Dear James, 

Our third year has passed and the summer has begun. You're home with your parents, while me, Sirius, Reg and even Narcissa are stuck in this hell-hole.

Me and Sirius openly show our hate towards our parents while Reg and Cissy don't. But that doesn't mean that they don't get punished for nothing either.

Did you know that Reg received the crucio this summer just because he tripped and spilled water on the floor? I bet Sirius didn't tell you that. I had tried to shield him but it was too late.

It was about midnight, he had asked me to accompany him to drink water because he was scared to go alone. And I don't blame him, i mean the wretched place gives the feeling as if the Dark Lord is going to jump out of a bloody closet any moment and turn you into a Death Eater.

And he didn't ask Sirius because, well ever since Reg got sorted into Slytherin, Reg has turned evil in Sirus' eyes, and although he loves him deeply, he has avoided him like the plague.

Reg misses him terribly, and on top of that, Walburga and Orion have been feeding him lies about how Sirius has forgotten him and hates him. About how he's found a new family with bloodtraitors and mudbloods.

Cissy got engaged to Lucius Malfoy, by the way. I remember him, he graduated last year. He's like Reg, you know, really good deep down but forced to conceal his feelings and join the dark side. Reg isn't evil, as of now, nor will he ever be, but in the near future he will have to the wrong things.

Because he's not me or Sirius. No one would describe him as rebellious or outspoken. The poor kid's broken and there's not much I can do for him other than be a good cousin sister and stay by his side. But I know that in the end, he'll do something good, for the greater good. Even if it meant his death.

Now, more than ever, I wish someone or something would stop the Dark Lord. But I have no idea how or what.

Love,

Cassie