Under the Christmas Wreath
December 1, 2025Dear Mámere,
Hello again! Sorry I was not able to write an owl for the last few weeks, school works really had caught up to me for once. Anyways, happy holidays! I just wanted to ask for your word if you and Pápere will be taking me back home for the holidays or let me stay here at Hogwarts because our head is now listing the students who will stay, so please do write back as soon as you can!
Also, regarding the matter with my mother. I am not so sure how to feel yet, but for my younger sister, then I will make the choice. It does not hurt seeing how well she treated her knowing that my own mother had abandoned me in her best friend's doorsteps because she was too irresponsible. And yes, I do know that it is not the child's fault, therefore I will go, for her sake. At least by then she will have an older sister standing by her side for who knows how long because her mother is quite to busy to take care of her two daughters;one she truly loved and the other she abandoned.
Hope this letter reaches you, wishing you and Pápere well!
Sincerely yours,
Tatiana
P.S. can you also attach the unnamed sister's name? I plan to send her a letter
Last edited by Tatiana Contraire on 7 Dec 2025, 08:31, edited 1 time in total.
Under the Christmas Wreath
December 1st, 2025Dear mother,
I suppose that you will come to be quite surprised, or even upset, when you receive this letter. Seeing as you might've known that your (least) favorite daughter hates your guts and your mother, unfortunately my own grandmother, had also forbidden you to come in contact with me in any way. But, curiosity killed the cat, as they say, and it is clear that it is yet to kill this cat.
I am not here to greet you, ask if your well, or any of that lot, but to pay you congratulations. I have been told that I have a half-sister—do not deny it. I know, I always know. I ask about her, not of you, which is why I wrote this letter.
I assume grandmother ought to confiscate this letter once she lays her eyes on it;but perhaps, if she had at least a reasonable amount of sympathy for her poor, abandoned granddaughter, she would her a chance—but I doubt of it. But if this letter does somehow reach you, please tell my baby sister hello, I will try to write back as soon as I can on her behalf.
If you wish to know how I am, just for you information I am doing fine. I'm not so sure if you would keep track, but you ought to know that I am now 11 and in Hogwarts. I was sorted into Hufflepuff, if that's much to your interest. I excellent in my classes, if that's enough to make you and grandmother proud, though, not enough to be recognized as "excellent" I'm afraid, if that's what you're truly seeking.
Now, enough of my tattles, you ought to know that I am not comfortable with sharing as much of that information with someone like you.
Anyways, other than checking on my little sister for possible neglect, which I am sure you do, I ask you, are you sure you ought to invite me for Christmas? Who knows, you could be making a mistake, but who am I to say? When I am merely just the 'mistake' child that nobody wants, but mark my words, once you try to do something against me, I will need you to pay back the damages.
I pay my love to my little sister and wish her the best, make sure my message reaches her. If not, I will not hesitate to stuff your house with hundreds of letters non-stop.
Cheers,
Tatiana
Under the Christmas Wreath
December 1st, 2025
Dear Hana,
Heya! It's been so long since we've been in touch, hadn't it? I miss you so very much, hopefully we could see each other sometime soon, perhaps I can spend the summer vacation there or something, but otherwise, happy holidays!
How is it in Germany? I know it's not so far away, but I really can't go there as I'm quite busy here in the UK. By the way, haven't you heard? I'm at Hogwarts now! My first instance happened not so long ago after you and your family left, probably around two or three months after. Life's treating me well, I suppose, I hadn't made any friends yet as I know that they can't be the same as you were when we were still neighbors.
Anyways, get this, my mother had reached out to me and invited me to stay with them for the holidays. I know! Such a shock after all these years, but apparently, also, I have a half-sister. I suppose that's why she came crawling back as she probably didn't have 'enough time' to take care of her, pity.
Now, I know you'll probably be mad at me—but I agreed. I don't know what possessed me to do it, but I did, and unfortunately there's nothing else I can do because Mámere already arranged it. But I suppose I only did it because I felt pity for the poor child and I wanted her to live the life I couldn't, but life goes on.
Please try and write as soon as you can, hope you are doing well there, I really miss you!
Sending Love,
Tatiana