks. You’re my favorite sibling, too.

Your Big Bro,

Aaron

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dear aaron,

I’d love to come visit this summer! I don’t really get to spend that much time on the Wizarding side of things over the summer so it can be kind of hard to get back into the swing of things at school. Having someone to talk to about wands or magic or whatever would be fine. I’m sure my mum would love to meet you! I think that she’ll be happy that I have siblings – I think sometimes she worries that I’m too lonely. I might ask Lily if she’d like to spend some time with me this summer, too. Her cousin Harper is one of my best friends, so it’s kind of inevitable that I meet the Weasley-Potter conglomerate eventually. I’d rather do it on my own terms.

Adrian plays Quidditch, too! He’s a Beater. Just between the two of us, I think that’s the best position for him. Gets out all of his pent up aggression and all. Lily does, too, and she’s a Chaser like me. We’re already halfway to a team!

I think I could get Max to come, yeah. I’m not sure how comfortable she is with the whole sibling thing, but I definitely want to invite her if it’s happening. I trust Lily to grab Adrian, but how on earth are you going to convince Odette? I know that you think she doesn’t hate me, but I still don’t know if she’ll come just out of the goodness of her heart. If she’s a hard head, then she’ll fit right in with Adrian.

Hope to see you soon!

jamie

@aaron

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Dear Jamie,

Perefct, you can come visit. Hey, feel free to bring Lily and/or Harper along with you a few times. Awe, is there an issue in meeting the Weasley-Potter whatchamacallit? I'll be honest, the only thing I know about Lily's family is that her dad did some pretty rad world saving back in the nineties. I'm not really sure what's going on with all that now. Honestly, I don't pay that much attention to it all.

Wow! Adrian is a beater? That is perfect for him, I am pleased. As for Lily playing too, that is great! I don't think Odette plays... maybe we can convince her. I'll handle that discussion.

I'll talk to Odette, Jamie. I'm sure I can convince her with my big smile and my loving disposition. Haha! But really, I'm sure I can convince her.... it may just take a lot of convincing.

Are you excited for school to end soon? I loved school, but summer break was always nice.

Your Big Bro,
Aaron

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dear big brother,

I’ll ask both Lily and Harper if they’d be interested! Harper’s dad has even more siblings than we do, so she has a ton of cousins and aunts and uncles, which is why I’m nervous about meeting all of them. With so many people, one of them is bound to dislike me. As for information about their family, all I know is that all the Weasleys I’ve met are amazing. Like, actually a little bit too perfect to be real people. One family should not be able to produce so many fantastic human beings.

Oh god, please do. I’m pretty sure that she needs to be a Beater, too, but I’m kind of scared of the idea of her holding the bat in her hand and having the capability to hit large flying objects towards me. If you need any help convincing her, just say that you invited father dearest to the reunion – she has no lost love for him and would probably come just to slap you for inviting him.

I’m more excited now that I have plans for the summer! It’s going to be great to spend time with all of these new-found siblings. And honestly, I’m too excited for tomorrow (that is, the reunion) to think about being excited for another thing, you know?

your little sister,
jamie

@aaron

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Dear Jamie,

Sorry it’s been awhile since I’ve written! We’re planning a charity event with the holyhead harpies. I guess we’re playing a game together, so it should be fun! We've been really busy planning that.


About that large family of Harpers, I’m sure some of them don’t even like each other! And they all have their flaws, of course, but I’m glad the ones you’ve met are nice. I can’t imagine having that big of a family. Maybe someday we’ll be that big… but I doubt that will happen, haha! Did the girls say anything about wanting to come by with you?


Hah! You are hilarious. I really will talk to her, though I’m not sure if I’m okay with the beater idea either. That sounds horrifying, to be honest. That’s true… but I don’t think I’d be willing to take that slap in the face just for a game…. Okay, I might.


The reunion went… well, didn’t it? I’m not sure what words there are for it, haha! So, are you good to come over say, next week?


Love,
Aaron

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aaron,

It’s fine! I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss hearing from you, but we all get busy every once in a while. When you figure out the logistics of when and where you’re playing, please tell me! I’d love to get to see you play, especially since we talk about it so much.

I guess that’s true. With as many people as there are, there’s sure to be at least a little bad blood between some of them. Would it be rude to hope that there was? Because I really don’t want to be the only messed up person in a family of flawless. As for us being that big, I’m not sure it’ll happen, either. Who knows, maybe Odette will surprise us all by producing seven nieces and six nephews that are heirs to the Greyback name! I sort of forgot to ask Lily and Harper. Things have been hectic lately, to say the least.

You’d be out of the way of the Bludgers most of the game! Don’t be a baby. And if you don’t want to take the slap, I’d definitely be willing, and I'm sure Odette wouldn't mind, either.

The reunion could have gone a lot worst, honestly. Next week sounds good for a meeting. Not to be foreboding or anything, but I have a lot to talk to you about. I’d mention it here, but everything is a bit too big to be written down. Miss you lots.

love always,
jamie

@aaron