Exchanging Letters Solo

Dear Althea,
How are you? How is school? Hogwarts is amazing. I wish you could be here. I can't believe I'm finally here though. Sorry. I'm in Ravenclaw, just like you always said I would be. Is Odelia annoying you yet? I already made some friends here, people are really nice. Did you decide to get the cat? What are you going to name her?

Love,

Taisia

P.S I don't have a crush yet, but I'll keep looking

Dear Taisia,
Congratulations on being sorted into Ravenclaw (especially from mum). We can't believe you are already old enough to be at Hogwarts! Your clubs all sound great- and extracurricular work is good! Keep us updated with everything! And no, the two of us that turns doing your chores.

Love,

Mum and Dad

Dear Taisia,
I was right about you being in Ravenclaw!! Of course. Don't worry about talking about how great Hogwarts is around me (mum and dad do it all the time now- they get pretty nostalgic). Odelia is somehow not annoying me. And I didn't get the cat because a few days later a stray came through and mum said I could have it. Now she is working on fattening it up. We're going to call it Scars! Keep your eyes peeled for guys!

Love,

Althea

Dear Althea,
GUESS WHAT, GUESS WHAT, GUESS WHAT!!!???
I HAVE A DATE TO THE BALL!
His name is Lazarus Lavey and I met him today and we are going to this Fall Ball Thing together. I'll tell you every detail after the ball. Oh, and he wants to be a dress designer so he's designing my dress.

Love,

Taisia

Taisia Stroudefielde, Hogwarts
October 25, 2022

Dearest Taisi,
Your father and I are getting a divorce. I realise this has come as a shock to you. Your father cheated on me with Odelia's real mother. Please do not worry about me. The divorce was made official today and I have custody of Althea, while your dad has custody of Odelia. We let them decide and you have the choice too. I won't love you any less if you choose your father, but I want to have you.

All the love in my heart,

Mum

Taisia Stroudefielde, Hogwarts
October 25, 2022

Hey TaiTai,
I'm guessing mum and dad already owled you but if not, they got divorced today. I wanted to wait until after the divorce before I sent you this owl so it was one big one, not lots of small ones. I'll start at the beginning:
So at the start of October dad didn't come home until very early. Mum waited up until 4:00am before dad came home. And then I woke up to mum asking dad a lot of questions. Turns out dad spent the night with some woman he knew from, like, a decade ago. So then mum forgave him and they went to sleep but the next day I saw him with a woman and I told mum. And then when he got home at 6:00am this time she got really mad. Then dad told us that the woman is actually Odelia's real mother. Apparently they were in love and when he convinced mum to get a surrogate she was actually already pregnant with Odelia and it wasn't a donor, it was dad. And that's when I joined in and started to yell at him too. So he left and made Odelia meet her real mum and our mum said she wanted a divorce. So we filed for it and managed to get a date (which was yesterday), and a custody grant which is in a few days. So now mum and dad are divorced and dad is going to move with Odelia into Tracy, Odelia's real mother's apartment. Please choose to live with mum and I!

Your favourite sister (and only real one now I guess),

Althea

1 Walker Place, Pasture
October 25, 2022

Dear Mum,
Of course I want to live with you. Althea owled me and told me everything. I can't believe it.

All the love in my heart,

Taisia

1 Walker Place, Pasture
October 25, 2022

Dear Thea,
Wow. I can't believe dad did that. Poor mum. I wish I could leave hogwarts and visit you two. Tell me everything about the custody battle.

Love your favourite sister

Taisia

Taisia Stroudefielde, Hogwarts
October 26, 2022

To Tasia,
Your mother and I were divorced yesterday. Please owl me with your decision for me to have custody. Your mother has no idea. I will be moving in with Odelia's mother and if you aren't going to live with us I don't want to see or hear from you.

Dad