10/11
dear diary,
today was my first real day at Hogwarts, I've had my first lessons and I got to know Scorpius Malfoy a little bit better. Poor boy, he received a howler this morning at breakfast, it was from his father. We were half past breakfast when it arrived, Scorpius looked as if he had expected it and opened it, his father's voice immediately filled the great hall, yelling about being a shame to his family because he was put into Gryffindor and that he couldn't come home this Christmas. Albus watched it with a smile on his face, and though I didn't say it I thought he was rather cruel for smiling like that. I didn't talk to him during the rest of the breakfast, then we received our schedules, I had first potions, then double herbology, charms and double defence against the dark arts. That was a very nice schedule for my first day and, even better, I would get to see Neville again, it had been months since I had seen him for the last time.
During breakfast I also realised that I had forgotten to write Lilly a letter yesterday, I had promised her to do that so I really hope she isn't angry with me because I wrote it this evening. Back to the lessons, we started with potions, that was alright but we only did the theoretical part today so I really look forward to our next lesson when we are actually going to brew potions. Double herbology was amazing, it was so nice to see Neville again! But maybe even better, Scorpius asked if he could work with us! I said yes before Albus could object it. We talked about the howler he had gotten that morning, he said that he had expected it to come. And I asked him why. "well.." he said "It's because my father really wanted me to be a slytherin, and he has always feared I would not be one. Because I'm very different from the rest of our family you know." "why are you different from the rest of your family?" I asked. "because I have never had that ambition my father has or the lust for power and money." "you indeed don't seem that kind of person to me." I said. "how dó I seem to you" he asked. "well.. you seem a little lonely and lost in gryffindor, but I think you can fit in perfectly" I answered. "I think you're wrong, I will never really belong here because of my family. Because of what my father said." I couldn't find an answer to that so I remained silent for the rest of the lesson, only talking about the plant we were taking care of.
During the break I said to Albus that I needed to go to the bathroom, but I went outside because I had spotted Scorpius sitting alone by the water. I walked to him and sat down next to him, we just sat there in silence for the rest of the break. But it wasn't an awkward silence, it was nice actually. The bell rang and we walked to the charms classroom together, where we sat down in front of professor Flitwick (jeez he's almost as old as professor McGonagall), and waited for the class to start. We learned the wingardium leviosa spell that lesson, I was the first one to master the spell, and I helped Scorpius who was having difficulty with the spell. Then we had defence against the dark arts which was just amazing, I already like that subject soooo much! As we walked to the common room Scorpius asked if I could help him practice the wingardium leviosa spell, he had gotten extra homework because he was the only one who hadn't mastered it yet, and of course I promised to help him. When we had done our homework I played wizard chess with Albus, and I almost immediately went to bed after dinner. But not before I had written my letter to Lilly and gave it to genesis ( my owl).
So that's what has happened today, I can't wait till I receive Lilly's answer.