Dearest Journal;

I guess I should start by telling you the basics about myself. My name is Abigail Porter, I am eighteen years old, I have medium length, chestnut colored hair, bright blue eyes and I stand around 5'5". I should also mention that I am a witch. Now before you go running off thinking I'm some loony girl that should be locked up, you should hear me out.

I have attended a boarding school called Hogwarts since I was eleven years old. I spend the whole school year living here, only going home for Christmas and Easter. During the time I have spent here, I have learned about everything magical; from making potions, to transfiguration, to learning about the magical history. I have had some of the best times in this castle, and I am sad that they will soon be coming to an end. For at the end of this year I will be graduating. Although I am nervous, I am looking forward to going out into the world that surrounds me, knowing that my best mates will be with me every step of the way.

My closest mates are Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley, and Harry Potter. Yes, the Harry Potter, although up until a few weeks ago we had been more than just mates. We had been going out since the middle of our sixth year, and we had been closer than any other couple. Than why, you may ask, did we call it off? Well we both agreed to stop seeing each other. We are both going into different career paths, and decided that if we still loved each other once we were finished our training then we would get back together. You may find that odd, but we didn't.

Now, you may be wondering, how did I start hanging out with the golden trio? Well, it happened in the start of our sixth year. We were all partnered up in a group for a History of Magic project that took two and a half weeks to do. At first we only hung out to do the research, but soon we started to get to know each other better. Not too long after that I started hanging out with them outside of classes as well. Now we are all almost inseparable!

Well, now that you know that about me, I guess I should give you some more information on my personal history. To start with, I'm what you call a 'muggle born'. That means that both of my parents were muggles, which is a person who can't do magic. I was raised by my mother after my father left when I was three years old. That was when my magic abilities started showing, and he couldn't handle having an 'odd' child.

My whole life I have lived in London. I attended a muggle school until the summer when I turned eleven, which was when I received my letter to Hogwarts. My mother and I were both shocked the day I received my letter, but ecstatic at the same time. September first I left for my new school.

I think that's all there is to me, for now at the moment. Who knows what my future will hold.

Forever Yours,

Abby