Harry Potter and the Heir of Gryffindor(01) - Sahits

photo was a famous French witch singer, Claudette DuBois, smiling and winkingprovocatively.Ron seemed aghast. "Herm! Since when do you read stuff like this?""Since always, Ron. You've just never noticed.""This is just rubbish, Herm! Parvati Patil and girls like that read this. . ." He perused thepages inside. "I mean, look at this: 'Getting What You Want : Part Two- Dealing withGuilt After a Bewitching', 'How Can I Get Him to Notice', oh and Harry look at this one,'When Love Grows Cold: How to Rekindle That Old Magic'" Ron was grinning at Hermionewho looked downright embarrassed. "I mean,really Hermione."She grabbed the magazine back from him and, unable to think of anything else, stuckher tongue out at him."Oh now that's really mature, Herm."She pointed her gaze. "You watch it Weasley, or else I might just let it slip that you keepa photograph of Fleur Delacour tucked under your pillow!" She put her hand to hermouth. "Oops! Looks like I just did!"Harry's jaw dropped. "Ron, do you really-""NOT ANYMORE," he shouted, shooting daggers at Hermione who simply smiled at him,perfectly reposed.Over the next few weeks, Harry could depend on a letter from Sophie just like onedepends on clockwork. Every Wednesday without fail, Hedwig dropped a letter from herinto his lap and he was tickled to see how she'd quickly switched from pink, perfumedstationary to ink and parchment. (She was new at writing with a quill, obviously, as mostof her letters had smudges and blots on them)."Harry:You asked how my lessons are going. All I can say is that Mum is an incredibly goodsport about it all. I have to be the worst student in the world-I study incessantly ofcourse, know all the facts and all the charms by heart. . . but it's just taking so long forme to have any success with it! Mum forbade me to use my kwickspell book, saying thatI had to learn it the correct way first, but . . . I'm thinking I might just break down andtake a quick peek or two. I swear, if I don't get this feather to levitate by weeks end I'mgoing to cry! Oh, wait, you made me promise no more tears. Okay, I won't cry: I'll justbe thoroughly depressed.I saw Dudley yesterday in the backyard and we spoke for a bit. He's in huge trouble atschool: him and his friends all got a weeks suspension from school for trying to blow upthe boys toilet! Can you believe that? I tried my hardest not to laugh: Mrs. Dursley hashim outback pulling weeds every day!Do you have any suggestions about my lessons? What am I doing wrong?Yours, Sophie.P.S.: In one of the books I bought from Flourish and Blotts, it talks about a game calledQuidditch. You play that, don't you Harry?"Harry was most eager to use writing her back as an excuse to put off his homework thatnight."Dear Sophie:Sorry that you're having such a difficult time. Then again, it's not exactly easy stuff. But Ithink the best tip is concentration-really, it is the key. Just keep at it Sophie, you'll dojust fine.So Dudley's doing the yard work in my absence? That's the best news I've had all week! Ionly wish I could be there to see it in person! I doubt that Dudley's ever touched a weedbefore in his life.You asked about Quidditch: yes, I am on the House team. If you've been reading upabout it, then you know about all the positions-I'm the Gryffindor Seeker. It'stremendous fun and right now we've been training for our first match of the year. It'sagainst Slytherin. You remember that Draco Malfoy who said all those horrible things theday you were at Hogwarts? He's a Slytherin. So you can imagine how anxious we are tobeat him!Must go! I have an exam in Arithmancy tomorrow and I have to meet Hermione and Ronto study.Say hello to your Mum and Dad.40