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@Landon Matthews

Landon!

Thank you so much for the snacks! I really missed them. There are no interesting snacks in here. No jumping chocolate or exploding candies. Well, we have some candies that are claimed can explode in your mouth, but they're not as good as the one in Wizarding World.

I'm doing good! Thanks for asking. No, I don't have the plan to go to Summer Camp. Zephyr, my owl, is sick since last Christmas. My mom is taking care of him now. She said I shouldn't bring him to the school since he's still weak. But he has improvement! Mom is also busy with work and research so I have no one to take me to the camp. Besides, my big family has gathering some times in this month.

About Alyssea... Yeah... She moved out. I'm very sad since I won't see her anymore when I'm at school. But let's hope for the best for her. We can also hang out together at school.

What about you? How are you doing? Do you finally find someone to go to Summer Camp together? Oh! And since you live in Wizarding World, do you attend many balls? I heard there are many balls there. Oh! And what will you take for elective class next school year?

I think I wrote too much. Haha. But I'm very excited to get this letter. Thank you for sending me letter. I'm very happy that I can still in touch with Wizarding World.

I'm sending you back some snacks from here. There are chocolates that I have given you when we had flying practice for the first time. There are also gummmy bears which are very colorful and sweet. Each color has different flavor. And the last one, the one in tight container is silky pudding made by my mom. I hope the taste isn't different. Even after some hours in the sky. In the smaller container, it's the vla, also made by my mom. If we pour it on the pudding, it will enhance the taste.

I really should stop writing XD I hope you have a nice Summer!

And yes! I want more Wizarding snacks if you don't mind.

Cheers,
Zach Zaphiere

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Zach!

I don't know the rules about magical candy in the muggle world, but as long as you enjoy them at home, it should be okay, right? I don't want to get you or myself in trouble. Let me know if you have another kind of candy you miss and I'll do my best to send it!

I'm so sorry to hear about your owl. Our family owl, as you have met with the last letter, is healthy. Harper usually brings him to school since I have my cat, Merlin, so if you need an owl during school, feel free to borrow ours. Just let me know, so that I can make sure Harper or I don't have things to send home those days. I'm glad your mom is taking care of Zephyr. I hope he makes a great improvement!

Toward the end of the term last year, I made the mistake of telling Alyssea I had feelings for her while under the effects of a potion. She didn't feel the same way and, while I know she didn't, it feels like she moved away because I made things awkward. We talked after the potion and it was okay, but I don't want her memories of me to be awkward. It was really embarrassing. But I'm over those feelings for her. It was just a crush...

I'm doing okay, just enjoying time at home. I didn't find anyone to go with to Summer Camp, but that's okay. I can enjoy my summer at home. Less risk of chaos that way, you know? I've been to a few balls, but not frequently. My parents are usually busy with their careers and we don't go, but Harper has gone to a few more than me. I like to dance, but I don't always like meeting new people. For electives, I know for sure I'm taking Muggle Studies. I also want to take Care of Magical Creatures. They aren't something I'm as comfortable with, but I like learning about them.

The snacks were so good! Thank you! It was weird that they were just normal, not magical, but I like Muggle treats too! The pudding and vla were great too! I shared some of the candy with my family, but I ate the pudding for myself.

I sent some Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, Pepper Imps (be careful to only eat these when in a safe space), and more Chocolate Frogs. Let me know if there's anything specific you are really missing.

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@Landon Matthews

Landon! Hehe

It should be okay. If not, my mom couldn't accompany me to Leaky Cauldron to buy my school equipment. I honestly don't know about Wizarding World candies. Maybe we should go to Hogsmeade together? I also want to look if there's any silky pudding there.

Thank you! That would be a great help. I will let you know if I need your family's owl. And, yes. Zephyr is improving day by day. My mom really took very good care of him.

I honestly don't know how to react to it. I mean, about you and Alyssea. She never told me anything about this. So it's very new for me to hear this. But I'm pretty sure she wouldn't really mind. I mean, I don't know. I don't have any crush or anything. Hehe sorry! But I'm here if you need anyone to share everything. I promise I will keep my mouth shut!

I know some dances. My mom brought me to dancing classes. I learned ballroom dancing. We should dance sometimes. It's been a long time since I danced. I want to dance again!

Ah! So we wouldn't have the same elective classes then. I'm taking Study of Ancient Runes and Divination. I have taken them in third year so I will continue them. I heard Care of Magical Creatures is a fun class. And Muggle Studies, uh, since I'm muggle-born, I don't think that subject is for me, haha! I hope you enjoy your classes. We should meet to match the schedule for our mandatory classes!

Thanks for the snacks again! One of the frogs escaped but most of them, I ate them all quickly. I also got some uncommon cards! Have you tried to make your card collection? I'm going to start mine this year!

I sent some more candies. I don't know what to send though. The foods here are very mundane. There are also some more chocolate from different brands. My favorite was the one I gave you for the first time but I guess you might like other brands. I also sent you some pens. So it's used for writing. We muggle don't use ink and quill again. There are black, blue, red, green, and yellow pen. You can brag them in Muggle Studies class. Let me know if you want to see anything from Muggle World. I will happily sent them for you!

Cheers,
Zach Zaphiere

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Hello Zach!

That's true. I don't really know how things work in the Muggle world so I want to learn more. We could definitely go to Hogsmeade together. I don't go very often, but I would love to have a reason to go. Alyssea was kind of the group leader in a way, so it's hard to know what to do for fun and stuff without her.

Glad to hear your owl is getting better. I don't know what I would do if something happened to my cat, Merlin. He's so important to me. So I understand worrying about your family's owl.

It's okay, I don't really need to talk about it much, but it did make things a little bit awkward between Alyssea and I. But we still parted on good terms and I'll really miss her. But we can still be friends without her! So I'm not worried about being too lonely.

Oh, you like to dance? I learned some dancing with my little sister, but I don't know if I'm at expert level or anything. Maybe we could go to the next ball or something? I don't know, I really don't know, but it would be something that could actually get me to risk going to one again. Last one I went to ended very wet and scared.

I forgot, I am taking Ancient Runes too! I just don't plan on taking Divination, not that it's a bad subject, but I prefer my history over it. I really wanted to take Muggle Studies this year. I'm a pureblood, but I want to learn more. Though I've heard that Muggle Studies isn't always the most accurate at times. Or maybe that's just a joke. I don't know. Either way, I can always ask you questions after class if something is unclear! I'm completely okay with matching our schedules as much as we can! It would be nice to have a friend in my classes.

Hopefully the escaped frog doesn't scare some muggle somewhere. That might be funny, but also not great. I've gotten many of the cards. I like them because I can learn about wizards and witches that I don't know about already. It's a lot of fun.

I really like the muggle chocolates! They don't have to be magic to be tasty! Thank you for sending more. Like I said before, if there is anything from the magical world you want, let me know. As long as they don't get us into trouble, I'm willing to send you things. I love the pens! They are so much easier to write with than a quill, and my handwriting is far less terrible with them. I'm going to cherish them and probably ask for more at some point. I might be the weird pureblood using pens but I think I prefer them over the quills.

Thank you!

@Landon Matthews

Landon!

Then, it's decided. Let's visit Hogsmeade once we go back to school! We must go there often and explore the village. I'm excited!

Yes! Ballroom dance. It's fun, and I miss doing it again a bit.

Nice! We also might meet often for Runes! I enjoyed the class so much and can't wait to engrave runes on my own. I'm a bit sad that we were told that we couldn't engrave the runes on our own. I plan to ask the Professor again if we can do it in the Fourth Year.

About Muggle studies, sure! I don't know if this would really help tou, but you can definitely ask me anything related to Muggle cultures and habits. If I don't know the answer, I can always ask my mother and my grandparents.

And you know what? I just found the escaped frogs somewhere in the bush near my room's window. We don't need to worry. The frog isn't moving anymore. It's still a pity not eat it.

The next snacks, I want to eat them with you! Once the school starts, don't forget to bring a lot of snacks. I will also bring a lot of snacks and more pens from here!

I really can't wait to see you again

Cheers,
Zach Zaphiere

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Zach!

Yes, let's go to Hogsmeade! I haven't been in a while, but I do like going! What are your favorite things there? I love going to Honeydukes. There are always good treats there!

It is so cool that you know how to do actual ballroom dancing. I don't know if I am good at that sort of thing, but I do enjoy the dancing that I've done with my little sister. You'll probably be way better than I am!

I hope we get to learn how to engrave runes eventually, because, as much as I love the theory and the history, it could be really cool to learn how to do magic like they did before wands were really a thing. Maybe we would even find that we prefer that to wands? I doubt it, but still, it's really cool!

I am happy that you are willing to let me ask you things about Muggles. Since my family is Pureblood, I haven't really experienced a lot of Muggle culture, but I love to learn. Sometimes I wonder why I wasn't put in Ravenclaw, but Hufflepuff is my house and I love being there. I was disappointed at first when I was sorted into Hufflepuff, because my family were all Ravenclaws and Slytherins, but Hufflepuff is the right house for me.

Oh good, I'm glad you found the chocolate frogs that escaped. I was worried about that.

I'll bring you lots of snacks. Maybe some that we can't get in Hogsmeade. Maybe my mom will make some treats for me to take to school too. She's good at that sort of thing.

I can't wait to see you either. It's nice to have someone to talk to again, especially with Alyssea leaving. I miss her a lot, but now I'm not alone all the time.

See you at school!