Dear Harry,

Summer was awful. My parents were going in and out of the house for meetings with You-Know-Who. At least I was alone at home. But it gets boring quite fast. A big mansion with just a teen and some house elves. 

And now school is bad too. Umbridge is so annoying. Too much pink, giggles and sweet smiles. And now she's making a group named the 'Inquisitorial Squad'. Draco dragged me in; who would really want to be Umbridge's assistant? 

Maybe you starting a Defence Association is not bad. I would have joined if I could. And please be more careful, Filch and a group from the Inquisitorial Squad, were following some students; said they vanished through a door. 

Hopefully Umbridge leaves by the end of the year like all other DADA professors.

Truly,

Cordelia