Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, any of it's rights, characters, or anything like that. I'm just a fan who got a story in her head. No copyright infringement intended. Harry Potter, and everything in it, and the songs and lyrics I use in this story, all belong to their respective owners. I DON'T OWN IT! This is just for fun, and I'm not making any money off of it.

A/N: OK, this story is a little different than any other story I've done. It focuses on these two teenage girls, and will follow them through their last few years at Hogwarts, maybe a little after, depending on how everything works out. Some chapters, such as this one, will have one of the girls performing a song. At the end of the chapter there will be a disclaimer giving credit to where I got the song and lyrics from. All of the chapters will be in two parts, first being what happens, second being an entry in one of the girls' diary, hence the name of the story. Anyway, enjoy this first chapter!

Dear Diary...

"Breakaway"

A beautiful light skinned, dark blonde-haired teenager, no more than fifteen, walked into the club. It was late afternoon so there weren't too many people in there yet. She looked up on the stage to see another teenager of the same age, also beautiful but with long wavy dark brown hair and an olive complexion. The other teenager saw her and smiled, holding up one finger. The blonde nodded and leaned against the wall as her friend began to sing.

"Grew up in a small town

And when the rain would fall down

I'd just stare out my window

Dreaming of what could be

And if I'd end up happy

I would pray

Trying hard to reach out

But when I tried to speak out

Felt like no one could hear me

Wanted to belong here

But something felt so wrong here

So I'd pray

I could break away

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly.

I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky.

Make a wish, take a chance,

Make a change, and break away.

Out of the darkness and into the sun.

But I won't forget all the ones that I love.

I'll take a risk, take a chance,

Make a change, and break away

Wanna feel the warm breeze

Sleep under a palm tree

Feel the rush of the ocean

Get onboard a fast train

Travel on a jetplane

Far away

And break away

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly.

I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky.

Make a wish, take a chance,

Make a change, and break away.

Out of the darkness and into the sun.

But I won't forget all the ones that I love.

I'll take a risk, take a chance,

Make a change, and break away

Buildings with a hundred floors

Swinging with revolving doors

Maybe I don't know where they'll take me

Gotta keep movin on movin on

Fly away

Break away

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly.

Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye

Take a risk, take a chance,

Make a change, and break away.

Out of the darkness and into the sun.

But I won't forget the place I come from

I gotta take a risk, take a chance,

Make a change, and break away

Breakaway

Break away"

As she finished singing, what few people were in there clapped, and the brunette girl said a few words to the band before making her way over to the blonde.

"Hey Sid! You ready?" she greeted with a smiled. The blonde nodded.

"Yeah Charlie. Mum wants us home in a half hour."

"Okey-doke." Charlie, the brunette girl, said something to the bartender, who nodded and waved at the girls. "Alright Sidney, let's go!" Sidney, the blonde, chuckled at her friend, but nodded and they left.

-X-

"MUM! We're home!" Sidney called when she and Charlie walked into the little suburban home.

"In the kitchen!"

The girls made there way through the living room into the relatively small kitchen, where a woman in her early thirties with light blonde hair was fixing plates of food.

"Mm... Smells good Mrs. E!" Charlie commented.

"Ack! You're going to ruin your supper," the woman scolded playfully, smacking Charlie's hand away when she reached to pick some food off the plate. Charlie grinned innocently, and the woman just chuckled, shaking her head.

"Where's Roger and Jenny?" Sidney questioned, looking around.

"They should be -"

"Did I hear someone calling?" a man asked playfully as he entered the back door, carrying a seven year old brown-haired girl, who giggled when he tickled her. Sidney and Charlie looked at each other and simultaneously rolled their eyes. "So, did you guys have fun at the park?" the man, Roger, asked the girls.

"Yes," they answered.

"Can I go next time? Pleeeease!" the little girl, Jenny, pleaded. The girls chuckled.

"Sorry squirt, we leave for school tomorrow, remember?" Charlie answered sympathetically, ruffling Jenny's hair as they sat down at the table. Jenny pouted, causing Sidney and Charlie to laugh.

"Hey babe, you need any help?" Roger offered, kissing the woman lightly on the cheek.

"No thanks, just carry these over to the girls."

"Hey Mum, when are we leaving for the station in the morning?" Sidney inquired as Roger joined them at the table.

"Uh...Ten. We wanna leave early in case there's a lot of traffic. Why are you so anxious anyway?"

"Oh come on Tracy, they're just excited to get back and see their friends," Roger answered for them, causing both Sidney and Charlie to snort in disagreement. "Or, maybe boyfriends." Sidney rolled her eyes, but Charlie smirked.

"Yeah, well, I'm still going to miss you guys," Tracy admitted as she joined the others at the table.

"Me too!" Jenny agreed chipperly.

"Aw, we'll miss you too squirt!" Charlie assured her. "And you too Mrs. E!" she added quickly when Tracy sent her a playful scowl.

"We have OWLs this year too, so it's going to be harder," Sidney stated.

"Please, don't remind me," Charlie whined causing Sidney to roll her eyes. Tracy chuckled and Roger shook his head, but with a smile.

-X-

"So, how excited are you?" Charlie asked as they got ready for bed.

"I'm excited," Sidney admitted. "But, I will miss Mum and Jenny."

"What about Roger?"

"What about him?" Charlie rolled her eyes.

"Come on Sid, I know you don't like him, but you shouldn't try to make his life hell. He hasn't done anything that bad yet."

"Are you defending him?" Sidney snapped.

"No Sid, I'm not. I'm on your side no matter what...I just think he's nicer than a lot of stepdads so you shouldn't constantly attack him." Sidney looked down.

"Right, sorry." Charlie shrugged.

"Don't worry about it. I'm just happy to get back to school." Sidney chuckled.

"And Ryan?..."

"Oh, shut up! I'm over him."

"You slept with him!"

"So?"

"Jeez, Char... You can really be a slut sometimes, you know that?" Charlie rolled her eyes.

"Oh yeah, why, because I've slept with three different guys and I'm only fifteen?"

"No, because you slept with them before the third date."

"Oh. Well, so what? You know, it wouldn't kill you to have a date once in a while either." Sidney made a fake, playful aghast face, and threw her pillow at Charlie. "Hey! I was just saying..."

"Yeah, well I can't help it if I'm just not interested," she mumbled. Charlie sighed exasperatedly as she tossed the pillow back.

"Sid, you could have any guy you want, you're gorgeous. You just don't want the hassle of a relationship." Sidney shrugged.

"So?"

"There's nothing wrong with that. Hence why I never went on third dates with those guys, they'd think we were serious or something." Sidney shook her head.

"You're crazy Charlie." Charlie smiled.

"I know, and you love me for it." Both girls bust out laughing.

"Hey, you girls 'bout ready for bed?" Tracy questioned as she entered the room.

"Yeah."

"Alright, well, I just wanted to say goodnight."

"Night Mrs. E," Charlie told her, giving her a hug before climbing up onto the top bunk.

"Night Mum," Sidney told her, giving her a hug before crawling into her bed.

"Goodnight girls, sleep tight," Tracy told them, turning out the light and shutting the door on her way out.

"Hey Sid?..." Charlie started, lying on her back, staring at the glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling.

"Yeah?..."

"Goodnight." Sidney smiled into the darkness.

"Night Charlie."

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Dear Diary...

Well, today was interesting. Mine and Charlie's last day of summer before heading back to Hogwarts tomorrow. I can't believe we're getting ready to start our fifth year! It seems like only yesterday that we were eleven year olds meeting for the first time on the train.

I was so happy when me and Charlie got into the same house! We'd gotten along great on the train, she forced me out of my shyness, and I'm glad she did because she's my best friend. I don't know what I'd do without her. In all honesty, I don't know what she'd do without me either.

Charlie was great in the club today though! I'm so happy she finally found a way to express herself that doesn't involve paint everywhere. And she's great at it! I think she'll go far with her music career, that is if she ever starts letting people know about it. So far, I'm the only one she's ever told about her music, the people at the club don't even know her name.

I'm going to miss Jenny when I'm at school. I know she thinks that because me and Charlie are so close, and like sisters, that that leaves her out of the loop, but me and Charlie both love her. Jenny may only be my half-sister, and I may not like her dad, but I love her. Thankfully, since I'm at school most of the year, I don't find her as annoying as most kids find their younger siblings. I'm sure that if I was around her all the time, she'd drive me up the wall. She's too enthusiastic for her own good sometimes, but I still love her.

I know Mum was hoping that maybe this summer would be when I finally start to see Roger as my father, but she's not that lucky. He's a great guy, honestly, but that and the fact that Mum married him when I was one and that he's Jenny's father doesn't make him mine. I may not know who my father is (not my fault since Mum won't tell me), but I won't let Roger see that as an opening for him to step into the role. Charlie thinks that I'm too hard on him, and she's probably right, but she still backs me up in however I decide to handle it. I shouldn't have snapped at her earlier when she pointed out how hard I was being on him, she was right. He is nicer than a lot of stepdads, especially hers. At least Roger doesn't beat me, he'd never hurt anyone unless they were a danger to him or his family.

Sometimes it surprises me how well Charlie handles her family situation...I'm glad she finally got out of that house, even though the circumstances totally sucked. I have noticed she seems a lot happier since she moved in with us though. Whether she realizes it or accepts it or not, Charlie is part of our family now. Which works out great cause we've always seemed like sisters anyway.

I can't wait for school tomorrow! If I do well enough on my OWLs, though I'm sure I will, I'll be able to continue to pursue my dream of being a healer. Madam Pomfrey has even agreed to let me help her out some this year, to give me some experience. Charlie says I'm crazy, and taking on too much, but I don't care. Besides, I've got her to help me, and even if she pretends like she won't and teases me I know she'll always be there to help me, just like I'll always be there to help her.

I wonder if this year I'll finally say yes when Martin asks me out. He's had a crush on me since second year, and finally got up the nerve to ask me out last year, but I wasn't ready for a relationship. I can't help it, I'm not like Charlie, I'm not outgoing or charismatic or very willing to take chances. Charlie's the one who brings me out of my shell, and I love her for it, but I don't know if I'm ready to open up my heart. I can't be like Charlie is when it comes to relationships, I can't keep it casual and...to put it crudely...physical. I want a real relationship, with someone I can talk to, have fun with, and yes, be slightly physical with, but I don't know if I'm ready to take that risk.

OK well, it's time to go to sleep. Charlie's telling me if I don't go to sleep now and end up falling asleep on the train tomorrow she'll put Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans up my nose. I believe her too. So, goodnight!

Sidney

A/N: Well, I hope you liked the first chapter! I'll try to have an update up soon. I've already started on the next chapter, but I'm also starting back to work this week so who knows how much time I'll be able to devote to writing. Anyway, this story is going to focus on Sidney and Charlie, and even though the diary is Sidney's you'll still see some moments with Charlie where Sidney isn't there, just like you'll see moments where it's just Sidney. Anyway, hope you liked it, and reviews are GREATLY appreciated! I'd love to get some feedback.

Disclaimer: The song is "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson, and I got the lyrics off of the lyrics007 website