<AtGreatHall>
"Look!I\'vegotaletterfromMomandDad!"saidAlbuswhohadforgivenRosehittinghim.
"Andme,too!"saidRose.
Sheopenedthelettersilentlyandreadit:
"DearRosie:
How\'syourfirstdayatHogwarts?
Wehopeyouhadagoodday.Replyusassoonasyoucan,wecan\'twaittohearaboutyourlifeatschool!
Lotsoflove,MomandDad"
She\'squitedisappointedabouttheshortletter,butshestartedtowriteherreplyimmediately,therearesomanythingsshewantedtotellthem:
"DearMomandDad,
Myfirstdaywasextremelygreat,andIwassortedinGryffindor!WemetProfessorSlughorn,andhesaidhehadstoppedthatslugclubalready.
ProfessorLongbottomisreallynice,asusual.We\'llhaveFlyinglessontoday,can\'twaittogetonthebroom!
p.s.IfoundthatI\'mquitegoodatPotions,andsodoesAl.
Lotsoflove,Rose"
Shedidn\'ttellthemaboutScorpiusMalfoyisgoodatPotions,too,ifshedid,herdadmightwriteaverylonglettertoremindheraboutMalfoy\'sgaps.
"WhatdidUncleRonandAuntHermionewrotetoyou?"askedAlbus.
"Nothingimportant.Whataboutyourletter?"askedRose.
"TheysaidLilyaccidentallyfelloffthestairsandbrokeherleg,butitwasn\'tserious,theysaidshe\'llrecoverinaweek."saidAlbus.
"That\'stoobad."saidRose.
"Yeah,butit\'snotabigproblem.Can\'twaitfortheFlyinglesson!"saidAlbuscheerfully.
"Me,too!"saidRose,grinning."AndIhopeIcouldbeontheQuidditchteamofGryffindorwhenI\'molder."
"IhopeIcouldbeontheteam,too!IloveQuidditch!"saidAlbus.
"It\'sapitythatthefirstgradecan\'tplayontheteam,sinceafirstyearboybrokehisarmandleg."
"Butyourdaddid,right?UncleHarryisreallygoodatflying."saidRose.
"IhopeIcouldbeagreatQuidditchplayerlikehim."saidAlbus."HagridinvitedmetoteanextFriday,areyoucoming?"
"Nothanks."RoselikeHagridprettymuch,butshehadheardaboutthehorriblecakehemade,andshedefinitelywouldn\'twanttoeatit.
"Hey,areyouPotter?SonofHarryPotter?"askedaboywhositbesideAlbus."MynameisCarlLawrence."
"MynameisAlbusPotter,nicetomeetyou!"saidAlbus."AndthisisRoseWeasley,she\'smycousin."
"Hi!"saidRoseWeasley.
"Ican\'tbelieveit!MyparentsoftentellmethestoriesaboutHarryPotter."saidCarlexcitedly.
"Gladtoknowyou,butwehavetogo,sorry."saidAlbus,andhegrabbedRose\'shandandwentaway.
"Whatareyoudoing?Ihaven\'tfinishmybreakfast,andit\'snotpolitetoCarl."saidRose.
"Idon\'tlikethatkindofperson."saidAlbuscoldly.
"Whatdoyoumean"thatkindofperson"?"askedRose.
"Idon\'tlikepeoplethatwanttoknowyoujustbecauseyou\'refamousoryouhaveafamousfamilymember.Idon\'tlikepeoplethatsay,"Oh,you\'resonofHarryPotter!"YouknowwhatImean,doyou?"saidAlbus.
"Yeah,Iknow."saidRose."Comeon,let\'sprepareforourFlyinglesson!"