Disclaimer-J.K. Rowlings owns all the characters, Hogwarts, etc. in this fic. I only own the plot.
The Journal of Dean Thomas
Chapter 1-Monday
Monday
Hello Journal. My name is Dean Thomas. My mother sent me this journal in the mail when I told her that I was a little bit homesick and I really missed having my family around to talk to. She said that every time I had something I wanted to talk about, I am supposed to write it down in this journal. I have decided to try writing in this journal for at least a week to see how well it helps me deal with my feelings. Well, here goes.
I don't understand why none of the girls here at Hogwarts like me. They all like Harry, Ron, Seamus, the Weasley twins and even Malfoy. Girls like Malfoy better than me. What's that say about their judge of character? What is wrong with them? Draco Malfoy is such an evil git. All of the girls think that Lee Jordan is cute and that the Slytherin quidditch players are muscular and handsome. Guys that are in Hufflepuff are sweet and if they're in Ravenclaw they are clever. What do they think about me? Oh, that's Dean Thomas. He's the nice guy. If you ever have a problem, be sure to go talk to him. Especially if your problem is about a guy. He'll be sure to help set you up with your crush. Well guess what. I'm tired of being that guy. I want girls to actually like me and pay attention to me. Is that so wrong?
I've had a huge crush on Ginny Weasley since her first year at Hogwarts. But has she ever cared for me in that way? No, she loves the famous Harry Potter. Now, don't get me wrong, Harry is a great friend, but why does he always get the girl? What does he have that I don't have? Harry doesn't even notice Ginny. She always comes and talks to me about how much she likes Harry and how he never pays attention to her. I'd just like to tell her to open her eyes and look at my face. If she did, she would finally see that she does the same thing to me that Harry does to her.
There are two people in this world who truly understand me. They are Neville Longbottom and Hermione Granger. Neville and Hermione are always there for me. Neville understands what it's like to be "the nice guy" and the one that is always there when someone needs advice. He's the comforter, the nurturer, the one who is always there when you need someone to confide in. I'm that way too, and dammit I am sure getting tired of it. Now, let me move on to Hermione. Hermione doesn't want a boyfriend. She's not like a lot of the other girls that spend most of their time dreaming about some boy. She says that she has her friends, family, and school to worry about and she doesn't need to worry about attracting potential boyfriends. Hermione says that eventually she will meet the right person and she will fall head-over-heels in love with that person. So she just sits back and waits and watches the rest of us behave like idiots while she has the attitude of, whenever I fall in love, I'll deal with it then. She won't spend her time worrying about when she'll fall in love or with whom. To her love is different than her schoolwork and her friendships. Those things she has to control and fix, but she is going to fall in love sometime in her life and she might as well not get too stressed about it before she needs to. It's probably a good thing that she doesn't get stressed out about not having a boyfriend because she has enough to worry about with all of the classes she takes. Plus she is always giving everyone else advice. I wonder if she feels the same way about people coming to her with their problems. Poor Hermione. I think I'll talk to her about it tomorrow.
A/N-So what do you think? Should I continue. I hope you think so, because I have seven more chapters I want to post. I'll only post if I get feedback on this fic. I wrote this fic about half a year ago, so it's not one of my better works, but I like it. Thanks for reading my fic and pretty please review!